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LS50 Mini Monitor Speaker Pair

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The LS50 mini-monitor loudspeaker is a reinterpretation of the research, design and engineering approach of the legendary LS3/5a Monitors using KEF's latest technologies.

The LS50 sounds spectacular and is available in two finishes: High Gloss Black with Rose Gold Driver, or High Gloss White with Electric Blue Driver.

Special Price CA $ 1,499.99 Regular Price CA $ 1,699.99
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Product Features
LS50

An innovative concept inspired by the legendary LS3/5a, the LS50 mini monitor speaker is designed to bring a professional studio monitor concept into the home.

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.		 KEF LS50 Mini Monitor Speaker Pair
Breakthroughs

Creating a small housing capable of delivering such a spacious sound is the result of considerable research and development. In cabinet construction, baffle shaping and port design, LS50 breaks new ground with patent-pending technology. All this is made possible by KEF's leadership in modern research (including techniques such as Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics*). LS50's unique technology offers by far the cleanest, most accurate studio-grade performance of any mini monitor.		 KEF LS50 Cabinet Technology
KEF LS50 Uni-Q Driver technology Uni-Q®

LS50 employs revolutionary technology developed for Blade, KEF's latest flagship loudspeaker. Using the very latest Uni-Q driver, specifically designed for this model, LS50 radiates an extremely large listening sweet spot and delivers a remarkably fast, clean sound. And, because LS50 neither adds nor subtracts a single sound, it's effortlessly natural and accurate too.
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Spec
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.)

** KEF reserves the right, in line with continuing research and development, to amend or change specifications. E&OE. **

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Press and Awards
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"
Year: 2017
Magazine / Issuing Body: Stereophile Magazine
Country: United States
Product: LS50
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Stereophile Recommended Component
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"…we think you'll struggle to find a better balanced system unless you spend thousands more."
Year: 2016
Magazine / Issuing Body: Hi-Fi +
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
 
 
Hi-Fi Choice ‘Recommended’
"…the KEF is a snappy thing to listen to. Music bounces along with heady abandon, and so do you!"
Year: 2014
Magazine / Issuing Body: Hi-Fi Choice
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
 
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision - Product of the Year
"The terrific KEF LS50 standmounters show no sign of losing their sparkle after dazzling our readers for a second successive year."
Year: 2014
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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Product of the Year Awards 2013
"It is rare to find a loudspeaker that offers this combination of clarity and neutrality"
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: Stereophile
Country: USA
Product: LS50
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Readers' Award
"Our readers love the LS50s, and so do we. It's a cracking speaker"
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Best standmounter £400-£800
"A brilliant achievement - the LS50s look and sound gorgeous"
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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Review : LS50 - The Absolute Sound 07/2013
"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?'"
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: The Absolute Sound
Country: USA
Product: LS50
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Reviewers Choice award
“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.”
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: SoundStage Hifi!
Country: USA
Product: LS50
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Product of the Year 2013
 
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: TOP HIGH END
Country: Russia
Product: LS50
 
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Test Winner
"The KEF LS50s have set a ridiculously high benchmark and it is going to take a superhuman effort to top them."
Year: 2013
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
 
Best Budget of the Year
“Overall, LS50 can be said quite comprehensive in the performance of music, especially the performance of overwhelming classical music..."
Year: 2013
Issuing Organization: AudioArt Magazine
Country: Taiwan
Product: LS50
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Speaker of the Year 2012
 
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: CNET
Country: USA
Product: LS50
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Stereo speakers of the year $2,500 - $5,000
 
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: Sound+Image Awards 2013
Country: Australia
Product: LS50
 
Product of the Year 2012
“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.” 
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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Top 2012
 
Year: 2012
Issuing Body: hifinews
Country: Russia
Product: LS50
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Good Design Award 2012
 
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Country: Japan
Product: LS50
 
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – 5 star review
"KEF's quality still golden after 50 years"
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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DIAPASON D’OR Hi-Fi 2012
“Real Formula 1 The KEF LS50 features all assets of high-end speakers”
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: DIAPASON
Country: France
Product: LS50
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Innovation, High Quality and Design
 
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: Plus X Award
Country: Germany
Product: LS50
 
Stereo Prestige & Image review
“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.”
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: Stereo Prestige & Image
Country: France
Product: LS50
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review ‘Outstanding Product’
‘… 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.’
Year: 2012
Magazine / Issuing Body: Hi-Fi News & Record Review
Country: United Kingdom
Product: LS50
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