LS50 Meta

Not convinced of which? I have owned LSXII, LS50, Q Concerto, and WiiM products and think that’s exactly the right combo to consider. The KEF app sucks for real DSP control. WiiM gives you 10-band PEQ and even their own room correction software. If you want to add a sub you can time-align it with Wi

yup. I've heard almost all Kef speakers and they sound ok but nothing special for their price. I bought ls50 meta because of Amir review on ASR forum and i also prefer coax speakers because of directivity and flexibility to turn the speakers on the side. Audiophile world is full of snake oils and yo

you specifically queried about the use of a small cone co-axial, the ls50 meta is the best example as it focuses on the small cone coaxial driver, and highlights the inherent non-linear off axis response of this type of driver. And I've heard the blade speakers, extensively, setup by kef employees.

https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/kef_ls50_meta/ No in fact KEF have relatively poor horizontal dispersion to other speakers, but the sound radiation pattern is symmetric due to the design. The LS50c can even be mounted on its side.

Thank you, this is exactly the type of response I was looking for. My only concern with the KEF Reference 3 is that they will have inferior soundstage/imaging due to lacking the advantages of a more focused driver array (i.e. more of a point source), a smaller (and presumably less resonant) cabinet,