Transform Your Sound System with the KEF LSX II LT Speaker

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0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Subjective
8:11 - Objective
16:43 - Summary

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[ysogvvk]

I have KEF LS50 Wirelles II speakers (in RED), and I'm very happy with them. I'm divorced like you, my daughter is also 13 like yours, I'm sure you're a great dad to her and it's nice to see that you've bounced back so nicely. Enjoy! 👍

[wybren]

I was finally able to listen to these speakers this weekend in a shop. I came for the Klipsch sevens because of a hefty discount. Listened to them and found them... I dont know how to describe them. They propably make good frequency response graphs but they were not pleasant to listen to. The sound was mechanical and the tweeter and woofer felt disconnected with each other.

My wife liked the looks of the Kef so we tried those too. I was blown away by the stereo imaging and the detail. They dont go as low as the sevens but they are so much more fun to listen to that they are a clear winner in my opinion. My wife and children had the same opinions. Now I am waiting for a good price drop and will defenitely buy the LSX II. The regular black one, not the LT because the design fits my room better.

[EagleEye]

The detail and range at higher volumes is simply amazing. I don't regret buying them, but a sub really completes this set.

[nhilltiger]

Thanks Erin, an excellent, thorough review. I bought a pair of these a month or so ago for my study/den/lair. They sit on the desktop, so a metre listening distance at mostly, 60-70db, no 90db listening at one metre! Also listening in my armchair 3-4 metres away. Lovely sound using Tidal/YouTube, at desktop it is an immediate sound, due to the dispersion patterns you mentioned, which is what you want in this application. The sound fills the small room. The dynamics are great. I bought the KEF P1 stands (very expensive here in Australia) to get them off the desktop and try to help minimize reflections. These active speakers are exactly what I wanted. No desktop clutter with amps/dacs etc. I wouldn't be using them for living room application, too small. BTW a whole bunch of "bookshelf" speakers were excluded from my purchasing decision, too big for a desk space and you need to sit 3-4 metres away for the sound to integrate IMO. Great job KEF.

[lukeselker]

For most people, I think this would be the ultimate soundbar killer paired up with a sub.
Like you said, compression and distortion will be an issue if you want to anger the neighbors and crank it up, but otherwise, at typical listening levels, I think these would be an incredible substitute for upper mid-range soundbars.

Thank you as always for your insight!

[richardbixler]

My grandfather had an old GMC pickup truck that was that exact metallic green color. It was a pretty popular color in the mid century. Super nostalgic for me, love that color also!

[bridgey]

I have the LSX II. Using them in my family room with a subwoofer for music and TV. I bought them as open box for $899. I’m very happy with them. I compared them to the LS50, R3 Meta and found them very comparable in sound for much lower cost.

[vtecths]

Really appreciate the insight and what you're doing for our community, Erin 👊🏼 Keep this up!

[FOH]

Wow!
That's the same color as my Dad's '73 AMC Ambassador! Nice!
(he ordered it, had it made and equipped exactly w/what he wanted!)

[DigitalPhilosophers]

Now the question is if you will review a stereo pair of HomePod 2‘s 🤩

[stevengagnon]

They need a matching sub for this price point. It's not realistic to compromise those aluminum alloy midbass drivers with that much low end equalization to get anything beyond a moderate output level. That dip in the higher end is a bit suspect as I believe it is covering something up near the crossover between the midbass and treater . It could be the midbass, tweeter or both. Kinda looking like the don't reach each other due to driver abnormalities in both drivers.

[RathOX]

these or the JBL 4305p? or move up in budget to 8330A for desk use for gaming / music / YT

[davidashworth]

Hi Erin, love your channel and insights. I owned some KEF LS 50's and never warmed up to them. To me they always sounded somewhat metallic. I eventually compared them with some paper cone speakers that I considered purchasing. It became apparent I needed to sell them. I am not sure why I heard them so differently from many other people.

[wallycunningham]

Does the sub out feature add in a high pass filter to the speaker?

[nurhandrio]

For the size, Kali LP-UNF speakers immediately come to mind as a direct competitor to the new LSX LT--a comparison would be great. Look-wise, the KEF wins hands down, Kali wins the value proposition, but how about purely on the sound department?

[fatboyvin]

would you recommend these over the kali or kanto speakers for desktop/pc use?

[propjoe]

Thanks for the review. Which would you choose for a desktop, this or the Vanatoo T1e+? The criteria being smallish size and under $1k in price.

[MBFeniks]

I have a question if a KLIPSCH R-8SW R8SW subwoofer is enough for these speakers (KEF LSX II LT) to enrich the bass when listening to music and watching movies ? Or do you need a more powerful subwoofer ?

[crazydwarfer]

Awesome video as always. Keep up the good work man.