Play anything. Hear everything.
LS60 Wireless delivers robust, high-quality streaming using any format you can imagine, thanks to the same class-leading W2 wireless platform KEF introduced on the award-winning LS50 Wireless II. No matter which music service, podcast, internet radio or wired source, LS60 Wireless delivers a peerless performance.
Stream anything
LS60 Wireless has you covered with out-of-the-box wireless compatibility with Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and Bluetooth. Using the KEF Connect app you can stream Amazon Music, Qobuz, and Deezer or tune in to internet radio and podcasts. You can use native apps to stream directly from Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and QPlay, and it is Roon Ready*. LS60 Wireless also supports the streaming of PCM files up to 24bit/384kHz, as well as DSD and MQA^ decoding, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of original master recording.
Connect anything
LS60 Wireless supports all your wired sources whether you love to listen to vinyl records on your turntable or want to get the best possible sound from your CD player and games console. There’s also an HDMI (eARC) connection for a high-quality link up with your TV, and a dedicated output on each of the two speakers for the addition of one or two KEF subwoofers.
Description:
Uni-Q driver 19mm HF vented aluminium dome; 10cm MF aluminium cone
Uni–core driver 5.25in
Frequency range 26Hz - 36kHz
Streaming AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast, Roon Ready, UPnP, Bluetooth 4.2
Streaming services Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, Qobuz, Deezer, QQ Music
Formats MQA, DSD, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, AAC, WMA, MP3, M4A, LPCM, Ogg Vorbis
Resolution support Up to 24-bit/384kHz
Inputs HDMI eARC, optical, coaxial, RCA, Ethernet
Subwoofer output x2
Dimensions (hwd) 109 x 21.2 x 39.4cm (with plinth)
Weight 62.4kg (total)
What HiFi review:
You’ve also got an array of digital audio inputs – HDMI eARC, optical and coaxial – plus a pair of analogue RCA inputs. KEF sees users not only feeding their speakers a diet of CD-quality and hi-res music streams but also as part of a modern, multi-functional AV system. During testing we connected an LG G2 OLED TV via HDMI and didn’t experience any latency problems, nor were there any issues with the robustness of the wireless connection between the two towers while they were handling the audio from the TV.
There’s an Ethernet port for connecting the speakers directly to your router or a switch and a second port which lets you run the supplied ethernet cable between both speakers. This allows you to up the native playback of the system to 24-bit/192kHz, though it’s worth remembering that the system is still capable of handling up to 24-bit/96-kHz natively through KEF’s own low-latency wireless connection (it will downsample anything above and up to 24-bit/384kHz).
There’s also support for DSD256 and MQA decoding which will come in handy for anyone who happens to have a suitable collection of music files or who tends to listen to a lot of Tidal Masters.
Should you want to connect an external subwoofer or two, each speaker sports a subwoofer output.
The LS60 Wireless is driven by the same W2 wireless platform that was introduced with the LS50 Wireless II. This means you’ve got access to a plethora of connectivity options including wi-fi, Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and Bluetooth. You’ve also got Amazon Music, Deezer, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal streaming services to choose from.
You get a small plastic remote control included in the box. It resembles something you’d get with a streaming stick and offers basic controls for playing, pausing, skipping tracks, switching inputs and altering volume. But you’re only really going to save this for emergencies; your day-to-day interactions will likely come through the KEF Connect app, which places all the playback controls, streaming services and internet radio at your fingertips.
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It also gives owners the opportunity to set up the LS60 Wireless for their particular room layout. You can go into the app and choose to either configure a Normal or Expert EQ setting. The former offers basic adjustments that take into account factors such as the speakers’ distance from your wall, the size of your room and how well damped it is. The latter offers more extensive tweaking including treble trim, phase correction, and the ability to alter the amount of bass extension.
By default, the LS60 Wireless is set up for positioning in free space with bass extension set at medium, but the chances are this won’t suit everyone, so we’d make a beeline straight for those EQ settings mentioned above. KEF’s tried to make the whole process as simple or as involved as you want, and we feel it’s got the balance just right.
Besides all the streaming functionality, drive units and DSP, the LS60 Wireless also packs in all the amplification. Each speaker uses three separate amplifiers to drive low (LF), mid (MF) and high frequency (HF) sections independently. The LF section is powered by a 500W Class D amp, while the midrange uses a 100W amp of the same variety. The HF section, meanwhile, is driven by a 100W Class AB amp. They’re located in the lower section of the speaker which is sealed off from the top section to remove any potential interference with the drive units. The system is kept cool by the use of heat sinks and an opening between the base of the speaker and the plinth that allows air to travel up into the main electronics module and out of the speaker near a vent close to the back panel on each speaker.
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