AirPlay 2 update brings multi-room streaming to KEF LSX speakers

AirPlay 2 update arrives for KEF LSX speakers

If you own a pair of KEF LSX speakers, or were thinking of taking the plunge, then this latest update could twist your arm. The Award-winning all-in-one music system is now compatible with Apple AirPlay 2, thanks to a software update made available today.

AirPlay 2 makes all forms of Apple streaming that little bit simpler, whether that's playing music from an iPhone or iPad or sending the sound from an Apple TV to a pair of KEF LSX speakers. 

The update, which is accessible over wi-fi via the KEF Control app, also adds multi-room music playback to the LSX's list of features, allowing you to stream Apple Music around your home across multiple systems.

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We were already big fans of the KEF LSX, which saw KEF shrink its multi-Award-winning LS50 Wireless streaming system to make a miniature, half-price version. The LSX shares its successful sibling’s blueprint as an all-in-one hi-fi system: a network streamer, Bluetooth receiver and amplification within a pair of compact stereo speakers. 

Crucially, performance remains every bit as impressive - and now the LSX has an extra feather in its bow.

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Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).