KEF - LS50 Wireless Nocturne Edition
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The LS50 Wireless Music System is a complete and fully active music system. Sharing the same winning acoustic features of KEF’s renowned LS50, LS50 Wireless enables the user to easily enjoy excellent music reproduction, previously only achieved with a system comprised of separate high quality components. The LS50 Wireless features Tidal Streaming, is a Roon endpoint providing the ultimate in flexibility and connectivity, and is compatible with all music streaming services.
Inspired by the circular arrangement of time, a structured, architectural-type pattern with musical notes and symbols added to the seemingly unending depth of the rhythmic design, like a musical composition. Playing off the product name, when the lights are turned off the product continues to captivate late into the evening as selected elements glow in the dark. LS50 Wireless Nocturne. Design by Marcel Wanders. Sound by KEF.
$3,995.00
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CompareAbout Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders is a leading product and interior design studio located in Amsterdam, credited with 1,900+ iconic projects. Marcel Wanders works with premium brands such as Alessi, Baccarat, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Louis Vuitton, among scores of others. Under Marcel Wanders’ creative leadership and direction, and with the support of Gabriele Chiave as creative director since 2014, Marcel Wanders employs over 50 design and communication experts. His designs are celebrated in some of the most renowned museums in the world, including the Centre Pompidou (FR), MoMA (US), and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL).
LS50 Pedigree
All of the acoustic features and innovations that set the LS50 apart from every other speaker in its class remain. The FEA-designed cabinet with its constrained layer damping bracing and precision engineered curved baffle, the Uni-Q driver and the elliptical flexible port all work in concert to prevent cabinet vibration and resonances that produce unwanted sound coloration – putting you that much closer to how your favorite music was intended to sound. |
Uni-Q sound taken to the next level
To get the most out of your music, every note should arrive at your ears at exactly the right time. Before KEF perfected our Uni-Q technology, this perfect time alignment could only be experienced in a small ‘sweet spot,’ leaving listeners outside of the ‘sweet spot’ with a less than ideal listening experience. Uni-Q changed that, opening up the optimum listening space to practically every spot in your room. The LS50 Wireless employs an advanced time correcting DSP crossover which takes that awesome achievement to the next level by correcting for inherent time delays introduced in the crossover stage. Amazing sound dispersion matched only by a live music performance is now attainable in virtually every room. This incredible achievement cannot be reproduced by any other active speaker. |
Crossover Timing Correction
Every note should hit your ears at exactly the right time. Previously, this perfect time alignment was only a theoretical ideal and perfectly accurate sound could only be experienced within a small ‘sweet spot’. With LS50 Wireless’ advanced time correcting DSP crossover and the unique sound dispersion abilities of Uni-Q, accurate sound reproduction can be achieved in practically every location in any type of room. This is a feat that cannot be reproduced by any other active speaker. |
A complete fully active system
The LS50 Wireless features an end-to-end 192kHz/24-bit high-resolution digital signal path, a streaming pre-amplifier, and two separate DACs for each channel, for a total of four. Powered in the analogue stage by an incredibly fast and clean 230 Watts per channel in a bi-amp dual mono configuration, the LS50 Wireless is a complete, high-fidelity music system that will cost you far less than you’d spend putting together the separate components necessary to match the performance of the LS50 Wireless. LS50 Wireless gives you all of the connectivity options you’ll need to get the most out of your music, including 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 aptX, Asynchronous USB Type B, TOSLINK Optical, and RCA-type line-level analogue inputs. A dedicated LS50 Wireless app (available for iOS and Android) easily facilitates network setup, music streaming, playback and DSP control. |
Ultimate Flexibility
An incredible listening experience is easy as plugging in. Simply connect both LS50 Wireless speakers to a power source and connect an audio source to enjoy high quality sound that music deserves. Adjust how the LS50 Wireless sounds using a selectable EQ tuned to compensate for different mounting scenarios, creating more options for placement and positioning. Regardless of placement, Uni-Q technology disperses sound evenly for total listening enjoyment. Use the touch sensitive control panel or the remote control to ensure complete control of LS50 Wireless from a different aspect. A dedicated iOS or Android app can allow detailed adjustment to optimise sound for different rooms.
• In the box
– LS50 Wireless Music System (Right: Master speaker; Left: Slave speaker)
– 2m Power cord x 2
– 3m Cat-6 Inter-speaker cable x1 (Required to connect Left and Right speakers together.)
– 2m USB cable x1
– 1m LAN cable x1
– Matching Remote Control
– Quick Start Guide
– Safety and Warranty Card
Spec
Model | LS50 Wireless Music System |
Compatibility | Spotify Connect Tidal HiFi Roon |
Drive Units | Uni-Q driver array: HF: 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome LF/MF: 130mm (5.25in.) magnesium/aluminium alloy |
Frequency Range | (-6dB) Measured at 85dB/1m 40Hz – 47kHz (More bass extension) 43Hz – 47kHz (Standard) 46Hz – 47kHz (Less bass extension) Depending on speaker settings |
Frequency Response | (±3dB) Measured at 85dB/1m 45Hz – 28kHz (More bass extension) 50Hz – 28kHz (Standard) 61Hz – 28kHz (Less bass extension) Depending on speaker settings |
Max Peak SPL | 106dB |
Inputs | 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual-band Wi-Fi network Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX® codec USB Type B TOSLINK Optical RCA Analog Line Level Input 10/100 Mbps RJ45 Ethernet (For network and service) |
Output | Subwoofer output |
Amplifier Output Power | LF: 200W | HF: 30W (Per Speaker) |
Bluetooth Range | 10m |
Bluetooth Memory | 8 devices |
Resolution | Up to 24bit Depending on source resolution |
Sampling Rate | Up to 192kHz (USB Type B) Up to 96kHz (TOSLINK Optical) Depending on source resolution |
Wi-Fi Network Standard | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n |
Wi-Fi Network Frequency Band | Dual-band 2.4GHz/ 5 GHz |
Power Input | 100 – 240VAC 50/60Hz |
Dimensions | (H x W x D) 300 x 200 x 308mm(11.8 x 7.9 x 12.1in.) |
Weight | Left Speaker 10.0kg (22.0lbs.) Right Speaker 10.2kg (22.5lbs.) |
Weight | Left Speaker 10.0kg (22.0lbs.) Right Speaker 10.2kg (22.5lbs.) |
Unit Measurment | Pair |
Reviews
KEF LS50 Wireless ‘Nocturne’ Special Edition is music to our eyes and ears
Picking up a What Hi-Fi? 2017 Best Buy in the ‘all-in-one system over £1000’ category, the £2000 KEF LS50 Wireless, to quote our own review, sound at least as good as the best comparably featured separates combinations available for similar money.
MORE: KEF LS50 Wireless review
And while we’ve no qualms with the way the KEFs look either, what with their striking Uni-Q driver (in red, blue or copper, depending on the colour of the cabinet finish), the Marcel Wanders-designed ‘Nocturne’ Special Editions are a sight to behold.
As far as product design goes, interior designer Marcel Wanders has dabbled in everything from ostentatious tableware and stylish air pollution masks to braided-cord gold chairs and upended sofa seats. For the KEFs, Wanders has complemented the circular nature of the Uni-Q driver with musical notation symbols.
Selected glow-in-the-dark elements of the design are revealed when the lights are dimmed and the speakers subject to a blue UV light. Let us hear you say “…oooh…”
“There is an orchestrated tempo to this medley. By allowing for individual discovery of the musical elements, the design possesses a distinctive rhythm all of its own” says Wanders.
The ‘Nocture’ edition LS50 Wireless are priced at £2300 and are available to order now.