Hats off to you John. Everyone needs to know Nick Drake ❤

I was an early adopter of the KEF LS50 wireless, and I added a KEF subwoofer which for me made a world of difference. I liked the idea of buying a complete system that included amps and DAC for what I consider to be a reasonable, yet well thought out matching system. I don't believe I could have purchased seperates at or near the same price offering the same level of musicality while occupying so little real estate.

I love these videos. I understand about 10% of what is being said but still I persevere 😂

Love your videos, reviews! A pleasure to watch them. Aaand... You convinced me! I just ordered my pair of KEF LSX II LT, I look forward hearing them.

I love the new order reference to start off lol. Everything's gone green

What about...a day off? A short vid of you buying physical media, bringing it home, making a cup of tea playing your new music, drinking tea and just enjoying your system.

Thanks for the review, John. Just wanted to remark how good the intro music of this video sounds through the headphones. Wish it sounded the same through the speakers in my room...

I like the way you go about things...and you get on with it!

Great review , I’d love to see some turntable reviews in the future , really enjoyed your previous ones

Hey I just saw your post following up about the delay compensation! Thanks for finding out and for sharing that info!

Nice New Order reference at the start 😉

18:40 min. This is golden John, thanks for this.

Sweet, thank for the review JD, nice looking little speakers.

This! This is the one I've been waiting for! 🎉

John, I just received my Alpha iQ speakers and ooooh was I surprised to hear what comes out of these small speakers. I looked at the Kef but I feel you get a lot more for your money with PSB. And I am Canadian...although they are made in China, designed in Canada. Very happy and I must thank you for giving me the proper info to make my choice.

Whatabout! - thank you for these interesting videos.

Nice video John, gives food for thought. I like the green too. As always your choice of music for your videos is 👍👏👏

I really like the comparison with the R3 meta. It’s more valuable than a comparison with an equal piece of kit for me, imo. Whatabout!

You had me at Green. I love Green anything!

whatabout! Thanks for such an in-depth review

I got the exact same KEF setup John mentions, including the Kube8 MIE, about a month or so ago. Sounds top notch in my small audio room, using native QOBUZ via the KEF Connect app. I don't have room for clutter, so this works well in that situation and a breeze to setup. It also comes with a remote which is useful for quick volume adjustments without going into the app. Excellent review JD.

whatabout? Another great review and playlist. Thanks!

Very interesting I might have to think about the LSX II LT

What a nice song "Poor boy" ty for sharing :)

Whatabout…. Great review, Darko Audio team!

I’ve been struggling to pick over OG LSX II and the LT version, but picked the former due to aux and wireless speakers interconnect. I’ve just ordered mine like a week ago and still waiting for ones, but with your review I think I was right picking original ones Thanks, John. As always your videos are not only informative, but also just a pleasure to watch.

Nothing to do with the speakers but I absolutely LOVE the aesthetics of your room!

"Whatabout" comparing the LSX II LT to my comfy slippers? Don't tell me you don't have my comfy slippers on hand to do a side-by-side comparison!

whatabout. Great video Mr Darko thank you.

Green looks good on you John.

Whatabout. Got the LSX II on my desktop, love them. The KEF R7s' are destined for the living room.

Oooh, thank you for sharing the track - Terminate by William Cleason! I never heard it before, it's great!

Got the LSX II recently as a desktop solution and for the price bracket (got it on offer £830) I could not been happier. Absolute stellar smart active!

@DarkoAudio …Another fantastic review! I thoroughly enjoy your honest feedback, detailed in such a thoughtful and informative manner. This video was especially interesting as I am in the market for a pair of active speakers. I was wondering if you’ve had any experience with the Elipson W35xi speakers? …I would really appreciate your input on them. WHATABOUT doing another comparison video including the W35xi?? Thanks for providing such entertaining and informative content! Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦

What about such a great Nick Cage recommendation! Bravo keep it coming!

Thanks John, nice to see that things are still evolving. I don't know if I could deal with all those cables, reckon I prefer my speakers with just the one wire. Good review, and you seem to be in good spirits, so I quite enjoyed that. Whatabout Munich then, are you going to go and listen to more doors closing?

Thank you - that was the exact hi-fi speaker review hit I needed… it’s been a while, hasn’t it? (Or have I missed a few videos)

Whatabout me? Excellent video as always.

Whatabout. Great vid.

I'm curious was the shirt purchased for the above video.. If so I'm impressed excellent as usual 👌

The USM Haller sideboard upgrade is a good look!

