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KEF LS50 Meta

£1000

KEF launched the original LS50 standmounters as an anniversary celebration back in 2012, and they proved a huge success – so much so that they have continued in production pretty much untouched since then.

Eight years is a long run by any standards, but it was made possible by a combination of sound quality, build and aesthetics that remains highly appealing today. That hasn’t stopped KEF’s engineers from having

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