XIO

Okay, so... Yeah, I find it very, terribly ugly (especially if compared to Stage or something like the Devialet Dione or KEF XIO - personally I'm not a massive fan of the Theatre design either but it's waay better than this). But I'd be okay with that. Thing is, it is basically only as powerful as S

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

TBH, Sonos is ok but I think it’s overrated. You pay a lot for the app and they ruined the app. JBL Bar 500 is really good, especially for bass. We get it for a stupid price too. If you really wanna splurge, go Sennheiser amebo plus, or Kef XIO (you can add ANY kef sub to this one) I’ve sold the Kef

All W2 models will be supported for Surround channels later this year. They are still working on adding Front channels as well, which is planned for late 2026. Currently I am enjoying my XIO Soundbar with the Kube 12 I already had. The Bass is already great without the Sub, but for the real low dept

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

The XIO was probably only slightly better sounding and nearly twice the cost. It’s also enormous and if you’re putting it on a fireplace mantle that bitch better be DEEP. Mounting it on the wall is also problematic due to ground clearance issues so it’s just a massive space hog. For reference, I hav

But in the world we live in, the vast majority of TV’s cost a lot less than $2,500 and few people are willing to spend more on the soundbar than on the TV itself. No matter how innovative the KEF XIO soundbar is, its price tag makes it a nonstarter for non-audiophiles. Meanwhile, audiophiles will co

Never tried the Sennheiser as I haven't seen it in Hifi stores on Demo in my country (The Netherlands). They also don't support any way of extending the amount of Speakers for Real surround, which caused me to not have that much interest for it. At the time of writing KEF doesn't support the wireles

What source are you using? Is it sending the signal with Passthrough so the full decoding happens in the Bar? You can check in the KEF Connect app which Codec is received over eARC. Keep in mind that Direct mode might not sound great if the source is only Stereo. Standard mode is advised + Calibrati

Yes, for stereo music the XIO is great. I’ve had the Arc Ultra and the Sony Theatre Quad. KEF wins in the music department.