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FROM STEREOPHILE REVIEW: Costing $1499.99/pair—affordable, considering its "flagship" status on KEF's website—the stand-mounted LS50 is an unusually styled minimonitor. Though its height and width are almost identical, it certainly doesn't look like the LS3/5a—not with the rose-gold color of its solitary Uni-Q drive-unit, its convex profiled baffle, and the subtly embossed KEF logo on its top panel. The appearance doesn't tell the whole story, however. From KEF's white paper on the design of the LS50: "The LS50 is a two-way loudspeaker system, inspired by the LS3/5A. . . . Like the LS3/5A, the LS50 has been developed with the extensive application of the latest engineering techniques, along with meticulous attention to detail. Extensive listening tests were performed to ensure the right engineering choices were made to achieve the best possible balance. Both systems could be described as 'Engineers loudspeakers,' [sic] where the design has been determined by engineering parameters and sonic performance, rather than marketing requirements. "Summing Up" It is rare to find a loudspeaker that offers this combination of clarity and neutrality. For KEF's LS50 Anniversary Model to do so for a penny under $1500/pair makes it even more remarkable. This thoroughbred both shows a clean pair of heels to the venerable LS3/5a and, within its limits of dynamic range and bass extension, will provide Class A sound for those with small rooms. Recommended. Highly. FROM KEF WEBSITE: Rarely the case in such a compact design, the LS50 monitor delivers a rich, multi-dimensional ‘soundstage experience’ that is out of all proportion to its size. Patent-pending acoustic designs, together with state-of-the-art technologies from KEF’s latest flagship Blade loudspeaker, provide the ultimate studio experience – even in the smallest of spaces.
Model LS50 Design Two-way bass reflex Drive units
Uni-Q driver array: HF: 25mm (1in.) vented
aluminium dome LF/MF: 130mm (5.25in.)
magnesium/aluminium alloy Frequency range (-6dB) 47Hz - 45kHz Frequency response (±3dB) 79Hz - 28kHz Crossover frequency 2.2kHz Amplifier requirements 25 - 100 W Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 85dB Harmonic distortion 2nd & 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <0.4% 175Hz-20kHz Maximum output 106dB Nominal impedance 8Ω (min. 3.2Ω) Weight 7.2kg (15.8lbs.) Dimension (H x W x D) (with terminal) 302 x 200 x 278 mm
(11.9 x 7.9 x 10.9 in.)
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