The sides and smooth plain and flat as are the top and bottom. 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. Our core principle is to provide each individual customer with the very best sound and vision experience in their home regardless of whether their budget is £1,000 or £100,000 though an informed and unbiased opinion.Visually the LS50 Meta ticks all the boxes. In the early 1980’s the business moved to a more central location half way between Manchester and Liverpool at Kingsway North, Warrington, Cheshire and that’s where we are based to this day. Success soon followed with a flag ship store launched in Covent Garden London.ĭoug Brady had a passion for all things music and was instrumental in establishing some of the UK’s finest ‘High Fidelity’ audio electronic and turntable brands such as Naim, Rega and Chord Electronics. Opened in 1960 W.A.Brady & Son was the start of something amazing and as word got around, turntable sales rocketed. This cultural revolution with Liverpool at the centre, heralded the very first ‘Brady’ shop W.A.Brady & Son in the city's Smithdown Road. World famous Doug Brady Hi-Fi was born in Liverpool in the late 1950’s at the same time as turntables, vinyl and The Beatles. The Kef S2 Floor Stands are optional but a must in our opinion, improving the performance and making them look simply stunning in any room. But while LS50 is a great speaker, LS50 Meta and the technological advances it boasts offer a truly dramatic improvement in sound quality… The Kef LS50 Meta certainly shares a likeness with the original. KEF's trademark Uni-Q driver has also been redesigned and improved, incorporating the new Meta technology. This leads to improved clarity, with exceptional depth and detail. The result of such meticulous attention to detail is the lowest coloration of any speaker in its class. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, the port flare and profile of LS50 Meta’s patented off-set port is calculated to delay the onset of turbulence, and the flexible port walls prevent resonances from colouring the midrange. LS50 Meta’s baffle is engineered from an injection-moulded Dough Moulding Compound, while inside the cabinet cross bracing and Constrained Layer Damping combine to deaden internal vibrations. The result of a joint development project with the Acoustic Metamaterials Group, MAT breaks completely new ground in loudspeaker design…. The new KEF LS50 Meta pushes the technological boundaries in its mission to create the best possible sound, Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) is a highly complex maze-like structure that eliminates unwanted sound from the rear of driver, resulting in a purer, more natural performance. MAT is the physical manifestation of that drive. So the new LS50 Meta have a lot to live up to…. The new Kef LS50 Meta is the replacement for the iconic LS50 speaker which was released way back in 2012 as a limited anniversary model and was one of the most award-winning speaker products ever released by KEF, receiving accolades from such publications as Stereophile, What Hi-Fi, and The Absolute Sound.
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