LS3/5A - Overview

"the MF clearly has the core LS3/5A genes and the immaculately rendered structure, timing, expansive soundstage and precise imaging are easily identified"

David Vivian - Hi-Fi Choice 11/2023

"The midrange is the star of the show here; voices, no matter what song or genre or recording, are delivered with a beautiful, natural quality.Voices have character and texture. Imaging is very good. I‘d even consider buying a pair for myself..."

Kashfia Kabir - WhatHiFi 03/2024

"The creamy colorful music reproduction is of outstanding quality, extremely delicate and fine, of rarely heard detail and expressiveness. The stage is very well illuminated and layered in depth."

Tom Frantzen - Stereo 09/2023

"Even in a medium-sized room, they sound very transparent, detailed and, above all, spacious."

Thomas Kirsche - Audio Test 01/2024

"These are speakers that play a wonderfully big sound. The speakers disappear from the room, and this is not a worn-out "cliché", but a fact."

WOJCIECH PACUŁA - High Fidelity.pl 07/2023

"There is something magical about it. What comes to the forefront is a huge emotional charge wrapped in a capsule woven with softer sounds."

Waldemar Nowak - InfoAudio.pl 11/2023

The LS3/5A was originally designed for listening places where space was limited, like mobile control rooms for television. The goal was a linear frequency response down to 100Hz with an excellent sound quality.

Due to the closed type cabinet, the LS3/5A convinces with its clear and fast playback. As the speaker was designed to be used for studio applications, the midrange is extremely detailed and realistic. The sound stage and imaging of vocals and instruments is truly extraordinary. The LS3/5A works best in a near/mid-field listening distance between two and four meters away from the listener.

Not only for professional use

Over the years, the LS3/5A became an industry standard for music studios, especially for classical recordings. It also quickly gained interest in the audiophile sector. Due to the small size, the LS3/5A is the perfect fit for small living rooms. Do not get fooled by the size: The speaker surprises with a lot of low end information. Due to the closed type design, the bass is quick and perfectly defined, compared to a bass reflex speaker.

The LS3/5A was produced by several speaker manufacturers over many decades already. The Musical Fidelity A1 was always the perfect partner with its Class A amplification. The result was an astonishing clear, detailed and warm sound stage.

The LS3/5A In Brief

• Two way, closed back type
• Nominal Impedance: 15 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 82.5dB/W/M
• Manufactured according to the BBC R&D design 1976/29
• For near/midfield listening distances
• Extreme accuracy in midrange frequencies
• Quick and perfectly defined bass due to closed back
• Linear frequency response down to 100Hz
• Truly extraordinary sound stage and imaging
• Perfect combination with Class A amplifiers like the Musical Fidelity A1
• Astonishingly clear, detailed and warm sound stage