KEFLS50 Meta

speaker

New retail price (MSRP)

$1,599

Used market: $1,150*

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Specifications

4 of 7 values have a recorded source

System type: Passive Bookshelf·
Inputs: Binding Post (Banana)·
Minimum impedance dip: 3.5✓
Nominal impedance: 8✓
Recommended power: 40–100 W✓
Sensitivity at 2.83 V: 85✓
Indexable Locales: en·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

Uni-Q 12th Generation driver with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT). Exceptional point-source imaging.

Amplification Warning

Underpowered budget receivers rated only for 8 Ohms will run excessively hot, clip during bass transients, or sound thin and compressed on LS50 Meta.

Acoustic character

Combines low sensitivity (85 dB at 2.83 V / 1 m) with a published impedance minimum of 3.5 ohms against an 8-ohm nominal. KEF recommends 40-100 W of amplifier power; the dip is what decides whether an amplifier stays comfortable, not the nominal figure.

Setups using this gear

Can the Denon AVR-S570BT drive the KEF LS50 Meta?KEF LS50 Meta on a Yamaha RX-V4A: safe at the impedance dip?KEF LS50 Meta on a 109-dollar Fosi V3: safe where a 399-dollar receiver is not KEF LS50 Meta at 4 metres: how many watts does the room actually take?Speaker cable for the LS50 Meta: does 20 AWG instead of 12 AWG change anything?WiiM Amp with KEF LS50 Meta: does 2.67 ohms cover the 3.5 ohm dip?Cambridge Audio CXA81 with KEF LS50 Meta: 80 watts and a 3.5 ohm dip

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~72% retained value).