Then shift focus to the midrange and what an experience it is in detail and clarity. You can literally hear the string’s reverb slowing. Jazz tracks using heavy dominance of double base exemplify this characteristic where you can here individual string pulls rise and then float away. Even in fast-packed tracks you can sit and isolate the texture in the mid-bass, feeling the drop-off and note deterioration is special. Mid-bass, is so hard to get right in a combination with a punch and tonal clarity excels here. People often talk about hearing things you haven’t heard in a track before and while I don’t always agree the Meta does something to the finer nuanced notes that not many can match. From the first track, I was floored by the separation and spacing of instruments. This is one of the most transparent, clear, and detailed bookshelf speakers I have heard to date. Looks and cool factors aside, the one reason to buy the Kef LS50 Meta is without a doubt the sound. They don’t need to be too far off a wall to work wonders but give them a bit of space nonetheless and they open up. In terms of the spacing due the Kef works well with a little thought. They state 85 watts per channel but I would lean to something a little bit higher to get the most out them. The Meta do require power though and especially at high volume. The pairing was great and the Michi drives the LS50 Meta effortlessly but it’s going to be overkill for a lot of people. I hadn’t purchased this amp specifically for the pairing but had used it with my Mangepan in the past. My choice of the amplifier was the Rotel Michi. You can use any stand you like really, and the Meta would also work well as a bookshelf speaker, but in my opinion, they are so incredible sounding they should be taken seriously and given a proper setup with some room planning thrown in. The stands are very well made and match the aesthetics of the speaker perfectly. I chose to pair the white LS50 with a matching KEF S2 speaker stand and it’s a match made in heaven. There was something about the KEF LS50 Meta though and when moving to my new home I wanted something in the lounge that wasn’t as imposing as my towers. I have tested a lot of speakers and apart from my Dali Lektor and Mangepan 0.7 I rarely buy them. These are actually my own speakers that I purchased for this review. They claim 99% of the sound is removed which would greatly cut down on hard-to-control resonances. MAT stands for Material Absorption Technology, Kef has designed a maze-like baffle to capture and eliminate the unwanted sound coming from the rear of the driver.
The bass ports sit off to one side and down at the bottom, you will find the ports for connecting them to your Amp and Reciever.Īt the heart of the component, redesign is the MAT technology. It’s only when we get to the back that there is anything else notable on this clean-looking speaker. The sides and smooth plain and flat as are the top and bottom.
#META SPEAKERS DRIVER#
With a smooth convex curve on the front-facing portion, the driver sits directly in the middle and a small tasteful KEF logo is placed above. This creates a dense low resonance enclosure which is then internally braced to further reduce the coloration of the sound. Kef Constructed the LS50 Meta using what they call injection-molded Dough Moulding Compound (DMC for short). The enclosure is solid, tank-like, it feels like a sturdy unit. The LS50 Meta is now available in 4 color options (Black, White, Blue, and Silver), you may have seen a similar Red model around that is very eye-catching but that is the wireless model and different from the one we are testing here.
We get so many speakers through the office but these stand out, modern yet not distasteful. The aesthetic is stunning, commanding presence in any environment it looks truly unique and with this design, KEF has elevated the look of a bookshelf speaker in a way few others can match. HF: 25 mm (1 in.) vented aluminium dome with Metamaterial Absorption Technologyģ02 x 200 x 280.5 mm (11.9 x 7.9 x 11.0 in.Visually the LS50 Meta ticks all the boxes. *The Stands can only be purchased WITH LS50 META speaker*
LS50 Meta is such a loudspeaker, and enhancements over the legendary LS50 include Driver Performance Optimisation and patented off-set flexible port for the best acoustic performance and an incredible immersive sound. Great loudspeakers disappear, leaving just the music.
0 kommentar(er)
