KEF LSX II Wireless HiFi 2 Watts Speaker System (Olive Green)

The KEF LSX2's are pricey, but they're not just powered speakers.They are a feature-rich audiopphile stereo system. They include separate amplifiers for the tweeters & woofers, a built-in pre-amplifier with lots of different input options. They include a high-end DAC and network streamer than can stream TIDAL, Spotify, and other services, and any music you might have on an NAS. You can connect almost any source to the LSX2's, from a turntable to a TV set and much more. You can stream music to them from any device on your home network, or via bluetooth.The fact that all of this takes up no more space than two compact speakers is a huge convenience for me; my KEF LSX2's are my secondary stereo system, they're in my home office, which doesn't have the space for a full system. In my main system, I use KEF R3 Metas. Previously I had KEF LS50s in my main system and KEF X800As for my secondary system. (The discontinued X800As were powered speakers with no wifi or streaming, they sounded great but the LSX2's sound better.)I'm into aethetics, and I think the LSX2's look great. The pictures are accurate, but they look better in person.None of this would matter if they didn't sound great. They do. REALLY great.I've played many genres of music through them - acoustic jazz, orchestral music, classic rock, funk, and soul. The soundstage is wide, deep, and tall. You can hear individual instruments and voices. The sound is warm and rich and full, with surprisingly great bass for their size. The highs are crisp, the mids are very present and warm, like piano accompaniment to vocal music, and the bass is tight and clear, never muddied like in cheaper systems.The speakers sound best when connected to each other with the included ethernet cable. But you have the option of connecting the speakers to each other cordlessly, via wifi, which gives you a lot more flexibility in speaker placement, and they still sound pretty great. When connected cordlessly, it's possible that interference between the two speakers will cause occasional brief dropouts in the sound in the secondary speaker (the primary speaker being the one you connect your sources to). According to the manual, you can minimize or eliminate the dropouts by experimenting with placement of the speakers. I didn't bother--in my use-cases, I am able to use the fairly long included cable to connect the two speakers.Like most speakers, the KEF LSX2's sound best on stands, ideally about 1.5 to 3 feet from the back wall. If you've never placed speakers on stands like this, you are in for a treat. The bass is better and the soundstage is more airy, more 3-dimensional. But you absolutely don't have to buy the $350 stands that KEF makes for these speakers. Amazon or your local hifi shop sells perfectly good stands for $100 or less.With most speakers, the listener should sit in the "sweet spot" for best stereo soundstage, where the speakers form a triangle with the listener (e.g. 8 feet between the speakers and 8 feet between the listener and each speaker). But KEF speakers are a little less picky about placement. KEF speakers have the tweeter situated in the middle of a larger speaker, so the high, mid, and low frequencies come from the same point. As a result, the sweet spot is much wider, so listeners don't need to sit in a perfect triangle with the speakers to get the best stereo sound.One downside of these compared to other speaker systems I've used is the learning curve is a little steeper with these. With other speaker systems I've used, it typically takes 15-30 minutes max from opening the box to enjoying them and fully knowing how to use them. With the LSX's, it took a bit longer, and several days to become fully acquainted with the app. That said, after a few days, I felt completely comfortable with the app, and now using the LSX2's is easy.Lastly, there is a break-in period with these (and with every pair of hi-fi speakers I've ever owned, KEF or otherwise). Out of the box, they will sound okay but not amazing. As you play them, they break in and the sound quality gets better. Within 5 hours, they will sound fantastic and it keeps getting better from there. A good thing to do is to run them overnight (in a room that's far away from your bedroom). They don't need to be real loud. The next morning they will sound much better.If you just want decent computer speakers, skip these. There are lots of very good options costing half as much as these, or less.But if you want a compact audiophile system with a ton of useful tech and GREAT sound, it's worth spending for the LSX2's if you can afford them.--UPDATEI'm stlll loving my KEF LSX2's. I wanted to mention the new KEF LSX2 LT speaker system. The list price is $300 less than the list price of the LSX2's.How do they compare?The LT's sound exactly as good as the LSX2's. They use the same speakers, same cabinets, and same electronics.The LT's must be connected to each other with a cable. The LSX2's can connect to each other over wifi.The LT's do not have an analog input. For me, this is a deal-breaker since I run a turntable through my LSX2's.The LT's have fewer color options. IMHO, the LSX2's look a bit more high-end, with nicer finishes & most color options are two-tone (e.g. speaker grill is a different color than the body).In short, the LT's are the LSX2's but with fewer features and fewer color options. I think the LT's will be the better option for most people, given the $300 savings compared to the LSX2'S.But if you want the LSX2's but want to save some money, Amazon and Music Direct (60 day return policy) occasionally have open-box or used-but-excellent-condition ones for hundreds less than MSRP. That's what I did, and the LSX2's I got were indistinguishable from new, for about $300 less.

La calidad de los materiales es muy buena, así como el sonido. Está diseñado para espacios pequeños. Las tengo a lado de unas era 300, y para una fiesta preferiría las Sonos en par estéreo (mayor base), sin embargo, para escuchar claramente la música, las KEF son mucho mejores. Una lástima que no tengan Apple musica en su aplicación, aunque el airplay permite transmitir en HiRes. Sin duda las recomiendo y el vendedor muy rápido con adecuado embalaje.

