My samples of the LS50 Meta had serial numbers LS50201763M29N1G and '1765M29N1G. "Designed and Engineered in the UK, Made in China" was written on the serial number panels on the speakers' bases. Although KEF sells matching S2 stands, I set up the LS50 Metas on my usual 24" Celestio...
The stands were equipped with spikes to make them more stable, and driven with one of the 2x150W amps from @Erica.C They sound considerably better here than in the house by the TV. If they sounded like this in the house, I would have accepted them and moved the Linkwitz Orions on ...
“the LS50 Meta can hold its own against stand-mounted speakers of any price. That’s what made the original model such a hit from the moment of its release, and it will probably guarantee this latest version similar