Near the bottom of the rear panel is a single pair of high-quality binding posts and, in the upper left corner, a port. Its smooth, convex front baffle is made of a plastic composite that KEF’s cutaway diagrams show has a ribbed backside, presumably to increase its strength. It measures 12”H x 7.9”W x 12.2”D, weighs 17.2 pounds, and is made mostly of MDF. The LS50 Meta has basically the same cabinet as the LS50, with different finishes (see below). In fact, I’ve known the LS50 so well for so long that I was torn about reviewing the LS50 Meta: Should I focus on how the LS50 Meta’s sound differs from the LS50? Or should I try to wipe the LS50 from my mind and review the Meta with a clean slate, looking at it in the context of the marketplace of 2020, not 2012? Feeling there were benefits to both approaches, here I’ve blended them. (All prices USD.) I was in Munich that May, at High End 2012, when the LS50 was announced I reviewed the speaker in April 2013, and I’ve owned a pair ever since. KEF’s new LS50 Meta loudspeaker was released in October and sells for $1499.99/pair - the same price the LS50, which it replaces, sold for in 2012. Note: measurements taken in the anechoic chamber at Canada's National Research Council can be found through this link. 2018-2019 EISA Awards Video Introduction.
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