Recommendations for good WiFi speakers

KEF LS50 Wireless II (Carbon Black) Powered stereo speakers with Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and Apple AirPlay® 2 at Crutchfield

@ellajeanelle 

I didn’t watch the video, but don’t the KEFs have be plugged into an outlet?

mahler123

I guess I missed the part about you wanting rechargeable also.  Tall order!  Good luck.

Budget?

sonos and marshall do what you seek

Budget? It depends what’s out there. It’s the secondary set, kinda, so I don’t want to spend too much. 

WiFi probably limits the choices. 

The LS50 and LSX certainly peeked my interest. My experiences with KEF are mixed. Happy with the Q500s but had an older KEF sub for a while - too many issues, even after replacing a capacitor, and rather boomy. Maybe I’d consider the LS if I came across a used pair in good shape. 
 

Sonos, what I’ve listen to so far was too boomy for my ears, but maybe a matter of setup. 

I come across very mixed reviews for the KEF LSX and LS50: complaints about tears, dings and dents to the outer membrane; nearfield but not suited for large spaces; no controls on the actual speakers; but also: incredible clear and detailed sound; suitable even for larger spaces; best small size speakers out there; and so fort.

Does anyone have experiences with them? Can you share? Do they offer room/latency adjustments?

Are they capable of WiFi and Bluetooth? Do they require proprietary gear to drive them? Does anyone have experience with the flat, on-wall and T series KEFs (or other on-walls ((not in-walls))?

Anyone have experience with WiFi Klipsch, Audioengine, Tannoy, SVS, M-Audio, Edifier, Cambridge, B&W, Q Acoustics, Focal, Boston, PreSonus….?
 

If you are willing to plug in each speaker into wall power you should audition the Rialto by Cabasse.  A simple pair only plugged into the wall for power, sound amazing and can fill a space larger than I imagined with excellent sound reproduction..  WiFi, Blue Tooth, Roon, Automatic Room adjustment with manual tweaking included.  Control from a speaker (tastefully discrete)  or from a cell phone.  

Yep. Rialto by Cabasse. Great suggestion. Thank you. 

But with the 4 grand price tag, that will have to wait until I hit the jackpot. 

Meanwhile, something more affordable will have to do for the second set of speakers. 

Soundcore Motion X600. Heard these while dining in a restaurant in Portugal. I was quite impressed by the sound quality. Great for a background music sound system.

…either battery-powered or can be pre-charged

I doubt you’ll find any that carries a self contained battery.  Most would be required to be plugged into an outlet such as the KEF LS50. I heard the Cabasse Rialto at audio shows twice and many commented they’re underpriced for the great clear and surprisingly satisfying low end.

After hearing the Vanatoo Transparent One here at AXPONA, I was very surprised how great they sounded at such an inexpensive price- I purchased a pair.  

Budget? It depends what’s out there. It’s the secondary set, kinda, so I don’t want to spend too much. 

That’s not an answer.  I’m not wasting my time playing your guessing game.  Good luck.

No intentions to play guessing or waste anyone’s anything, soix.
Needed to get an idea what the range is, otherwise, well… I’m just guessing.
But fair enough - here it is: max $600/paiir.

Can we continue that conversation now that the budget of max $600/pair has been clarified? Any more recommendations for WiFi speakers?

In addition I’d like to hear from folks who had experiences with making powered speakers into WiFi speakers. Looks like that could be an option (as long as no soldering and such is required).

+1 Vanatoo

Has anyone experience with converting powered speakers to wireless?