This is an essentially neutral monitor throughout the midrange. I was worried the kefs might be bright with the elicit but they make for a very smooth and tonally balanced match. Powered in the analogue stage by an incredibly fast and clean 230 watts per channel. Find the best price on kef ls50 wireless compare deals. So, how do i skip the burnin time and enjoy the great music. Kef ls50 wireless vs passive audiogon discussion forum. Ended up swapping the ls50s for kef floorstanders and havent looked back. Kef has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a specialedition loudspeaker, the ls50 anniversary model. Three integrated amplifiers for kefs superb ls50 speaker. Afaik kef used pretty decent caps in the crossover so i doubt it is really much of a weak spot as much as the tiny driver is and getting subs to play nice was pretty tricky. The kef ls50 speakers can give you many hours of sonic bliss, but you have to match them carefully with highquality components. I compared the ls50 wireless to the passive ls50 speakers. And for all the same reasons we found the original unitiqute worthy of merit, we award the qute 2 one of our exceptional value awards for 20. Ls50 wireless delivers this with an array of sophisticated components built in.
For the companys 55th anniversary, kef created the ls50 wireless, a complete active music system sharing the acoustic features of the companys vaunted ls50. A complete, fully active system the ls50 wireless features an endtoend 192khz24bit highresolution digital signal path, a streaming preamplifier, and two separate dacs for each channel, for a total of four. For less than a top of the line bose system, you can pair the naim unitiqute 2 with a great set of speakers and have a serious hifi setup. All of the electronics adds about an inch to the depth of an original passive ls50, itself one of the most popular and successfully received loudspeakers of the decade, and one of the spiritual heirs to the ls35a throne. Bearing little relation to the deepthroated coaxials of yesteryear, kefs latestgeneration coincident was designed particularly for the ls50. Landed via a search for kef ls50 wireless as am looking at purchasing. Bjc cabling for ethernet aside from the ghent and naim stock ac cables with wattgate or hifiking plugs. Purchased brand new from peter tyson less than a naim uniti star the clue is in the name. The portsback of the right kef ls50 wireless the uniq driver is so sexy.
You could inquire with your kef dealer if there is the possibility of ordering a single ls50 for center channel use. Would it sound better than my wxc50, or should i search for something else. They got very little use since they where used in a second system. Infect, the ls50s were the other speakers i auditioned side by side itch the. Lots of choice regarding small speakers that will work well with the qute, kef ls50, proac tablette10, neat iota, focal 906, im sure others will be along to recommend more, depends what you want to spend and size of room etc. Produced with cyberlink powerdirector 16 put this video together about the kef ls50 speakers links to the stuff that was in the video kef ls50. Kefs ls50 wireless really could be your first, or your last system. Kef ls50s or goldenear triton sevens for multichannel use. You can really peer into the holographic soundstage. Case in point, kefs latest and perhaps greatest achievement, the awesome kef ls50 wireless loudspeakers ls50w. So, you know the speaker requires more than 500 hours of burnin timethe uniq driver, dac and amp. The main boards were replaced under warranty because music had developed a scratchiness during some passages of music. While the passive ls50 retails at around rm45k, the wireless model is priced at rmm10,999. If you convert your files via the young dac you feed an analogue signal to the kefs.
Kef has taken the ls50 to a higher level with the wireless option, but the price is also higher. Sounds great with kef ls50 speakers which i have for sale in another ad. I run a marantz pm8500 with my kef r300 which are very similar to the ls50. The ls50 wireless features so many inputs and options for enjoying your music, it is a veritable swiss army knife of versatility, but with audiophile, 192khz24bit performance. I pair the kef ls50 wireless with my cheap but great dac and amp. Hi odj atc recommend minimum of 75w so the unitiqute may struggle. Naim unitqute volume control questions and answers.
Using identical kef ls50s for front, center and surround channels would make for a great system, although you will need to add a subwoofer to get fullrange sound. He previously had the regular ls50s partnered with a naim amp and the rega saturn cd player, so already a very fine system, but after a demo, decided to sell to sell this system and replace it with the ls50ws and a bluesound node 2 streamer from which he streams tidal. Use some playback software with the old style graphic equalizer in it. The pinkgold a nice 50th anniversary touch diaphragm of the uniq driver is a pure kefdesigned coaxial unit and the star of its current generation of speakers. Be sure it comes with the naim remote control, as it is a very good one and then you dont need the app at all. View and download kef ls50 anniversary owners manual online. Kef ls50 crossover upgrade diy audio projects stereonet.
Stereo design naim audio unitiqute 2 integrated network player duration. I came across unitiqute and started to wonder, how would it work as a streamer. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Im selling my kef ls50 wireless active music system speakers. Kef ls50 wireless active speakers for sale us audio mart. Mp3, flac etc you connect to digital input and allow the kef dacs to do the converting work. As you might expect, the ls50 wireless draws heavily from kefs own ls50, from 20. Original packaging, manual, remote and power cord included. Perhaps the german forums covered this but the simpler alternative to rebuilding the crossover circuit could be to substitute better parts like replacing the resistors with audiophile grade ones and piggy backing 0. My experience with sam on my kef ls50 was fantastic. Even before you hear kefs new ls50 speaker, theres no doubt its a unique design. The niggles relating to the user interface and app are likely to be improved by kef via overtheair software updates in time, or resolved now by using your choice of control app.
Through expert audio engineering, ls50 wireless includes an endtoend 192khz24bit highresolution digital signal path, dedicated dac per channel, streaming preamplifier, and a 230watt x2 amplification in a biamp dual mono configuration. If possible, give some space around your ls50 and youll surely find them a very capable speakers. Naim unitiqute 1 as source in the system hifi corner. For example roon will allow me to send fixed volume or use the software to control the volume i prefer fixed. This year naim celebrate their 40th anniversary no mean feat for a hifi manufacturer there are only a handful of other manufactures that have or will reach this milestone. Naim uniti for sale in uk 30 secondhand naim unitis. If you want to use a solidstate amplifier with them, it should sound rich, full and a bit on the warm side. Multiroom streaming will be possible from this newly married software and hardware couple but only to additional devices other than a second pair of ls50 wireless.
What i have here is an excellent almost mint condition pair of kef ls50 wireless bookshelf speakers in black and blue. Naim audio dates back to the late 1960s when a young racing driver and music lover, julian vereker, turned his attention to recording live local performances and ultimately discovered what was to become the globally renowned nap 250 power amplifier. They have been well cared for the few months i had them. Hi, i am looking for suggestions for a good but inexpensive amp to drive a pair of kef ls50 speakers for desktop use. To my ears, the sound of the ls50 wireless lacked some of the tonality and timbre that was more clearly evident with the passive models. I live in bangalore with not much opportunity to do demos of naim and kef the nearest kef is 40 km away, and the nearest naim dealer is in mumbai about a km away. We are witnessing an entirely new generation of hifi.
Naim uniti atom hdmi all in one streamer immaculat. The transparency, detail, and stereo imaging from the ls50 are phenomenal. I sold them as ive moved from shanghai to malaysia. Kef ls50 are a very popular and one of the most expensive options. Kef products are available at perfect hifi or the kef showroom in encorp strand mall. Theyre in the top 3 bestselling speakers and have dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as thiel audio monitor tm3 or oneaudio classic2 2. We have this system set up instore with the kef ls50 loudspeaker we left it running over night for a few days to settle in and were significantly impressed.
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