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Why did you buy active speakers if you went with the Wiim? The KEF LSX II allow an analog input, so it would be standalone + the turntable. It also has built-in Airplay1/2, Chromecast and more. In terms of sound there's no comparison, since switching I haven't looked back. If you position them corre

Airplay 1 does cast 16-bit/44.1Khz lossless. All KEF W2 speakers with network connectivity support this. Does Apple let you choose to use this when they also support Airplay 2? Nope. Airplay 2 is indeed fixed to 256Kbps AAC or DD+ Atmos for the Atmos audio, which is not supported by many players or

It doesn't sound anything like the Devialet in a positive way. And to me it doesn't look alike at all, otherwise many soundbars look alike 😅. Not much variation you can have with the boxy "bar" look. There are several others that can be wall mounted the same way. If you check the pictures of the ins

Which brand TV? With my Sony XR-77A80J I can even see the audio level through CEC. HDMI CEC can glitch sometimes though. Had one time that HDMI CEC stopped working for the volume control. Needed to unplug the TV/Soundbar and HDMI connected devices from power, to fix the CEC error. You can try discon

I had a whole house setup with Sonos. And sold them all to replace them for 5x KEF LSX II and 1x KEF LSX II LT. The KEF are way better audio quality and you can choose any wired sub when you want more bass. The KEFs also support more connection types and protocols including Google Cast and AirPlay 1

I appreciate this insight! Hearing about their soundbar is very interesting and has me thinking my future needs may be met by a soundbar setup in the future instead of moving to a receiver based separates system. I noticed What HiFi named the XIO soundbar their top premium pick so I'd believe it sou

Never had problems with this since I had TVs with eARC. The LG C9 is the oldest to support it. After that moved to Sony A80J and has been working great. My Sony manages all the inputs and works great without latency issues. Before the XIO I used a 5.1.2 setup with KEF Q550/Q250c in the front and Son

I believe KEF subs can be easily setup with the Xio via their app, so that would be your best bet. The KC series of KEF subs are very good and a safe choice. I love REL, but that model is overkill for a soundbar, and is better suited for playing music with a stereo. SVS provides the best bang for bu

This is what stops me from getting the ls60, though im definitely in the 5.1 camp. Its wireless but cant do 5.1 wirelessly yet. Kef is supposed to be working on something via their xio soundbar that is coming out this year and im waiting to see how that works before moving.

Yeah, you are right, and I agree with basically everything. But the room is shaped in a way that LS60s can't be left and right of the TV. Of course, I would use the crossover. It looks like I would be able to use one setting from the LS60 to the sub over the KEF app and different crossover settings