Ls50 wireless II vs separates with passive speakers


So I’m trying to figure out a good audio setup for my kitchen and I’m looking for a good all digital streaming setup. Right now the LS50 wireless II seems to be tops on many peoples lists for this type of setup. I generally prefer passive speakers so I can upgrade them without upgrading the amp, streamer, etc but I’m not fully opposed to smart active speakers. 

Are there any good amp, streamer, speaker pairings that can compete with the LS50 wireless for roughly the same price? Preferably a super integrated amp so I can keep counter space to a minimum 
varchard

Showing 1 response by b_limo

I’ve had quite a nbit of experience with the original ls50 wireless and passives.  I owned ls50w’s and 3 friends bought them based on my recommendations.  I also owned the dynaudio xeo 5..

IfI were you, I’d look for a pair of xeo 4’s for the kitchen.  The cool thing about the xeo’s is that you can add more later and connect them all to the same xeo wireless transmitter.  You could put another pair of xeo’s in the bedroom for instance.  You could also use 1 xeo in mono in a hallway for instance.  Its a good way to get great sound throughout your home that sounds better than sonos.

The xeos with a bluesound node connected to the xeo hub would make for a pretty awesome setup.

Something about the xeo’s felt more reliable than the finicky kefs (version 1).