After its passive debut, at the Munich High-End 2022, here is an opportunity to hear these gorgeous mid-century modern towers sing their woofers out at THE Show in Long Beach next weekend in the Boardroom on the third floor.
Building on the success of the LS5/5 stand-mount monitor, Derek Hughes is promising us 7dB more bass at 20Hz from the LS5/5f over the original LS5/5.
From past experience, while the floor-stander is only spec'd at delivering an additional 5Hz of bass extension within +/-2dB. In-room, it certainly sounds more like 10hz of additional bass extension. There is noticeably more bass than its stand-mount sibling, though still the maintaining the LS5/5's wonderful bass texture.
According to the BBC's research, the addition of the slots around the woofers, allowed the speakers to perform as a narrower source, creating a wider horizontal dispersion pattern and resultant sweet spot. Improved vertical dispersion also made the speakers easier to position in a room. The slots also make the speakers easier to position in a room. Because these speakers were originally designed for engineers to monitor the audio signal behind a long mixing console, the speakers have a broad sweet spot. Off-axis listening is perfectly coherent.
These remarkable speakers deliver Midrange Magic in spades, without sacrificing any resolution in the process.
The LS5/5 has been our favourite Graham Audio loudspeaker since its release three years ago. Blame the pandemic on our inability to showcase this widely over the past few years.
The LS5/5f is 16" taller than the regular LS5/5. It will be available in oak, cherry, rosewood, walnut, or ebony. Partial grills (covering the drivers) will be available in off-white, brown, or black. Fasteners can be requested in black, stainless steel, or gold plated.
We expect the retail price for oak or cherry at less than $25k.
Specification of Graham Audio LS5/5f speaker
System - 3-way reflex loading
Enclosure - Thin Wall Damped construction, floor standing
Recommended Amplifier power - 50 – 200watts unclipped program
Sensitivity - 88dB/2.83v/1m
Maximum Output - Over 104dB for a pair at 2m
Nominal Impedance - 8 ohms
Response - 35Hz-20kHz +/-2dB
Crossover point - 400Hz, 3.5kHz
Dimensions - 111 h x 36 w x 48cm d 43.7” x 14.9 x 18.9
Weight – 46Kgs / 101 lb.
Connectors - Gold plated terminals
Bass - Long Throw 300mm / 12”
Midrange - 200mm / 8”
HF - 25mm Soft Dome Tweeter / 1”
Building on the success of the LS5/5 stand-mount monitor, Derek Hughes is promising us 7dB more bass at 20Hz from the LS5/5f over the original LS5/5.
From past experience, while the floor-stander is only spec'd at delivering an additional 5Hz of bass extension within +/-2dB. In-room, it certainly sounds more like 10hz of additional bass extension. There is noticeably more bass than its stand-mount sibling, though still the maintaining the LS5/5's wonderful bass texture.
According to the BBC's research, the addition of the slots around the woofers, allowed the speakers to perform as a narrower source, creating a wider horizontal dispersion pattern and resultant sweet spot. Improved vertical dispersion also made the speakers easier to position in a room. The slots also make the speakers easier to position in a room. Because these speakers were originally designed for engineers to monitor the audio signal behind a long mixing console, the speakers have a broad sweet spot. Off-axis listening is perfectly coherent.
These remarkable speakers deliver Midrange Magic in spades, without sacrificing any resolution in the process.
The LS5/5 has been our favourite Graham Audio loudspeaker since its release three years ago. Blame the pandemic on our inability to showcase this widely over the past few years.
The LS5/5f is 16" taller than the regular LS5/5. It will be available in oak, cherry, rosewood, walnut, or ebony. Partial grills (covering the drivers) will be available in off-white, brown, or black. Fasteners can be requested in black, stainless steel, or gold plated.
We expect the retail price for oak or cherry at less than $25k.
Specification of Graham Audio LS5/5f speaker
System - 3-way reflex loading
Enclosure - Thin Wall Damped construction, floor standing
Recommended Amplifier power - 50 – 200watts unclipped program
Sensitivity - 88dB/2.83v/1m
Maximum Output - Over 104dB for a pair at 2m
Nominal Impedance - 8 ohms
Response - 35Hz-20kHz +/-2dB
Crossover point - 400Hz, 3.5kHz
Dimensions - 111 h x 36 w x 48cm d 43.7” x 14.9 x 18.9
Weight – 46Kgs / 101 lb.
Connectors - Gold plated terminals
Bass - Long Throw 300mm / 12”
Midrange - 200mm / 8”
HF - 25mm Soft Dome Tweeter / 1”
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