BBC LS 5/9 Large Bookshelf Monitor ( SoundArtist)
The SoundArtist LS 5/9 is one of the best medium size monitors in the BBC family with an 8 inch woofer .The speaker is a large bookshelf and sounds larger than life in a medium sized rooms.The 8 inch woofer puts out low frequency bass that would shame some floorstanders.
Known for its accurate and natural vocal presentations this is an alternative to the Harbeth Compact 7es-3 , the Harbeth 30 series and the Rogers LS5/9 both whome are popular as easy listening life like voicing with precise soundstage and a very natural musical tone.
If you are a Harbeth or BBC fan this speaker could be well up your alley
Another Advantage of the BBC design is these were intended to be monitors which were against the wall and hence these speakers do well against the wall and don’t really require space as many other bookshelf speakers
The SoundArtist LS5/9 is a two-way bass reflex speaker which was designed to reproduce sound at high levels to fulfil the complete range of music genres from classical to pop music. As the speaker was originally designed for recording studio applications, a low level of coloration was the goal to keep the music itself untouched.
The bass reflex principle allows the speaker to reach a higher sound pressure. The LS5/9 is truly honest and brings the music to you exactly like the mixing engineer wanted it to sound. The speaker also gives you the possibility to adjust the high-frequency level by resistor jumps to fit your listening preferences.
Built to suit every musical genre
The LS5/9 became an industry standard for music studios, because it was the go-to solution for every genre. That is also the reason it gained more and more popularity also in living rooms. It is able to deliver high sound pressure levels with low colouration and powerful bass. The music stays controlled all the time and the LS5/9 never seems to be over strained. Especially, the stereo center is well-defined and vocals stay natural. Also, the stereo information of instruments is clear, and the sound stage does not feel synthetic at any time.
The LS5/9 was produced by several speaker manufacturers over many decades already, and we are happy to include this special speaker in our Musical Fidelity range.
The SoundArtist LS5/9 was manufactured according to the BBC R&D design 2010/10.
The LS5/9 In Brief
- Two way, bass reflex type
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 89dB/W/M
- Manufactured according to the BBC R&D design 1983/10
- For mid/farfield listening distances
- Designed for low level of colouration that keeps the music untouched
- Bass reflex allows the speaker to reach higher sound pressure levels
- High sound pressure levels with low colouration and powerful bass
- Extremely controlled music reproduction, the LS5/9 never seems to be over strained
- Truly extraordinary sound stage and imaging with a well defined and articulate center image
- Perfect combination with bigger Musical Fidelity amplifiers like the M5si, M6si, M6si500
- Astonishingly clear, detailed, honest and warm sound stage
Following is a link to a 6 moons review of the LS5/9 BBC Monitor design from another Manufacturer
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/audiospace/
The build ,design , dimensions and voicing of all BBC LS5/9 Speakers are highly similar to identical since all LS 5/9 s follow the licenced design from BBC. The SoundArtist LS5/9 is from the same HongKong Based company
LS5/9 – Technical Specifications
- Type: Two way, bass reflex type
- Frequency response: 50Hz-20KHz +/-4dB
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 89dB/W/M
- Woofer: 210mm Cone
- Tweeter: 34mm with phase correction
- Power handling: 100 Watts unclipped
- Cabinet: 9mm birch plywood
- Finish: Cherry veneer
- Dimensions: 460 x 275 x 285mm (HxWxD)
- Weight: 12Kg (each speaker)
