Kef LS50 Wireless 2 price increase!

[Deleted member 196306]

KEF LS50 Wireless II (Carbon Black)

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Anyone know why the price has increased on these speakers? Thanks.

 

[jjbomber]

KEF LS50 Wireless II (Carbon Black)

Shop for KEF LS50 Wireless II (Carbon Black) Wireless System Speakers with Richer Sounds for expert advice and lowest prices guaranteed

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Anyone know why the price has increased on these speakers? Thanks.

Supply and demand. Everything is in short supply at the moment.

 

[davidf]

Everything is going up at the moment - shortage of materials, increasing material costs and shipping.

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Where you been for the last eighteen months 😁

 

[Deleted member 196306]

Supply and demand. Everything is in short supply at the moment.

Who’s going to pay £2500 for these speakers though?

 

[Al ears]

Who’s going to pay £2500 for these speakers though?

Somebody must be or the price increase was a pointless exercise....

 

[Deleted member 196306]

Somebody must be or the price increase was a pointless exercise....

I think it will be a pointless exercise and will soon go down in price again. I guess we will see...

 

[Gray]

Shortages and price rises all over the place.
Besides, as we've said before, if you can get away with charging more, then why wouldn't you?

The idiots that don't think anything is worth owning unless it's expensive, must be happy.

 

[jjbomber]

The idiots that don't think anything is worth owning unless it's expensive, must be happy.

Exactly, and they can stream straight from their Cr-Apple products!

 

[Tinman1952]

The idiots that don't think anything is worth owning unless it's expensive, must be happy.

Yes. I remember a long time ago…studying economics at school and there are ‘Giffen goods’ where demand actually goes up when the price increases….and vice versa. The example quoted was expensive perfume and high end fashion. Perhaps KEF are hoping this will apply to them. People’s perception of ‘value’ can be a mystery sometimes……

 

[davidf]

Even when the old ones were £2k, it was a better sounding option than a separates system of the same price - at £500 more, it’s still the case. Even a pair of LS50 Metas and a Cyrus Cast will cost you the same (at rrp).

 

[Gray]

People’s perception of ‘value’ can be a mystery sometimes……

Indeed, one of those people was a contributor to this forum (he's not currently posting).
His perception of value was at odds with that of most others.
(It's just a shame that those that don't need to bother about prices - keep them higher for those that do).

 

[Al ears]

Indeed, one of those people was a contributor to this forum (he's not currently posting).
His perception of value was at odds with that of most others.
(It's just a shame that those that don't need to bother about prices - keep them higher for those that do).

perhaps perceived value is everything and it's what manufacturers rely on. They can increase prices to that new perceived value and most will not blink an eyelid. Take the Linn Sondek turntable for example. Most thought it brilliant and we'll worth the money. Then came the hordes of upgrades, many of which were essential in my opinion, to bring it online with other turntables available at the time. There are those with money that will buy purely on the hype surrounding an item at the time, and many did only to find out it wasn't all that great in the first instance.
If these speakers work well in your current environment then perhaps a £500 price increase is irrelevant as separate items have also increased in price for the same reasons that @davidf states.

 

[Deleted member 196306]

2 against 1 = £1200 price difference now:

KEF LS50 Wireless Studio Bookshelf Speakers - Gloss Black / Blue

LS50 Wireless delivers a clear, accurate and transparent sound that creates an intense, rich, and multi-dimensional soundstage experience. Made possible from its small enclosures through expert acoustic design and state-of-the-art technologies.

homeavdirect.co.uk

 

[Al ears]

2 against 1 = £1200 price difference now:

KEF LS50 Wireless Studio Bookshelf Speakers - Gloss Black / Blue

LS50 Wireless delivers a clear, accurate and transparent sound that creates an intense, rich, and multi-dimensional soundstage experience. Made possible from its small enclosures through expert acoustic design and state-of-the-art technologies.

homeavdirect.co.uk

And?

 

[Deleted member 196306]

And?

Who will pay £2500 now? And given the fact the Wireless 1 wouldn’t worth £1200 let alone even more by a lot of people.

 

[Al ears]

Who will pay £2500 now? And given the fact the Wireless 1 wouldn’t worth £1200 let alone even more by a lot of people.

you just wait and see....
FWIW they sold a lot of Wireless 1's

 

[Deleted member 196306]

New review:

KEF LS50 Wireless II Speakers Review

At the top of KEF's LS50 collection, you'll find its 'meta-material' Wireless II active system. Ed Selley gives his soundbar a night off and enjoys some premium stereo KEF's LS50 Wireless II is, as you'd probably guessed, an updated version of its original 2016-era LS50 Wireless. A...

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[RoA]

I recently sold my pair. Very good, just fancied using passive, non-Class D set ups again.

 

[Deleted member 116933]

You could say something about house prices, 10 years ago my was sold new for 174,000 now it's 345,000 according to Zoopla

 

[Al ears]

You could say something about house prices, 10 years ago my was sold new for 174,000 now it's 345,000 according to Zoopla

I am not too sure what this has to do with an increase in the price of speakers....we are talking about a recent price hike and not assumed value over a ten year period.

 

[Tinman1952]

I am not too sure what this has to do with an increase in the price of speakers....

Definitely off topic! 😂

 

[Al ears]

Definitely off topic! 😂

precisely, quite a few decent threads are going the same way. If it continues I am sure they will be locked.

 

[Deleted member 116933]

precisely, quite a few decent threads are going the same way. If it continues I am sure they will be locked.

Do me a favour delete the account please I've asked serval times. If its easier to ban the account please do so.

 

[Al ears]

If that is indeed what you want I can advise Admin