KEF LS50 Wireless

£1999

If you've read from the beginning of this round-up, you’ll know a good deal about the LS50 Wireless already. As the starting-point for KEF's LSXs (p26), these active speakers with preamplifier have established quite a reputation for themselves. A good one, that is.

The Bluetooth tech here is 4.0 with the aptX codec and, as well as having Tidal and Spotify built-in, the LS50 Wireless can also replay any music stored on a NAS unit or computer connected to your home network.

From one to the other

Few rival systems contain such a wide range of features in such an elegant two-box format. Those that offer a range of inputs often add an extra connection hub that transmits the signal wirelessly to the speakers. That’s not the case here. There are just the two fully active speaker boxes, arranged in a master and slave configuration. All