KEF LS50 Meta

I did not consider the KEF Reference for my speaker upgrade because they ideally need to be placed a bit away from the front wall. It would be great if this Meta stuff makes placement of the Reference and even Blade more flexible.

A couple of other speakers that use this back wave canceling idea is of course Vivid (B&W) and Yamaha NS 5000. KEF seems to think their new way of doing this is better.

If you ever go to a KEF Blade demo, one thing they so is to put quarter on edge and balance it on top of the speaker. Then they crank some tunes real loud. The quarter does not move and stays balanced on its edge. Love the Blade.

I wonder if this means the speakers can be placed closer to the front wall? I expect the same Meta tech to go to the Reference line. 

KEF is awesome. Good to see them upgrade their lineup.

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/kefs-new-ls50-collection-r946/

@mapman  If you are going to have both versions in the same room can you test out the following claim.

the LS50 Meta can also be operated close to a wall or in the corner of a room. We literally moved the compact loudspeakers and stands in front of the wall and one after the other used the supplied inserts to reduce and close the bass reflex opening. They effectively compensate for the bass emphasis caused by the setup.

This would a big deal for people with small rooms.

I use my non-meta LS50's with very neutral gear and have zero fatigue. I listen a lot of hours while I work.

The speakers will go into storage on Saturday to move in my new speakers, but I will never sell them, just love them. 

The LS50 Meta + KC62 sub in a small room, 12x11x9, is incredible.

That same system in a much bigger room was nowhere close to what I am hearing in the smaller room.  The bigger room was 15 x 20 x 25 and opened up to another room.