Ive had them for about two weeks and I am quite pleased. They are amazing for almost every genre. sound like absolute butter when it comes to timbre and tonality when listening to rock/soul/R&B/disco, and provide really great imaging/sepparation/stage. Almost to an amazing extent at times given the small footprint.Despite having somewhat of an enjoyable and laidback quality they can be quite revealing, so if you have a lot of low bitrate music in your library, or listen to genres where its common to find a lot of poorly recorded or mastered tracks, theyre not gonna sound any better. e.g. I have some metal tracks that were probably recorded in a garage and some edm tracks that probably got mixed using laptop speakers in 2007, and it shows.As far as movies go, I would certainly consider them a soundbar replacement. They absolutely can do the job compared to what is on the market for 200-500 bucks, but theyre not going to do as good of a job compared to soundbars that cost the same as these KEFs. I have a similarly priced bar on one of my TVs. I think its either 5.1.2 or 7.1.2 channels with detachable satellite speakers and licensed for all of the latest 3D formats like Atmos etc. That bar certainly provides a better movie watching experience; however, that thing sound terrible when listening to music, and its not suitable for a desktop setup by any means. It all depends on your use case.Speaking of desks, I use them on my computer table and the new app provides a lot of benefit when it comes to adjusting the DSP for room correction. There are not a lot of speakers that can claim to sound good when placed on a desk/6 inches from a wall. These can.They look really great too. I was worried that the tweeter and tweeter cover/guide as going to look a bit like cheap gold plastic, but that is certainly not the case. You can tell they are aluminum at just a glance. I got the black ones and overall they look pretty good but there have been a few times where I wish I was a bit bolder and went with the blue.

I purchased these as a (substantial!) upgrade to my Vanatoo T0+s. They sound great to my ears. I have them on a desktop with the desktop stands (also from KEF). In a direct comparison with the T0+s, the LSX IIs sound fuller, richer, and more detailed. The LSX IIs also have substantially better bass than the T0+s. However, I highly recommend a subwoofer to get the most out of either set of speakers. I have the LSX IIs paired with a SVS SB 1000 Pro and I am incredibly happy with this pairing.My major complaint is how janky the USB-C connection seems (especially for a $1k+ product). The USB connection with the T0+s is vastly superior and works exactly as one would want. Meanwhile, the USB-C connection with the LSX IIs is a huge headache. These are some of the issues I faced using Windows 10 after a week:- Sometimes, the speakers cause any audio/video playback to freeze. I have to wait up to a minute to be able to play any audio/video.- When changing the volume in Windows, the volume control will sometimes freeze, at which point I'm unable to change the volume in Windows for up to 10 seconds.- And possibly worst of all, changing the volume in Windows only changes the volume of the speakers in huge increments (search this up, this is a common issue with the KEF LSX IIs when using the USB-C input). For example, changing the volume on Windows from 40-52ish does absolutely nothing, but going from 52 to 53 results in a huge jump in volume. It feels like there are about 7-9 increments at which this happens, and the increments are NOT EVENLY SPACED!!! Going from 72 all the way to the 90s does not change the volume at all...I decided I liked the sound and aesthetic of the LSX II to try and find a solution to this issue. On Reddit, some users suggested getting a Douk Audio U2 and connecting to the LSX II's optical input. I spent another 60$ getting the Douk Audio U2 and this has solved the issues I've had with connectivity. Now, changing the volume is smooth and I don't have any more freezes/hangs caused by the LSX IIs.If you plan on streaming to the speakers, perhaps this will not be an issue. However, if you are planning to connect this directly to a PC, be prepared to either deal with these annoying connectivity issues or spend some extra money on a Douk Audio U2 and a TOSLINK cable.

When KEF introduced the original LSX I was glad to finally find a small speaker that filled a big void in a small room. While the sound was what I expected, it was not without flaws. The two biggest were the app used to run it and secondly that there was no USB C or HDMI input available. They are now included along with the 3.5 pin analogue and optical port. When connected via the provided ethernet cable 96/24 resolution is available.Thankfully, KEF has corrected this oversight with the LSX II. Where the original speaker required you to open two separate applications, the version II has one more detailed and logical app. KEF has also added Amazon, Deezer & Qobuz along with Tidal and Spotify for streaming purposes. Air Play2, Chromecast, Spotify Tidal Connect are also available. If I have one complaint it is that the included apps are clunky and still a pain to navigate.Set up is relatively easy. The speakers each have their own power cable. In addition there is an ethernet cable that when connected allows for hi-res reproduction. The application does allow for some sound equalization as well as adjustments for speaker placement.As to the sound, it is everything I could ask for. Detailed, with exceptional imaging. It feels like you were there in the room when the songs were recorded.. There is depth as well to the sound. Detail is so good, I find myself looking up in surprise after hearing something new on recordings I have listened to for years. Treble and mids are crisp without being so bright to overwhelm the music. Although the bass is not robust it is balanced and for a speaker of such small size punchy. If you desire more a subwoofer output is available.In summary, the KEF LSX II sound and versatility makes it one of the best purchases you can make if music means something more than just background noise.