KEF Blade Two Meta Review

[ban25]

Nope

The Blade Meta and Reference Meta series use the same 12th-gen Uni-Q driver. As discussed in KEF's whitepaper here:

https://assets.kef.com/product-support/blade/blade-reference-white-paper-en.pdf

For the new Bladeand The Reference series, KEF engineers took theopportunity to redefine the state of the art and providea flagship technological example of the latest andgreatest 12th genera�on Uni-Q.

 

[Descartes]

" is the symbol for inches and ' is the symbol for feet. For inches, multiply by 2.54 to convert to cm.

36" = 91.44 cm
9" = 22.86 cm

Thank you, not a native English speaker!

 

[Descartes]

The Blade Meta and Reference Meta series use the same 12th-gen Uni-Q driver. As discussed in KEF's whitepaper here:

https://assets.kef.com/product-support/blade/blade-reference-white-paper-en.pdf

I stand corrected thank you though that they were different!

 

[Descartes]

Sure. I connect the LS60s via S/PDIF.

They do but I generally don't.

S/PDIF you mean Optical or Coaxial? I didn’t know that you could do that!

While doing a search here is what I found:
“Using KEF LS60 Wireless speakers as surrounds via S/PDIF is possible but not recommended for standard home theater, as they cannot receive a discrete surround signal via optical/coaxial (SPDIF). They will function as stereo pairs repeating the main signal. For proper surrounds, use an AVR with pre-outs to the LS60s.”

What do you use as your surround processor?

 

[terryforsythe]

Thank you, not a native English speaker!

Not a problem. The imperial measurement system may be a bit confusing for anyone not entrenched in it. In America we should have converted over to the metric system long ago.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

S/PDIF you mean Optical or Coaxial? I didn’t know that you could do that!

I am doing Coax but I've done Optical.

While doing a search here is what I found:
“Using KEF LS60 Wireless speakers as surrounds via S/PDIF is possible but not recommended for standard home theater, as they cannot receive a discrete surround signal via optical/coaxial (SPDIF). They will function as stereo pairs repeating the main signal. For proper surrounds, use an AVR with pre-outs to the LS60s.”

Is that AI? If not, it is probably someone unaware of doing multichannel without the constraint of a conventional AVR/AVP.

What do you use as your surround processor?

I don't have a processor, per se. I use Jriver or Roon to play mch files via a Merging Hapi mch DAC with analog and digital outputs. There are, also, other ways to do it.

 

[Descartes]

I am doing Coax but I've done Optical.

Is that AI? If not, it is probably someone unaware of doing multichannel without the constraint of a conventional AVR/AVP.

I don't have a processor, per se. I use Jriver or Roon to play mch files via a Merging Hapi mch DAC with analog and digital outputs. There are, also, other ways to do it.

How do you like the three blades for LCR have been contemplating doing it but the cost is a bit steep! Did KEF surcharged the single blade?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

How do you like the three blades for LCR have been contemplating doing it but the cost is a bit steep! Did KEF surcharged the single blade?

They did not but, afaik, I am not sure that it is, generally, on offer.

 

[Descartes]

They did not but, afaik, I am not sure that it is, generally, on offer.

I will enquire!