KW1 Wireless Subwoofer Adapter Kit

I write reviews on items really really awesome or really really NOT awesome. This one from KEF (like the new small kef sub in the pic) is really really awesome. I have the transmitter connected to my sonos amp in a cabinet which is in a closet in a different part of the house. The receiver perfectly connects to kef amp into a special input and can be screwed in so it is secure. The signal is strong and it works flawlessly. Awesome way to go wireless.

If you’re like me, you have members of your family that hate wires. This solution was simple and easy to use and there is NO significant difference in sound quality. It’s great to be able to move the sub around the room to find its best location. It’s a win-win for my house. I keep the sub and the spouse loses the wires.

This thing is cheap and low quality, and comes with extremely low end cables. It does not even include a power adapter. The instructions are difficult to understand and setting it up is not intuitive at all. Worst of all, it includes the WRONG CABLE to connect to KEF products (the RCA Y adaptor has a female connection point). It feels like a $30 product. KEF, this is truly unacceptable.

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I paired my KW1 from Amazon with a KEF KC62. PROS: makes room placement easier and eliminates unsightly cabling. CONS: Pricey $$$. Why isn't the receiver built into the KC62?... attachment seems tenuous, even with two mounting screws. Be careful of where you purchase it from... a KW1 open box unit from another marketplace was defective (intermittent signal causing subwoofer to "thump").

Product works fine, does what it is supposed to.That said, I find it very odd that KEF ships a female/two male RCA cable with the product, clearly showing that plugging into their LSX speakers (same as I have). This is not compatible with the LSX speaker, which has a female input labeled "subwoofer", requiring a male/two male RCA splitter. Perhaps someone at KEF should look into that.On that subject - a question - is a splitter really required? I used a single RCA plugged into the red terminal on the transmitter and from there into the subwoofer in on the LSX, and it seems to work fine. KEF, can you respond? I can't see any other way to ask a question.

KEF doesn't think you need a DC power adapter or an LFE male splitter to make this work. Even though all US receivers and preamps have female LFE outputs.So you get to buy extra cables, and KEF gets to make an extra $1.00 for your inconvenience. Unless you return yours, and then KEF gets to waste money on processing an RMA. Idiotic.

Wanted to go wireless between lsx2 speaker and k62 subwoofer. Cables supplied for kw1 won’t work. Wrong usb connector to lsx2 and female to female connector