KEF LSX II LT review (vs. WiiM + Pro-Ject, PSB Alpha iQ, R3 Meta)

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0:00 Intro
1:20 Setup & config
3:32 vs KEF LSX II, PSB Alpha iQ
9:00 vs WiiM AMP + Pro-Ject speakers
12:16 Adding a KUBE 8 MIE subwoofer
16:16 Wireless KW-1 subwoofer connection
18:01 Whatabout LS50?

👉 As seen in this video...

KEF LSX II LT

KEF S1 stands

KEF KUBE 8 MIE

PSB Alpha iQ

WiiM AMP

Pro-Ject Speaker Box 5 S2

KEF LSX II (Blue)

KEF R3 Meta

Cables and power products by AudioQuest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

Room treatment by Vicoustic

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[radudvr]

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.

[paulapplewhite]

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

[msmia]

Bought the LSX LT because of your review! Amazing for the price/size! Great content videos as always!

[stevenbailey]

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

[robertcowart]

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.

[LKY]

You had me at Green. I love Green anything!

[FluxStage]

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

[nossy]

Just bought these for my gaming PC. They are fantastic for that!!!

[jacquesvilleneuve]

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.

[MarcelB-uuut]

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

[pogdog]

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

[rafaelfranco]

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

[jeffe.]

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.

[vladimirjovanovic]

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...

[hansrasmussen]

Whatabout! - thank you for these interesting videos.

[bolobos]

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

[anthonystephenson]

Nice New Order reference at the start 😉

[klaverro]

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

[guydoms]

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.

[draztiqmeshaz]

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