Links to LS3/5A sites on the internet. If you manufacturer, sell or support the LS3/5A or know of other sites or published articles of interest please email me so I can include links here. Email the author

BBC Research Department Papers

• BBC Research Department Technical Report RD 1976/29 The design of the minature monitoring loudspeaker LS3/5a (pdf format)

History of the LS3/5A

• A Little Legend, The BBC LS3/5A.Trevor Butler. January 1989. HiFi News and Record Review. Link House. Article about the history of the LS3/5A. Available on-line but without pictures. Note that the reference to the magazine publication date in the on-line article is incorrect.
• Little Legend translated to Chinese.

  Reviews

• The LS3/5a Shootout by Ken Kessler from the June 2001 HiFi News. Also available in Chinese
• Stereophile LS3/5a reviews available on-line including the 1977 BBC version, 1984 Spendor, 1989 Rogers, 1993 Harbeth and more.
• Audio Shopper Review of the Rogers LS3/5A
• The Inner Ear Report Review of the LS3/5a and AB1
• Audio Review Consumer Review Site. See what others have said and add your own review of the LS3/5a
• LS3/5a Wannabees from June 2004 Hi Fi News. Not strictly a LS3/5a review but we are still doing OK in there!

    LS3/5A Manufacturers' and Retailers' Web Pages

Manufacturers of new crossovers for the LS3/5a the site includes a lot of interesting LS3/5a information

The Harbeth Web Site normally contains some fascinating articles about the LS3/5a. Their site is currently being re-designed so it may be a little while before the archive material is available again.

KEF HiFi

Rogers International, Wo Kee Hong Group

Richard Allan have a BBC licence to manufacture the LS3/5a

Stirling Broadcast have a BBC licence to manufacture the LS3/5a.

Spendor German LS3/5a site

If you sell or support the LS3/5A email me for inclusion of your link here. I will be pleased to include a graphical link of you email me your logo.

Miscellaneous LS3/5A and BBC Loudspeaker Related Sites

www.review33.com (Great pictures)

Pink Fish Media LS3/5a chat

The Taiwan LS3/5a Club

Mark Hennesy's site includes information and pictures of the LS3/5a, LS5/8 and LS5/9 BBC monitors

Graham Hartle's JR149 pages.

Roger Beckwith's fascinating site on BBC Radio technical history. Spot the LS3/5as!

BBC Research Dept. technical papers

John's System

Ki Chan's System

The Affordable Valve Company OK so not everybody likes the LS3/5a!

Speaker Refresh (in Japanese)

Stereophile interview with Robin Marshall of Audiomaster

Bibliography of LS3/5a Related Articles (not online)

• The Rogers Phenomenon. LS3/5a- The Audio peace Treaty Audio Update Nine. March 1978. Audio Dimensions Inc.

• The Beeb's Famous Boxes. Graham Whitehead and David Walker. November 1991. HiFi News and Record Review. Link House.
• Pot Pourii, BBC LS3/5A Update. Ken Kessler. March 1988. HiFi News and Record Review. Link House.
• Review of Harbeth LS3/5A. December 1993. Stereophile

  Other Articles of Interest

• The Monochord Sub Woofer. Richard Lord. January & February 1991. HiFi News and Record Review. Link House.
• Self Build Sub Woofer. Richard McDonald. May 1993. HiFi News and Record Review. Link House.

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