Solid and unfussy about placement, the Debut B5.2s have the dynamic expression, detail and tonal sophistication to handle anything you throw at them – not to mention enough stretch in their abilities to improve even further when hooked up to a high-end system. Read the full review: Wharfedale Diamond 12.3Įlac's affordable standmounters are brilliant performers for the money. If you're looking for reasonably-priced hi-fi speakers, the talented Wharfdale 12.3 are a superb buy.

The 12.3 are available in four finishes – black, walnut, white and a classy light oak – all of which belie their relatively modest price tag. Feed them a poor signal and they’ll round off rough edges and downplay unwanted aggression without sounding like they’re smothering the life out of the music.Īs for build quality, the cabinets are carefully crafted with a traditional straight-edge design and a tidy feet arrangement. Sonically, they're smooth, even-handed and wonderfully refined for the money. Indeed, we were so impressed by the Wharfedale Diamond 12.3's musical performance we deemed it a What Hi-Fi Awards 2021 winner.Īt 98cm tall, the Diamond 12.3 aren't a particularly imposing pair of floorstanders, so they'll fit into most spaces. Wharfedale's Diamond range now features a truly outstanding (and affordable) floorstander.

We’ve loved the originals and the LS50 Meta takes the performance to a notably higher level. While the basic sonic character is instantly familiar, the Meta speakers have gained a level of clarity and finesse the originals only hinted at, sounding clean while still offering muscle and dynamics. MAT is KEF’s way of coping with the sound that comes off the back of the tweeter dome a plastic circular maze of tubes on the back promising greater absorption for cleaner, less distorted highs. The LS50’s Uni-Q driver array, where the tweeter sits in the throat of the mid/bass unit, has been thoroughly reworked, taking in all the refinements that KEF has developed over the past eight years and adding something new in the form of Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT). And with the LS50 Meta they have delivered a worthy upgrade. The original LS50 speakers had little wrong with them but after eight years, KEF figured they deserved a fresh look.

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