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Please be aware that i havent been able to contact the holders of the original. The first production crossover was ls35a, fl623 from 1974 using the b110 sp1003 and t27 sp1032. Also look at bowere and wilkins dm 1, these sound even better. Record postage is available if neeed, postage is double. Recent experiences with kef ls50s and the q acoustics concept 20 has demonstrated how far brit. In fact, if you have a question about the ls35a, id strongly recommend that you looked at both those resources before emailing me. Make offer 4pc vtg book lot buckskin bullet son of mystery roy rogers robbers roost c wm. October 2007 gini systems ls35a speaker kit the rewards of diy. The ls3 5a was designed for outside broadcast use in vans etc.

Get the best deals on ls3 5a in vintage speakers when you shop the largest online selection at. There are few hifi designs more iconic than the bbc ls35a. Originally founded in the 1960s by spencer and dorothy hughes, spendor grew out of the expertise gained in the bbcs sound engineering department. When rogers, manufacturing under my direction, put the ls35a into. The ls35a has always been an exceptionally ampfriendly speaker, not because it makes mediocre amps sound good, but for quite the opposite reason. Ls35 25 watts 50 watts ls59 50 watts 150 watts ls58 50 watts 250 watts the lower figures might be suitable for domestic use in a small room, but in larger areas or for professional use more powerful amplifiers will be required. If you are the owner of the original, please contact me, and if necessary, ill remove it from this site.

To put it into context my normal speakers are stacked esl 57s, so i was fairly sceptical of speakers about 97% smaller, but they undoubtedly have something magical about them that makes listening effortless and addictive. Unlike other manufacturers who use oem offtheshelf drive units or compromise b110style units, malcolm simply consulted the original. Like all previous ls35as, the falcons sang their best with lowerpowered classa or classab amps. Surprisingly, spendors classic s35 loudspeaker has been around for more than a decade, quietly filling the gap made when the evergreen bbcdesigned ls35a speaker became hard to pin down. We spend countless hours researching various file formats and software that can open, convert, create or otherwise work with those files. I just bought a pair of harbeth ls35as, built quite late, mid 1990s, with a very light history of use. My little rogers ls35a bbc monitors surprised me again. Ar introduced the sealed acoustic suspension bassalignment system to the highfidelity world, making possible deep, clean, distortionfree bass an order of magnitude better than anything else that existed at the time, in an enclosure 18 the size or smaller of the thenbest klipschs and bozaks of that era. My late uncle had a pair of the original 15ohm speakers with their maida vale studio tags still on them bought from a bbc equipment sale in the early 80s. I think thay have a sort of bump in the lf which sauces up vocals rather appealingly.

The cult surrounding the ls35athe little legend, as its sometimes calledis among the longest lived components in all audio and in many respects one of the strangest. These are exercise books often written up on his kitchen table, full of. Save spendor ls3 5a to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The original bc1 design became the studio monitor of choice and soon this and other designs were to be developed for. Pair diy kit pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a bbc spec. But speaking of classic british loudspeakers, stereophile has the chance to test 3 examples of another great bbc design, the ls36. Pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a, rogers ls 3 5a walnut bbc spec. So for example, if youre looking for the rogers ls35a on this list, save yourself some. There are few hifi designs more iconic than the bbc ls35a loudspeaker. Here is the product description from the companys website. My gf bought a pair of new spendor s35se after auditioning some old rogers ls3 5a. Stirling ls35a v2 le speakers bbc licensed like rogers, spendor, harbeth, etc for sale. For a speaker that size ls3 5a sized, i ended up getting a pair of wharfedale denton reissues, which were selling at about 14 of the graham audio model wharfedale actually made speakers for the bbc for years, but this was something that started decades before the original ls3 5a monitor was designed, but as far as the bbcstyle designs go. Stereophiles list of best top 25 speakers of past 40 years.

The ls35 is therefore something of a rarity, an urls35a known only to a few, until now. The ls3 5a each element pronounced separately, without the stroke is a small studio monitor loudspeaker originated by the bbc for use by outside broadcast vans to ensure quality of their broadcasts. Their site is currently being redesigned so it may. They do not sound much like the ls58 which was their contemporary counterpart for studio use. Ken tells me that his new book on the history of kef includes previously unseen material and photographs about the ls35a. The ls35a design is from an era when a neutral frequency response was the most important consideration for making production judgements about sound. The bbc granted licences to a small number of british firms. Heard a pair of the stirling models recently and they still have that midrange magic.

Harbeth p3esr vs spendor s35r2 steve hoffman music forums. For almost half a century, the name rogers has been synonymous with excellence in the manufacture of highend audio equipment. Having had or heard some very good mini monitors including the proac 1sc. The top ten most influential speakers of the last 50 years. These were caused by various things including the variation in bextrene. Almost nos stirling ls35a v2 le speakers these are pretty much closetobrandnew stirling ls35a v2 speakers. The bbc ls35a revisiting a classic martin colloms looks at the background to the bbc ls35a, reassesses its relevance to todays hifi scene, and also checks out its stirling broadcast v2 successor martin colloms the test panel for the unsighted live versus recorded test for the ls35a.

The bbcs legendary ls35a is arguably the godfather of nearfield monitors and. To which we must reply, this may be arguable in their defence, but the handsdown bestever ls35a is the 15 ohm bbc model we used. When the ls3 5a s time on earth was over footnote 1, spendor got to work on an inhouse design for its replacement. Falcon acoustics bbc ls35a is built to the demanding bbc specification and with full bbc license. Fundamentally, an s35 was an ls3 5a cabinet turned 90 degrees, with the drivers mounted to the narrow wall instead of the wide one. However, the bc30 is not an ls35a, nor does it pretend to be an ls35a. The harbeth web site normally contains some fascinating articles about the ls35a. Yet i have also heard that the speakers have been improved somewhat over time, so my curiosity got the best of me and i purchased a 3 year old pair of the rogers. The speaker concept set out transparent and natural sound as the goal, and the achievement of the end result is widely acknowledged.

