When will KEF LS50 Wireless II be Roon Ready? [They are now!]

[RBM (René)]

Now the waiting time is over and the LS50WII are officially Roon Ready certified with the April 27th 1.7 firmware release, let’s close this one.

I’d like to thank @Ben_Hagens for his contributions to this forum (hope they will continue!), answering questions and managing expectations. His professional attitude helped me sway to the LS50WII when I ‘needed’ new speakers last month.

There’s a new thread for questions and discussion about their newfound RoonReadiness:

KEF LS50 Wireless II's ARE Roon Ready

Hello roon community and KEF LS50 Wireless II owners! I thought it might be helpful to have a separate Roon Ready thread now that our speakers are finally up and running with Roon. I have been streaming since this morning and they sound amazing. I am so glad that the speakers have been finally roon certified. Here are some FAQ from earlier: If your speakers have updated to version 1.7 but are still showing as not yet roon certified, then restart your roon server. Don’t forget to enable roon a…

I have split out a discussion about the use of subwoofers with the LS50WII to a thread of its own:

Using KEF LS50 Wireless II with a Subwoofer

There’s been a bit of discussion about using the LS50WII with a subwoofer – I’ll consolidate as much as I can in this thread. The question that kicked things off:

Let me know if there are other posts that should be split off as well.

Thanks all!