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Stereophile Recommended Component - A(Restricted Extreme LF) - 2017
| "The LS50 produced a surprisingly large, clean, transparent sound, with natural tone color and precise, stable stereo imaging, said JA, who also noted superb measured performance. "Recommended. Highly." ST found the LS50's tonality "spot-on, more neutral than sweet," adding that the diminutive KEFs could deliver "surprising bass: down to around 50Hz." ST's verdict: "I haven't had such great sound in my listening room since the departure of Quad's ESL-2805 electrostatics." As SM put it: "In 13 years of working at Stereophile, I have not seen another component that offers such a radical combination of value and performance." Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/content/recommended-components-2017-edition-loudspeakers#0Upk1KkyBYtjcaoT.99" |
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Stereophile Magazine |
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United States |
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Hi-Fi +
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"…we think you'll struggle to find a better balanced system unless you spend thousands more."
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2016 |
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Hi-Fi + |
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United Kingdom |
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Hi-Fi Choice ‘Recommended’
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"…the KEF is a snappy thing to listen to. Music bounces along with heady abandon, and so do you!"
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2014 |
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Hi-Fi Choice |
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United Kingdom |
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LS50 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision - Product of the Year
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"The terrific KEF LS50 standmounters show no sign of losing their sparkle after dazzling our readers for a second successive year."
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2014 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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Product of the Year Awards 2013
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"It is rare to find a loudspeaker that offers this combination of clarity and neutrality"
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2013 |
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Stereophile |
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USA |
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LS50 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Readers' Award
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"Our readers love the LS50s, and so do we. It's a cracking speaker"
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2013 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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LS50 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Best standmounter £400-£800
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"A brilliant achievement - the LS50s look and sound gorgeous"
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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Review : LS50 - The Absolute Sound 07/2013
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"The KEF LS50 is one of the most all-around-satisfying little speakers I’ve reviewed in some time. Construction and execution are exemplary. It delivers the kind of performance that deserves to be on a Wheaties box. And there’s an incalculable coolness factor that makes it a breath of fresh air. The LS50 also answers the classic question, 'Who says you can’t teach an old box new tricks?'"
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The Absolute Sound |
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USA |
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LS50 |
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Reviewers Choice award
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“The LS50 is nothing short of a masterpiece of a minimonitor, priced so that anyone serious about audio can buy a pair -- and probably should, if only to know how great a small speaker can be. Time hasn’t been as much on my side as it’s been on KEF’s -- the LS50 is one of their best speakers yet, and one of their best values; it’s proof that, as it ages, this company seems to get better and better.”
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SoundStage Hifi! |
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USA |
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LS50 |
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Product of the Year 2013
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TOP HIGH END |
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Russia |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Test Winner
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"The KEF LS50s have set a ridiculously high benchmark and it is going to take a superhuman effort to top them."
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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Best Budget of the Year
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“Overall, LS50 can be said quite comprehensive in the performance of music, especially the performance of overwhelming classical music..."
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2013 |
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AudioArt Magazine |
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Taiwan |
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LS50 |
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Stereo speakers of the year $2,500 - $5,000
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Sound+Image Awards 2013 |
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Australia |
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Product of the Year 2012
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“We’re impressed by the speaker’s seamless integration, as we are by the way it sets up a huge stereo image populated by securely focused sounds…most importantly these speakers are fun to listen to.”
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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Good Design Award 2012
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Japan Institute of Design Promotion |
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Japan |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – 5 star review
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"KEF's quality still golden after 50 years"
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2012 |
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision |
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United Kingdom |
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LS50 |
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DIAPASON D’OR Hi-Fi 2012
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“Real Formula 1 The KEF LS50 features all assets of high-end speakers”
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2012 |
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DIAPASON |
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France |
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LS50 |
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Innovation, High Quality and Design
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Plus X Award |
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Germany |
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Stereo Prestige & Image review
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“as emblematic as the LS3/5a...no doubt that they are a matchless model for less than 1000€, as they appear to be a new standard of appreciation of a real stereo image.”
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2012 |
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Stereo Prestige & Image |
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France |
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LS50 |
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review ‘Outstanding Product’
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‘… a cracking little speaker of which KEF’s design engineers must be most proud. Sweetly voiced yet highly revealing of source quality, it surprises and delights in equal measure. And boy does it sound big, defying its compact dimensions.’
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2012 |
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review |
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United Kingdom |
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LS50 |
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