KEF LS50 Actives anyone?

[Frank Harvey]

What do they mean with the statement that the active LS50 contains a "streaming pre-amplifier"?

Is streaming functionality from a NAS (DLNA) available in the active LS50?

That hasn't been confirmed yet. I'm trying to get more detail in what they can do, or maybe do in the future.

 

[ErwinC]

What do they mean with the statement that the active LS50 contains a "streaming pre-amplifier"?

Is streaming functionality from a NAS (DLNA) available in the active LS50?

That hasn't been confirmed yet. I'm trying to get more detail in what they can do, or maybe do in the future.

Thanks David, that would be very interesting.

 

[daveh75]

Theres nothing to confirm. They will stream from network shares...

 

[ErwinC]

Theres nothing to confirm. They will stream from network shares...

Where did you find that info?

 

[lpv]

logic

 

[Frank Harvey]

It'll be in the app, but at this point we don't know too much about the app and what its capabilities are.

 

[ErwinC]

logic

Ok, that's clear *dash1*

 

[ErwinC]

It'll be in the app, but at this point we don't know too much about the app and what its capabilities are.

It's a pitty that there is no user manual for the app on the KEF website.

 

[Frank Harvey]

It'll be in the app, but at this point we don't know too much about the app and what its capabilities are.

It's a pitty that there is no user manual for the app on the KEF website.

I suppose it boils down to cost and licencing. Do you pay that, bump up an already not inconsiderable amount of money to add the feature in? Particularly when the majority of people are already using something of some description to stream already? You then have to continually spend money maintaining and improving the streaming aspect of the app, which could affect performance whenever Apple or Windows inflict a software update on the user.

 

[Frank Harvey]

I have been informed that they can stream music stored on your network.

 

[ErwinC]

I have been informed that they can stream music stored on your network.

That is fantastic news *clapping*

 

[SemiChronic]

Im so looking forward to the upcoming AVI vs KEF active knicker twisting and hair pulling.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Im so looking forward to the upcoming AVI vs KEF active knicker twisting and hair pulling.

You're presuming that there's enough hair to go round to be pulled...

 

[SemiChronic]

LMAO !

 

[daveh75]

Theres nothing to confirm. They will stream from network shares...

 

Where did you find that info?

What do you think streaming pre-amplifier means?

Have you actually looked at the product page, quick start guide etc etc. There are clues...

 

[daveh75]

I have been informed that they can stream music stored on your network.

That is fantastic news *clapping*

As I've stated several times now! FFS...

 

[Frank Harvey]

I want to know what options are in the "expert" section of the set up app...

 

[luckylion100]

I have been informed that they can stream music stored on your network.

That is fantastic news *clapping*

As I've stated several times now! FFS...

it would be a pointless product.

 

[luckylion100]

I want to know what options are in the "expert" section of the set up app...

Perhaps something similar to the like of these...

 

[steve_1979]

What do they mean with the statement that the active LS50 contains a "streaming pre-amplifier"?

My guess is that it has a volume control and can stream music.

 

[steve_1979]

Im so looking forward to the upcoming AVI vs KEF active knicker twisting and hair pulling.

Does the first rule of fight club apply here?

 

[drummerman]

Over at PFM, one member went to the 'Indulgence Show' where, amongst many others, Kef demonstrated the LS50A.

Not a brilliant first impression but it seems to go hand-in-hand with the usual active traits of control.

Head over to:

http://audiophilemusings.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[ID.]

Over at PFM, one member went to the 'Indulgence Show' where, amongst many others, Kef demonstrated the LS50A.

Not a brilliant first impression but it seems to go hand-in-hand with the usual active traits of control.

Head over to:

http://audiophilemusings.blogspot.co.uk/

not much one can take away from that short comment other than the fact that going active didn't miraculously change them into speaker he loved or that were that much more impressive (it sounds like he prefers them with other amplification).

 

[daveh75]

PFM are hardly their target audience...

 

[drummerman]

PFM are hardly their target audience...

I would have thought anyone with £2k to spend is their target.

I wouldn't read much into it either but he/they have actually heard them.

We haven't.

That's all.