After decades at the forefront of the speaker game, KEF has just launched its first soundbar, called XIO. The British brand says it is the “KEF signature hi-fi system in a soundbar, delivering a ...

I spent a considerable amount of time listening to KEF’s first-ever soundbar, the XIO, this past month.

The KEF XIO packs a 5.1.2 punch—five main channels, one subwoofer channel, and two overhead channels—all fired up by a dozen Class D amps crammed into a single sleek soundbar. It’s basically a home ...

Higher up the price ladder is the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max which was first released at £2199 / $2500 / AU$4000. Since ...

Featuring spatial audio and a plethora of customization options, the XIO Soundbar aims to bring cinema to life ...

The XIO’s ability to spread sound around the space feels incredibly natural, all while keeping each frequency clear and unmuddled. Take the opening scene of John Wick 2 on 4K Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos, ...

With KEF aiming for the XIO to deliver a best-of-both-worlds performance, you also get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth onboard, with ...

The biggest name in portable hi-fi players just teamed up with one of the most respected brands in in-ear monitors.

Astell&Kern and 64 Audio are finally dropping their first joint project: the XIO in-ear monitors. Teased back at High End Munich 2025, these beasts are set to hit authorized dealers worldwide in just ...

XIO has backed Lumenis, which makes laser-based clinical and surgical products, since 2014, when it took the business private for $510 million. In the years since, XIO ...

XIO Group, a global alternative investments firm headquartered in London, confirmed Sept. 7, 2016 that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of J.D. Power and Associates, the leading ...

Hong Kong’s XIO Group, which acquired the U.S. auto-rating firm in 2016, is now embroiled in a dispute about the source of XIO’s funding. The legal fight represents one downside of China’s ...