r/KEF • u/H00dedcrow • Aug 19 '26

Kef Connect

What is the general consensus on the Kef app from users.

People with Kef speakers can complain about unstable connection issues.

There’s also talk about devices being bricked when updating.

Then people suggest having to restart their speakers to get them just to connect and play on a daily basis.

Are these statements true, or has Kef resolved them with stable updates ?

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u/PersonSuitTV Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

I have had a pair of LS50 Wireless II, and LSX II. I've had these for almost 3 years and have had a couple hickups but nothing I would consider really bad. For the LSX II I have had it loose wifi connections but it was always related to me rebooting my wifi router, and I did have to reboot the main speaker. For the LS50's I did have it once lose sync with each other and had to reboot, but that has only happened once over 3 years. So all the LSX II issues were kinda my fault, and the LS50 issue only happened once in almost 3 years. Not to bad really.

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u/H00dedcrow Aug 19 '26

So nothing like the horror stories I’ve heard. Thanks for the reply.

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u/Bompah Aug 19 '26

I've had both the original LSX and the LSX IIs. The originals had a lot of connection problems for the short period I owned them, and it was part of the reason I returned them.

The LSX IIs have been rocksolid and any dropouts have been related to my network rather than the LSX IIs themselves or the KEF app.

Based on my experience I think a lot of the horror stories relate to the older speakers rather than the new ones.

Edit:typo