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Hi everyone, looking for advice on building a new system for my 13x15 open-concept living room. I’m stuck between three paths and would love to hear your thoughts:

- Option 1: KEF LS50 Wireless II (The dream goal but expensive - $3000).
- Option 2: KEF Coda W + WiiM Pro (The value option but a bit juvenile - $1200).
- Option 3: KEF Q Concerto Meta + Marantz M1 (The standard passive route and middle ground for price - $2300).

My Main Goals:

1. Sound: I prioritize "tight and fast" bass, vocal clarity, and instrument separation.

2. Environment: My room has an open wall that bleeds into the rest of the house, so I need something that can fill the space without straining.

3. Aesthetics: I prefer a clean, minimal look, but I’m willing to compromise slightly for significantly better results.

Which of these provides the highest quality listening experience for my space? Any regrets or "must-knows" before I pull the trigger? Thanks!

Found an offer for this set of speakers for $1000. Is this a good deal? Considering buying but would have to drive around 2 hours one way to pick em up.

Hey guys,

I’m currently running a pair of KEF LS60s with dual KC62 subs. My source is a Mac mini running Audirvāna, and I listen almost exclusively to high-resolution music.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about going back to a passive system. I’m seriously considering a pair of KEF Reference 1s while keeping the dual KC62s. For amplification, I’m looking at picking up a used McIntosh MA7200. I know McIntosh can be a polarizing brand, but I’ve always liked their sound and build quality.

For those of you who have experience with both setups, what differences should I expect compared to my current LS60 system? I’m mainly interested in changes to soundstage, imaging, detail retrieval, dynamics, midrange, bass integration with the KC62s, and overall musicality.

I’d love to hear from anyone who’s made a similar switch or spent significant time with both systems. Lastly, I’m not looking for opinions on other speaker brands.

I am planning to powered stereo setup in my bedroom with either Klipsch the nine (original) or kef ls50 II. I much prefer the sound signature of the nines, but since they are an older model they don’t rlly support AirPlay or Spotify connect without a wiim (wireless audio streamer). Can someone tell me if the kef convenience is worth the price or should I seriously consider the Nines II from klipsch.

Hi

I have some LSX IIs that are connected to my MacBook Pro via USB-C. This all works fine.

When using my computer, or basically anywhere in the house, I can see the speakers are available to stream to over wireless, even when they are in standby. They actually appear twice in the available sound output devices when they are on and source set to USB.

If I select them in Spotify, for example, they power on, the LED colour goes green, and they start playing music.

I'd like to stop them being useable except strictly via the USB-C cable, i.e. just by me when using my MacBook Pro.

I've gone through the KEF Connect App but I can't see anything obvious about disabling wireless & Bluetooth functionality completely. They are already set to "ECO" on the standby mode settings, so I would presume they would stop broadcasting availability when in standby, but this isn't the case.

Ordinarily I'd just ignore this quirk, but my niece is having a 18th birthday party at my house this Saturday and I don't want the group to be able to use these speakers.

Any ideas how I can lock these down to "wired only", short of pulling the power every time I'm not using them?

Thanks in advance 😄

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Hi Reddit…
I am upgrading my living room setup from a 65” + cambridge system to a 83” LG with a kef r6 (center) + r3s for L and R

Can anyone share pics of their furniture positioning the r6 with a 83 mounted correctly?
From reading, i’m only going to have roughly 22” of space below the tv if centered at 42” (eye level)

I need something more living room like and not theater feeling

Links if you have a suggestion please

Thanks

Hello. How difficult is it for a novice (me) to connect and tune my KEF LS50 Wireless II speakers with the SVS 3000 Micro sub (not the new 'R' model)? Thanks

Hi everyone, I’m considering buying the KEF Q7 Meta for my living room and I’d like to hear from people who already own them or have listened to them properly.

My use would be:

music listening, mostly streaming / lossless
movies and TV
2.0 at first, maybe adding a sub later
normal untreated living room
TV is an LG G5 OLED, so the system will also be used a lot for films and series

I’m not trying to build a full surround setup right now. I care more about good stereo sound, imaging, voices, detail and a full sound that works well with music, but I still want movies to feel engaging.

I’m looking for something detailed and hi-fi, but not thin or harsh. Good bass without needing a sub immediately would be a big plus.

A few questions for Q7 Meta owners:

How do they sound in a real room, not just in a showroom?
Are they full enough for movies in 2.0?
Do they need a subwoofer immediately, or are they satisfying on their own?
How picky are they with placement and distance from the wall?
What amplifier are you using with them?
Do they need a lot of power/current to sound their best?
Any regrets, or would you buy them again?

I’m also considering an integrated amp/streamer with HDMI ARC, possibly something like the Onkyo Icon A-50, but I’m open to suggestions.

Budget is around €2500/2600 total for speakers + amp.

Would the Q7 Meta be a strong choice for this kind of mixed music/movie setup, or would you look at something else?

Thanks!