Month: December 2022

System type: Two way infinite baffle
Frequency response: 80Hz-20KHz +/-3dB
Nominal Impedance: 15 Ohms
Bass/midrange: 110mm Bextrene cone
Tweeter: 19mm Mylar dome
Crossover frequency: 3KHz
Sensitivity: 82.5dB/W/M
Dimensions: 305 x 190 x 165mm (HxWxD)
Weight: 4.9Kgs
Recommended amplifier range 30-80 Watts

Rogers International UK Ltd are pleased to announce the release of the LS3/5a Classic 15 Ohm. Having previously manufactured over 50,000 pairs of LS3/5a’s Rogers are now once again manufacturing this landmark
speaker in the UK.

Manufactured in accordance with BBC specifications, Rogers have retraced the speaker’s origins back to the original BBC 15 Ohm design.

Listed as one of the 12 most significant speakers of all time ( the absolute sound September 18th 2010 ) states that the Rogers LS3/5a offers a “startling realistic vocal reproduction and a remarkably expansive and box-less sound picture”.

The LS 3/5a has stood the test of time as few other speakers have. Ultimately the Rogers LS3/5a has transcended it’s BBC monitor status to become an audiophile legend in its own right.

The Cabinet
• Critically damped 12mm Russian birch ply enclosure with hardwood beech fillets
• Balanced veneers
• 12mm birch ply baffle
• Tygan grille
• Finished in real wood veneers, Walnut, Rosewood. ( Special finishes to order )

Connections
• Single wire 4mm Multi- Contact sockets, silver plated.

Crossover
• Single layer one ounce copper track fiberglass PCB
• M6 laminated transformer cored crossover inductors
Rogers International UK Ltd Unit 2 Stroude Farm Virginia Water GU25 4BY United Kingdom
• M6 laminated transformer cored auto transformer for tweeter level matching
• High voltage Metalised capacitors
• All components hand soldered with silver solder

Drive units
• Tweeter Mylar dome tweeter with kraft nomex voice coil former. Hand finished and pair matched in UK
• Doped Bextrene cone bass unit hand finished and pair matched in UK

Rogers Speaker LS3/5A Classic (Rosewood)

Features
Rogers Speaker LS3/5A Classic (Rosewood)

LS 3/5A means loudspeaker ls3/5a model.

This small monitor speaker designed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and developed indicators, and manufactured by a number of British speaker manufacturers, has a sweet sound and good balance. It is unanimously recognized as the most successful and classic small bookshelf speaker in the world by authoritative audio critics. It has been well-known internationally for forty years and has been embraced by many around the world. There are many collectors who regard it as an antique treasure, and its value is also rising year by year.

It has been nearly 40 years since the production of LS3/5A began in 1974, and the production was changed and stopped several times in the middle. Now the price of second-hand goods on the market has reached more than 10,000 yuan or even 80,000 to 90,000 yuan a pair.

Although the LS3/5A is small in size, designers such as Harwood are well aware of the requirements of the BBC’s field broadcasting department, which is a monitor that can accurately reproduce human voices and is suitable for use at close range. Therefore, this speaker must not only have low distortion, but also the mid-range must be smooth and natural, and the connection between the tweeter and the woofer must be smooth, otherwise the mid-range will inevitably become a victim. “

LS3/5A’s legendary history and unparalleled mid-frequency texture make us intoxicated. As an immortal famous box, the sound of LS3/5A is a miracle in terms of technology. Its unique high-Q low-frequency design, sweet The intermediate frequency is a bright spot, and LS3/5A will always occupy a place in the history of world audio. The LS3/5A speaker represents the legend of the small monitor box with its incomparably moving mid-frequency, representing the neutrality and gentleness of the British sound. There used to be a saying: If you haven’t heard the performance of LS3/5A, don’t mention the word “fever”.