KEF LSX II - Is this small, mighty speaker a good purchase?

Today let's talk audio once again (because I love all things microphones, headphones and speakers). We're discussing my current Computer Setup speakers. Yes, I know it's overkill to have these bad boys as just computer speakers, but hey, I spend a lot of time at the computer!

Let's talk on whether they are worth the high price, and even just the simple question - are they any good?

[heuer]

KEF LSX II are amazing speakers. I have used them as PC speakers and cannot be happier. Although a bit expensive, they are worth it. I highly recommend them and suggest waiting for a sale.

[aaronpolster]

I got these speakers with the kc62 subwoofer as a birthday gift last week, I didn’t realize that in the us they are so expensive, here in Romania the speakers (without the sub) cost the equivalent of 960 dollars, and they were not on sale

[themrgumbatron]

Nice sharing. Great speakers overall for the smaller spaces like on the bookcase or desk

[blakesanchez]

I have had the KEF LS50 Wireless as my desktop speaker for 4 years now. Love them still and yes they are a bit big and overkill but perfect for my setup. The LSX did not exist when I purchased mine but they would probably be more practical for my PC/desk set up

[jsong]

Really nice review. If you ever get a chance listen to the Sonus Faber Omnia. Although not a direct competitor to the lsx2 series, its the best sound wireless speakers ive ever heard. The sound is incredible.

[AlexIsUber]

I compared these to LS50 Wireless iis and bass isnt 2x better....you can crank those up a lot louder. LSX 2s are amazing, they are event able to fill my medium living room. These speakers are incredible...i had Audioengine 5+ for a long time and these blow those away in every department. These are great at TV speakers. These are regularly on sale for $999

[chris.foreal]

Rocking a Canada Goose Beanie, damn!!! Ballin’

[madebylewis]

Thinking about getting some and pairing with a teeny discrete subwoofer in the Rel Tzero MKIII, hopefully that'll make them "oomf" closer to the larger wireless sibling

[lightx]

The latency, if you connect both via cable should help

[potatosir]

Comparison between these and your MM-1s? What inspired you to change it out?

[jonthompson]

i have klipsch R-41PM's that i bought over the pandemic on a whim. i think i might upgrade to these. my space is so tiny.

[markchen]

Haha did you get a new watch? Looks like a Pepsi.

[georgevarghese]

I have had lsx 2 since last November . The speaker sounded incredibly ( boringly)flat initially despite it resolving all the instruments so good. So i had to engage the Apple Music equaliser a tad bit to make it less HDR like where you hear everything on the same plane, especially the vocals (anything in a broad span around the 1khz got way more pronounced than it should) . Not satisfied i had to subscribe to Roon to get a more pro parametric EQ . Around three months in, the vocals and the mid frequencies just opened up even more making it not an ‘ audiophile experience’ . The drivers are solid yet the DSP built in by the engineers gives it a forced in unnatural ‘ flat ‘ response that falls way below its price tag unfortunately.

[James-nwrl]

Mark—Can you do a video on your favorite James Bond movies?

[tibotibo]

Which model of stand do you use in the video pls?

[David-jmwt]

Power consumption as main desktop audio system would be a consideration in view of the price of electricity. Do these speakers have auto detect signal feature to turn on?. Do they turn off when no signal is detected after a certain period?