Please note that these numbers can only be an approximate guide. Three manufacturers are currently licensed by the bbc to produce ls3. If you have additional information about the ls3 file format or software that uses files with the ls3 suffix, please do get in touch we would love hearing from you. Well let me tell you the ls3 5a is more legend than myth, it sounds wonderful. In fact, i would characterise the kralk audio bc30 as an un35a, since the bc30s design goals are very different to the ls35a, and alan clark quite deliberately avoids the complex network and considerable equalisation used in that veteran bbc design. Jerry had only just taken over from malcolm jones when he retired and spent a great. The british broadcasting corporation designed the speaker in the midseventies to answer a need for a diminutive monitor for vans. Stirling ls35a v2 le speakers bbc licensed like rogers. Pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a, rogers ls 3 5a maple bbc. Bbc designed ls35a made by rogers, spendor and goodmans. As well as the messages, youll find pictures, documents and databases. The falcon bbc ls35a is the classic 15ohm version, featuring the britishmade falcon b110 and the falcon t27 drive units. I first built a pair of the acoustic suspension design rogers ls35as using kef t27 and kef b110 drivers back in 1978, which is 37 years ago as i write this. The ls35a excels at letting you hear exactly what your amp really sounds like.

Save spendor ls35a to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. With a wide range of companies making the ls35a, myths soon began to circulate about one brand being better built andor sounding superior to another. The drummer was barry fox, the panel was from left to. The first ls35a bore the rogers brand and was released in 1975, needless to say its now a collectors item. Falcon loudspeakers ls35a are the are the only licensed manufacturer building an ls35a with genuine b110 and t27 drive units designed by the original designer, malcolm jones, using original source material and data. Michael obrien had wanted to save the company, but had been thwarted by the. Join our exclusive audioholics ebook membership program. Graham audio however, has recreated the ls35, sourcing a new, 110mm bextreneconed, main driver made by volt to grahams specification and designed to be as close as possible to the original spec of the initial kef driver. Stirling broadcast sell spares, repair the ls35a have a bbc licence to manufacture the ls35a. The immortal legend ls3 5a book for rogers ls 3 5a kef spendor. The best ls3 5a cabinet plans free download pdf and video. Is ls35a 15 ohms speaker better than the 11 ohms ls35a. There is a reason the ls3 5a has been in production over 40 years and its not small speakers have more distortion and less inner detail. Answer many dealer selling used bbc ls35a have written nonsensical claims about bbc ls35a to sell bbc ls35a to trusting hi fi enthusiasts.

See more ideas about loudspeaker, hifi audio and audiophile. A surprisingly wide price differential didnt help this state of affairs, either. Is ls35a 15 ohms speaker better than the 11 ohms ls35a speaker. We went very closed with a 15 mm birch plywood a slightly bigger room 6 lt. The specification was for a small monitor for use in outside broadcast. Additionally, you can find details of the yahoo ls35a mailing group, which is a very active source of information. Pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a, rogers ls 3 5a rosewood bbc spec.

Pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a, rogers ls 3 5a ebony bbc spec. Ls35a i have owned spendor ls3 5a s for 20 years, and always heard that all ls3 5a s sounded pretty much the same. I havent got time to write a book every evening, so i may be selective in how much i. The ls50 minimonitor loudspeaker is a reinterpretation of the research, design and engineering approach of the legendary ls35a monitors using kefs latest technologies. The ls35a each element pronounced separately, without the stroke is a small studio monitor loudspeaker originated by the bbc for use by outside broadcast vans to ensure quality of their broadcasts. Spendors philip swift told me recently that, nobody ever put so much effort. Details about pair diy kit pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a bbc spec. Clearly structured by three rules spend less than you earn. Ls35a i have owned spendor ls35as for 20 years, and always heard that all ls35as sounded pretty much the same. The speaker is too unfussy, too easy to match, too easy to site, too easy to to be an ls35a. Sorry for take this a little off channel, i have heard with first ear experience with 2 model of avg horn 18ohm omega series with airtight 211 and 300b before 8. Eventually sold them in favor of some used infinity servostatic 1s but given their size i should have hung on to the ls35as. Remarkably, theres no need for me to spend too many words going into the. Pair diy kit pair speaker box for rogers ls3 5a bbc spec ebay.

The immortal legend ls35a book for rogers ls 35a kef spendor. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. What is it about the rogers ls35a audiophile addicts. Holt indicates in stereophile that most of the cost lay inside the case, having been spent on a complex equaliser and phasecorrected crossover. New listing rogers studio 3 speakers audiophile quality made in uk ls3 5a size. View,000 woodworking plans here search for ls3 5a cabinet plans basically, anyone who is interested in building with wood can learn it successfully with the help of free woodworking plans which are found on the net. Describe information for best result, impdance, connecting up and phasing, placing, room acoustics, protection,etc. Well let me tell you the ls35a is more legend than myth, it sounds wonderful.

As a result of these two things, the crossover comprises a very large number of components to perform the necessary. Discussion in audio hardware started by murphythecat, apr 29, 2016. These are the limited edition, gold label version with superspec v2 crossover and re. Cicable manufacturers of new crossovers for the ls35a the site includes a lot of interesting ls35a information.