Yeah that Nick Drake album is gorgeous. Feels like living in a long seventies montage scene

This video sounds great in Dolby Atmos! 😉

My SVS prime wireless bookies arrive next week. I’ve got a 3 way active speaker shootout all lined up for my desktop/nearfield listening setup.

Ive just found my birthday present!

nice review as always, what is that sideboard, looking very nice 😊

whatabout that's a really nice shirt John

Subtle Everything's Gone Green sample John! 🤫

"Whatabout!" Loving my LS50W + Kube8, even if they're not meta or MIE. And yes, some proper Audioquest cables do make a difference. (Not a WiFi guy)

Monitor Audio Silver 100's 5g linked to my old Onkyo and my Samsung QLED. I will get a new amp at some point but I don't understand the fuss with Sidebars. Nice bit of 70's wah-wah funk in the video today!

Small speakers plus sub are a very versatile combo since I suspect if we did a survey or room size most would find them a better fit.

Great video John, it seems KEF are really targeting the desktop user with these.

Whatabout.... I agree about the importance of a sub. Currently considering Dynaudio Evoke 10 to pair with an SVS Micro 3000.

¡¡¡Fantastic Nick Drake!!

What about ? ha ha .... loved your clarity and humour re what you actually have there for comparison or don't. Even though I do have LS50 Meta's that I was listening to your video through watching on my television. 🤣

I think the dual ports of the sub uses the same concept found in in-ear monitors that have two dynamic drivers facing in opposite directions. The result is a more immersive, spacious sub bass presentation. ❤

Whatabout. Great songs!

Because there is a 9 behind your head during the intro I thought they were 99€ !!!! I was like whatttttt???? That brand is usually super expensive (to me). And then got disappointed when the price was repeated at 999€ 😅

What about brilliance! 😊

Whatabout! I’d love these as a 2.1 setup in my office.

We all love a good 'whatabout!'.

I love my KEF active speakers but I hate the need to plug all the cables into a speaker … I’d rather have a hub that can be hidden away wirelessly connected to the speakers … ala buchardt

@robertgrignon3688

21 күн бұрын

Calling these “wireless” is somewhat misleading aye… more like “powered”

HDMI ARC is a must for any digital living room speaker setup in my books...

That green is totally gorgeous. Its more like an emerald green.

@MaZEEZaM

28 күн бұрын

Personally I prefer the dark blue or the grey of the previous model but everyone has different tastes

What a boat!

whatabout! I've never had the need for active speakers, but they are interesting.

My take between the LT and the full LSX II is that the LT version is designed to go after the lifestyle crowd that wants something better than a sound bar. Having ARC and long with built-in streaming support is all that most people need/want. I think that you are a more sophistaced user than most, and if features like Roon are important then it's easy to justify the additional cost for the LSX II. What KEF should do next is upgrade the driver in the LSX II using the META disk to futher differentiate the two products.

Whatabout the fact that the fabric wrapped speakers are way less prone to getting scratches, I wish more speaker companies did that!

Whatabout side-by-side comparisons to: the speakerphone on your phone, a complete Nagra/Wilson Audio system, your current true wireless earbuds, a desktop headphone rig with an OTL tube amplifier and R2R tape deck, and your experience having been at the live event recording??? Or is that all on the Patreon channel

Whatabout man!

What about - I’m currently running a KEF R3, Leak audio, BS Node 3 and REL setup in my lounge but having an annexe built where I’m going to be setting up a cinema room. I’ll have an AV amp and interested to know your thoughts on how that AV amp might deal with streaming music. Going to be running KEF bookshelf’s and centre with a sub. I’d still like to be able to listen to music in that space but wondering how much I’m giving up through using the AV amp.

love my lsx 2 , best computer speakers , use rme adi 2 dac with them and kanto sub ........

@Hyper1555

Ай бұрын

You need a dac with them? What about the internal dac?

@user-zb6el4ks2b

Ай бұрын

@@Hyper1555 internal dac is good but if you have a better one you like might as well use it ......... and for me the dac has a headphone socket which the speakers don't .........

@anon8613

29 күн бұрын

You don't need a dac 🤣 remove the dac will sound better way to much processing.

Nice! Todd Hido :)

The Project speakers seem to deserve clearly more than the Wiim amp, perhaps the upcoming Wiim ultra

@YouTubes33

27 күн бұрын

Yes, I was thinking the same. Now it seems like the speakers are not that good. But can you really blame the speakers?

