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

Final update: I removed the KW2 completely and connected the KC62 to the XIO using the subwoofer cable I bought. And now everything works. The subwoofer is properly recognized, the setup behaves normally, and the KC62 works as expected. No pairing issues, no lost sync after idle, no weird wireless b

I finally got the KW2 to pair, but in a really weird way. Resetting the XIO didn’t fix it. The KW2 kept blinking cyan/white. What eventually triggered the sync was going into KEF Connect > Subwoofer > KW2 firmware update. The update itself is broken and spins forever, but launching that update someh

After having used Samsung's high-end soundbars over the past decade, I purchased the KEF XIO soundbar along with a KEF KC62 subwoofer and connected them via a KW2, and I can attest that the XIO soundbar is in a class unto itself, but I've had nothing but problems with the KC62/KW2 combo compared to

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

Unfortunately the KEF XIO still does not support rear channels despite KEF promises on launch. The LSX would have been perfect for the job. I think the new SVS 3000 Micro is a good fit, powerful, tiny and not too expansive. The KC62 is a definitive good choice if you have money to burn : It's margin

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

I reset the XIO soundbar, but that didn’t solve the issue by itself. The KW2 was still blinking cyan/white and would not pair normally. However, I eventually managed to get it to sync in a very strange way. I went into KEF Connect > Subwoofer > KW2 firmware update. The update itself never completes

The XIO eventually went into idle mode, and after that I lost the KW2 sync again. I tried the same “workaround” as before — launching the KW2 firmware update from KEF Connect — but this time it did not bring the sync back. So at this point I honestly have no idea how this system is supposed to work.

I don't th>nk is the best choice right now. It's a good soundbar butmi don't think it's THAT better then a Samsung 990f. And there is no surround choice. Appart from Samsung and Sonos, LG sound suite and Bose have come up with nice solutions as well. You can also explore wiim with traditional speake