Opinion on KEF Powered Speakers (LS50 Wireless II / LS60 Towers

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I think you are on the correct lines here. This is the future. Consumer demand will ensure it.

This approach will bring back good audio to far more homes.

Receivers and AVPs, have got so complicated that to be any good and reliable they have to be really expensive and beyond the reach of many. Receiver sales are in decline, and I think will become extinct in the not too distant future. Power amp sales will also go in decline. Costly AVPs will survive in some form for very high end systems.

For most active speakers connected directly to a TVs HDMI out or wireless will become the rule.

This will increase SQ and above all reliability. Amps will only need to be connected to one solitary drive unit, which will be an easy load. The most amp busting part of any passive speakers is the passive crossover, and that is by a "country mile".

I think you will be very happy with that system.

Lastly it won't have and Audyssey or DIRAC nonsense, and I bet you will find it won't need it. I am sure most rooms are not nearly as bad as alleged. Most passive speakers I think are a lot worse than most people think. People I think will quickly come to appreciate the greatly improved SQ that the transition to active speakers will bring about.

I actually agree, for simplicity's sake it's an inexpensive way to get great sound with no fuss. Don't get me wrong, I love my home theater and my speakers, but I am perfectly fine, watching all, except solid action and sci-fi on a good 2.1 channel setup. The form factor is ideal, weight of it not so much .

Setup was 5 Minutes, its streams, it has plenty of power and sounds impressive by themselves, add a sub and wow it is amazing, Good for medium sized rooms. The 5 Year / 2 Year electronics warranty is pretty standard.

UPDATE: KEF has an awsome benefit if you register your speakers warranty on their site, you get an additional year. I have 6 years on speaker components and 3 years on electronics, that is pretty dang good!

Old Man Gripe: WTF, how can companies that charge 6k, retail, for speakers, or 4k+ for Pre/Pros come with such craptacular remotes LOL. Granted I don't use it beyond setup but come on.

 

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Old Man Gripe: WTF, how can companies that charge 6k, retail, for speakers, or 4k+ for Pre/Pros come with such craptacular remotes LOL. Granted I don't use it beyond setup but come on.
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Right!?! I said I wouldn't complain on another thread BUT, my McIntosh MA352 came with a nice LOOKING remote that is plastic junk! I think the AppleTV 4K remote should be the minimum. I don't need all the features of the long gone "universal remotes" since the advent of apps, but for over $8K, you can't make the same or better remote as a $129 device? Ah, first-world problems.

 

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I actually agree, for simplicity's sake it's an inexpensive way to get great sound with no fuss. Don't get me wrong, I love my home theater and my speakers, but I am perfectly fine, watching all, except solid action and sci-fi on a good 2.1 channel setup. The form factor is ideal, weight of it not so much .

Setup was 5 Minutes, its streams, it has plenty of power and sounds impressive by themselves, add a sub and wow it is amazing, Good for medium sized rooms. The 5 Year / 2 Year electronics warranty is pretty standard.

UPDATE: KEF has an awsome benefit if you register your speakers warranty on their site, you get an additional year. I have 6 years on speaker components and 3 years on electronics, that is pretty dang good!

Old Man Gripe: WTF, how can companies that charge 6k, retail, for speakers, or 4k+ for Pre/Pros come with such craptacular remotes LOL. Granted I don't use it beyond setup but come on.

Electronics and speaker manufacturers don't make remotes or the control chips for them, they leave that up to companies like URC, Celadon, Toshiba (control chips) and others. They have catalogs of remote styles, button layoluts and other design aspects. In addition, it's possible that the remote for one piece could control another product that's completely unrelated to the AV system, like an air conditioner, dehumidifier, lights, shades, surveillance camera DVR (personal experience) etc. Keeping the remote simple decreases the chances of interaction.