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I guess it really depends on your own local market. What I personally would do, if I knew I had to wait half a year+ for repairs, is buy a pair of 2nd hand speakers. I know I could sell them for more-or-less what I buy them for, so it's like a free loan until my good pair are returned. Active...

Unfortunately, it was KEF themselves. I was in direct contact with them, and the delays regarding shipping parts to the reseller, as well as the poor packaging of the parts that caused them to be damaged (twice), during shipping - was all KEF. KEF's customer service is top-notch! I spoke to a...

It doesn't. The result for the consumer is what changes. If my active speakers aren't working, then I need to procure a spare pair of actives to use whilst they're being repaired. That's not easy/cheap. If my passive speakers aren't working, at least the rest of my system is still 100%...

They replaced both dual woofers on the slave speaker. Total damage: €900

A few months ago (almost a year ago now), one of my beautiful shiny KEF LS60W speakers became victim to category T (for toddler), natural disaster (thread here). I figured it wasn't a huge disaster - I'd ship the speakers off to a local KEF partner, pray they don't markup the repair parts too...

Not sure what reason there is to feel guilty about coffee. It's a renewable resource after all. I drink, I poop, add some extra steps, voila, a new coffee tree! Quantity of consumption isn't important if the resource is renewable, so long as you don't accidentally break the cycle (i.e. consume...

If you ever feel like going down an amazing rabbit hole, might I recommend: https://gaggiuino.github.io/

Let's take a step back for a moment, and think about what we stand to gain: I can't see any benefit to criticising a person, rather than their ideas. Ad hominem arguments are of no value to a proper thesis - neither the poster, nor the readers benefit. Ideas on the other hand - have at it...

You can wire a laptop the exact same way you do any other device - via HDMI to the TV. That would give you the best sound quality. That said, these days there is no good reason to - devices like Apple TV (and many, many other streaming boxes), are essentially capable computers in their own...

My personal favourite way to connect everything, would be wired. I would have an HDMI cable from the LS60 to the TV (eARC port on the TV). This means that any sound the TV plays, be it from the TV's internal apps, or any device connected to one of the other TV HDMI ports, will go directly, via...

Yes, Dirac is applied to the digital signal, long before it goes to the amp's internal DAC. The pre-outs will have the correction applied, just like the amplified outputs. And yes, the RCA cables go from your pre-out to the AUX input of the LS60.

Then no. Tempest will always get converted to Atmos, before it is output to your AVR - any AVR. Then that Atmos signal will get converted to the Sony AVR's surround system

If the AVR convincingly converts atmos in movies, then it'll do the same for atmos in ps5 games.

From what I've seen, Tempest gives out a max of 7 floor channels, and 4 heights, to Atmos. Unlike the Xbox, it's virtually lag-free as well. I daresay upmixing with auromatic will still make it sound better

Alas, they only ship to France and BeneLux :-(

Sounds like you know what’s best for you then - get some towers! The aesthetics of your room are important! You won’t regret it from an acoustics perspective and they’ll bring you joy to look at.

People may disagree with me here, but the main benefit of bookshelves is a balance between budget, subwoofer, and placement. For the price of a tower, you can afford to buy bookshelves and a sub - and there are pros and cons to this. Pros of Bookshelves + sub: subs with their own amps will...

The KEF R3 Meta is the replacement for the R3. The LS50 is...not exactly a step down, just has a different use case. It's better as a near-field speaker, easier to mount If you want to use it as a surround, and may be a good alternative if you have a solid sub and are on more of a budget.

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of setting up a mini home-theatre. I have 2 active speakers (front LR), and 9 passives being powered by a Denon x4800h used as centres and surrounds. I'm a little worried that the poor thing won't be up to the task, as the speakers are ls50 metas that...

I don't think you could ever get the LS50 Metas to match the LS60's. They won't have the same DSP, they don't have the same heavy case, and the speakers aren't tuned to work with each other. Plus the LS60's come with 3 separate amplifiers, for the subs, the woofer, and the tweeter. I mean...