Transformed to a dance of electrons along a wire, its ghost lives on. 'Of all art, music is the most indefinable and the most expressive, the most insubstantial and the most immediate, the most transitory and the most imperishable. As the name suggests, the LS50 Meta is a development of the original LS50, and again redefines what a small monitor loudspeaker can do. The design was subtly changed to become the legendary LS3/5A when the KEF drive units, with which the speaker was equipped, were modified.Īs time went by and loudspeaker design progressed, it was again time to review the capabilities of the LS3/5A and in 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of KEF, the original LS50 was born. Originally designed for 1/4 scale auditorium acoustic modelling, this design was soon recognised for its suitability as a monitor in the cramped surroundings of BBC Outside Broadcast vans. Grossly inefficient, with a cone tweeter and rudimentary crossover, this speaker was outdated by the 1970s, but nevertheless inspired the BBC to design the larger, but still diminutive LS3/5. That small loudspeakers could be serious hi-fi reproducers was proved in the 1960s with Laurie Fincham's Maxim design for Goodmans. So it is in the development of speakers and techniques developed for one model are carried through to subsequent designs and added to. This famous quotation, attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, illustrates how progress is made in virtually all scientific disciplines - progress is evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. 'If I have seen further, it is because I stand on the shoulders of Giants.'

Savouring every nuance as layer upon layer of instrumentation is delivered with exceptional acoustic accuracy anywhere in the room. The incredibly immersive sound means you lose yourself in your favourite music. Great loudspeakers disappear, leaving just the music. The World's First Speakers with Metamaterial

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