Siblings in KEF's LS series, so they share a family sound. It comes down to size, output and price.
| Area | Better | Why |
|---|
| Bass | A | KEF LS60 Wireless digs deeper - 31Hz against 45Hz. |
| Built-in power | A | KEF LS60 Wireless has the bigger amplifier (1400W vs 380W RMS). |
| Connections | evenly matched | The same set of inputs and streaming options. |
| Size | depends | KEF LS50 Wireless II is easier to place; KEF LS60 Wireless is bigger, which usually goes with fuller bass. Your room decides. |
| Type | depends | A Powered Floor-standing against a Powered Bookshelf - a different job rather than a better one. |
| Expandability | depends | KEF LS60 Wireless: a sub output; KEF LS50 Wireless II: a sub output. |
| Price | B | KEF LS50 Wireless II is cheaper - $2,999 against $4,999, about 40% less; arguably a different class. |
A KEF LS60 Wireless B KEF LS50 Wireless II
depends neither is better in the abstract - it turns on your room, your system or how you will use them. Only specs published for both speakers are judged; anything missing on either side is left out rather than guessed.
Which should you choose?
The usual trade-off: KEF LS60 Wireless measures better, KEF LS50 Wireless II costs about about 67% more% less. Whether that gap is worth the money is the call only you can make - and in a normal room it is often smaller than the numbers suggest. If a subwoofer is in your plans, the bass gap largely stops mattering - you would be crossing over above 45Hz anyway, which makes the cheaper KEF LS50 Wireless II much easier to justify. In a large or open-plan room, KEF LS60 Wireless has the cabinet volume to fill it more easily; in a small room, near a wall or at desk distance, KEF LS50 Wireless II is the easier speaker to get right.
And remember what a spec sheet cannot show: how each looks in your room and whether the finish suits it, what dealer support and warranty are like where you live, and how they actually sound to you. If you can hear them first - ideally with your own music - that will tell you more than any number above.