Dynaudio Xeo 20 vs KEF LS50 Wireless


Dear masters,

Did anyone ever compare these 2 active speakers? Which has the better sound quality? Thanks.
nibongese

Showing 2 responses by julie_priest

Xeo 20 sound is decent, but two caveats.

1. The top end is way too muffled. Positive reviewers will call this "soft" or "warm", etc. No, it’s not that. it’s just missing. For people accustomed to better speakers or better headphones, one has to truly crank up to hear the little details.

2. Secondly, the HUGE drawback: every time a digitally connected Xeo (e.g., via Mac Mini) is switched on, it starts with a VERY low volume and you need the remote to bring it back to the volume of the last time you were playing this at. This is apparently a "feature". Colossally stupid and no firmware yet fixes it.

LS50W2 is a decent choice. Dynaudio needs to get Xeo 20 right.

Just to update my message for anyone interested. 

Having extensively used LS50, and Xeo 20, and Focus 10 (latest Dynaudio wireless speaker), I'd say with the MCRU Linear Power Supply the Focus 10 is in a whole different league.