 | Reviewers Choice award | “The LS50 is nothing short of a masterpiece of a minimonitor, priced so that anyone serious about audio can buy a pair -- and probably should, if only to know how great a small speaker can be. Time hasn’t been as much on my side as it’s been on KEF’s -- the LS50 is one of their best speakers yet, and one of their best values; it’s proof that, as it ages, this company seems to get better and better.” | |
| Year: | 2013 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | SoundStage Hifi! | | Country: | USA | | Product: | LS50 |
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| Year: | 2013 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | TOP HIGH END | | Country: | Russia | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – Test Winner | "The KEF LS50s have set a ridiculously high benchmark and it is going to take a superhuman effort to top them." | |
| Year: | 2013 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Best Budget of the Year | “Overall, LS50 can be said quite comprehensive in the performance of music, especially the performance of overwhelming classical music..." | |
| Year: | 2013 | | Issuing Organization: | AudioArt Magazine | | Country: | Taiwan | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Stereo speakers of the year $2,500 - $5,000 | | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | Sound+Image Awards 2013 | | Country: | Australia | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Product of the Year 2012 | “We’re impressed by the speaker’s seamless integration, as we are by the way it sets up a huge stereo image populated by securely focused sounds…most importantly these speakers are fun to listen to.” | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Product: | LS50 |
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| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | Japan Institute of Design Promotion | | Country: | Japan | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision – 5 star review | "KEF's quality still golden after 50 years" | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | European Loudspeaker of the Year Award | ‘…As promised, the LS50 delivers a remarkably big sound with vivid imaging and a tremendous bass weight that belies its compact dimensions. Shut your eyes and you’ll believe you are listening to a far bigger loudspeaker.’ | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | EISA | | Country: | European | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | DIAPASON D’OR Hi-Fi 2012 | “Real Formula 1 The KEF LS50 features all assets of high-end speakers” | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | DIAPASON | | Country: | France | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Innovation, High Quality and Design | | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | Plus X Award | | Country: | Germany | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Stereo Prestige & Image review | “as emblematic as the LS3/5a...no doubt that they are a matchless model for less than 1000€, as they appear to be a new standard of appreciation of a real stereo image.” | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | Stereo Prestige & Image | | Country: | France | | Product: | LS50 |
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 | Hi-Fi News & Record Review ‘Outstanding Product’ | ‘… a cracking little speaker of which KEF’s design engineers must be most proud. Sweetly voiced yet highly revealing of source quality, it surprises and delights in equal measure. And boy does it sound big, defying its compact dimensions.’ | |
| Year: | 2012 | | Magazine / Issuing Body: | Hi-Fi News & Record Review | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Product: | LS50 |
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