Soundstage height

These speakers can project a surprisingly tall soundstage, making large orchestral and choral recordings feel expansive in height as well as width and depth, so that the presentation often seems to extend well beyond the compact enclosures.

Upfiring height channels add lift to the soundstage, and in suitably shaped rooms can make effects like helicopters and rain seem to come from above, though overhead cues still stop short of the most dramatic height effects found on higher end systems.

Reviewers note that while the LS50 Meta images precisely and can disappear in the room, its portrayal of soundstage height is less convincing, with the vertical dimension feeling capped by a somewhat low ceiling compared with its otherwise excellent width and depth.