Excellent hifi grade speakers. Versatile and have many solutions incorporated into them. They would be great for a desktop solution, but I bought them for my office TV/multimedia setup. I have HDMI to the TV, optical to my CD player, and run my phono preamp to the aux input. Yes, the aux input bypasses the internal dac, however the other inputs don’t have that option. That said, the internal dac and amplification (both speakers have their own isolated amplification and power cables) are fantastic.
Not to mention Spotify and Tidal Connect.
Changing inputs happens with the remote, I don’t mind using it and quickly panning left and right to select the input (LED indicators on the main speaker).
This to me, this product is a no brainer over a soundbar system, or a great 2ch/2.1 for a small room.
I fully intend on adding a KC62 to it in the future with their wireless subwoofer adapter. Love the KEF Products – lots of quality of life here.
I also purchased the matching stands for cable management, I included some phots.

Wow these are good for computer speakers! Everything you hear about how good KEF powered speakers is true. As I said I use them as computer speakers at my work desk. The connectivity of these what originally got my attention. It has about every plug and wireless connection available. I purchased these without seeing or hearing them knowing BB would take them back if I was not satisfied. They are good sized but put out FANTASTIC sound near field at mid to low volumes. At really high volumes these do run out of juice but that level is too high at a desk. I don’t know how to rate the value of these. These are expensive but the quality of sound is very close to speakers costing much more. I enjoy every minute listening to these. I bought a set of heavy duty tripods and mounted them 8″ high off of the desk. The stands allow me to get them closer to ear level and have a swivel mechanism to point them just right.
As a side note I would consider these and a subwoofer instead of a soundbar in my bedroom if these are in your budget.

These replaced an AV receiver and stereo speakers for TV duty in a medium-sized study. Along with a third-party sub, these easily fill the room. They sound great with movies and music connected to the TV’s optical connection using an Apple TV 4k as a source. They do not sound much different than the previous AVR/passive speaker combo except for movie dialogue, which I think is better with the LSXII’s. I would consider these too large for desktop speakers and too small for a large den or media room. Just right for a 250sqft room, though. I have not tried streaming from the KEF Connect app. AirPlay works fine. They wake on WiFi and you can set them to wake on a second source. An optical signal will not automatically switch the source. Other reviewers may be able to comment on source-switching with HDMI. Expensive, but I could not find any other set of active speakers with the connection options and good looks of the LSXII. They are not your typical sharp-cornered black boxes. Setup was easy and the app is great for integrating a sub with independent high and low-pass frequencies. They sound fine without the sub…plenty of bass for music though you may want more for movies. The stands are also expensive, but very sturdy with a threaded connection to the speakers. If you don’t mind the price, you will not be disappointed with these speakers in all but the largest spaces.

These get better over time. They need to break in. The app makes it easy to fine tune. Debating if I still need a sub or not.