My main system has the KEF R3 Metas and suitable amp and sources. I found your review of the R3's super helpful. For my secondary system, I chose the KEF LSX II over the LT version. I have a turntable, and needed the aux input that the LT version doesn't have. Aesthetically, the regular LSX II seems a bit more upscale, which I like a lot. And the regular LSX II's give you the option of wireless connection between the two speakers. I think using the cable to connect them sounds slightly better, but I can definitely see use-cases where the wireless option would be super helpful. I was super lucky. My local hifi dealer was offering an open-box LSX II for the same price as the LT's. The open-box unit is indistinguishable from new. Thanks for another really thoughtful, helpful, and well put together video essay. Oh, and thanks for the Nick Drake recommendation. I've just queued up "Poor Boy" in TIDAL, sounds amazing!!!

Whatabout😂 wonka! you’ve done it again

Whatabout the Kef Blade Meta vs the lsx lt in a desktop setup?

Watabowt. These have been on my potential list for my new apartment, so thanks for the thoughts...

Hopefully, you get the Q Acoustics M40s for another side to side comparison.

A 17 ms delay to the woofer does not sound good to me. In sound engineering, If you try to get some stereo separation on a lead vocal, you would often mix the original vocal to the left speaker and a 15 ms delay to the right speaker which will give kind of a roomy feeling. So in this case I would expect that the 17 ms delay will make the subwoofer appear to be off in the room somehow. I really do not think that would be a good idea. I’m not sure if it could do something to the phase of the audio, but that could also be something to look out for.

@DarkoAudio

29 күн бұрын

Careful with the generalisations. The KC62 uses DSP and according to KEF has a 0.4 - 0.5ms delay. And let us also be clear: the 17ms delay in this video refers to the KW-1 wireless kit and not the KUBE 8 MIE sub.

Hi Darko. Is there a real performance / quality differences between the kube and the kc62 ? Thank tou for your response.

Thanks again! Can you tell me which Thorens turntable you have , will there be a review soon. Thanks

Interesting ‘green’ review. Whatabout compared these with the Kef LS60?

Ignore the whatabout comments, the more comparisons the better.. Can never have too much !

I like your new low-board. Where'd it come from - is it available in the UK?

Thank you, John. Do you feel the Cube 8’s 34Hz at -6db to be low enough for the music you listen to? You weren’t missing anything compared to the KC62, which goes much lower? (11Hz at -3db!)

Interesting review. I’m running LS50 meta + BK XLS300 sub. Sounds pretty good to me. KEF sub range was no good, as black is an immediate no from me.

@adamodavis

25 күн бұрын

Ps whatabout.

@robertgrignon3688

21 күн бұрын

For what it’s worth, the Kef KC62 also comes in white and titanium silver. Out of luck if prefer a wood finish though.

Whatabout!

What about the Nubert NuBoxx 381 ore following model B-40 as budget alternative? The 381 also work with the WIIM Amp

Already on my 4th pair of coaxial speakers. Trying to choose between Mofi Sourepoint or JTR 110

What about.... Thoughts on changing opp amp chips in equipment?

whatabout! KEF LSX II LT Office setup set with a Subwoofer , UK retail at £899

Whatabout- The TV being off center in regard to the speakers would drive me crazy. 😂

Whatabout. I was just posting this question on your other last video and weirdly enough you 're talking about the KEF. Could you please check AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ Studio headphones and Unit-4 Wireless+ studio speakers ? Low latency wireless transmission (stable 16ms, not like BT), ideal for music producing and djing with, or simply lossless quality on the go. W+ sends CD quality wirelessly, both headphones and speakers. Double signal for stability. Can’t wait to see your take on them and your precise analysis if ever you chose so! (Unit-4 vs LSX ?)

I've never used high end wireless audio, but I've always noticed significant latency over bluetooth in my car, or with wireless earbuds. How much latency is there when you throw in all this extra hardware, like a Room streamer, and the WiiM amp, etc?

So many cables it’s silly. I love my LSX but cables not so much. I don’t get why Kef haven’t adopted the platin hub and wisa (wireless) approach like Buchardt. Now Buchardt have a wireless Sub too that doesn’t require the cable vomit, because it’s wireless, it doesn’t make kef look so attractive.

Whatabout a different brand sub? Can you access KEF's suggested crossover frequencies?

How those compare to Klipsch's the Fives / Sevens ?

Whatabout😊

PSB iQ are presently at 1299$ cdn on Amazon, KEF LSXII LT are 1398$ cdn so I chose the PSBs and should be very happy with the sound. I will know tomorrow when UPS brings them home!

@anon8613

29 күн бұрын

Kef is better get the lsx2 👌👌👌