Bargains on ebay?

[Barry]

OOOOH! - They do look interesting.. Nice sensitivity and size too!

They look to be in excellent cosmetic condition - and hence very attractive.

But - I am however a little puzzed. There is a photograph of a crossover network and one set of spreaker terminals are fitted. The BBC LS5/8 was designed by the BBC without a crossover: it was intended to be used with a 'frequency splitting' Quad 405 amp, the AM8/16, and the two would have been connected via the (now unused) 3-pin XLR connector.

I suspect someone has obtained a pair of these speakers from the BBC sans the AM8/16 amps and have fitted a third-party crossover. No idea how this sounds or if the crossover has the same crossover frequency and slope as that of the AM8/16.

[Alex_UK]

Thanks for that info Barry - very useful.

[synsei]

dont you just hate that? I snapped up a pair of B+W speakers for £32 on ebay a few months ago and when I drove 40 miles to pick them up,they were DM14 and not DM 4 as advertised, she showed them to me in the hallway,so no listening...told me her husband had just died and was listing all the stuff he wanted to sell before he went...I took them anyway without listening as I hadnt the heart to tell her he made a mistake,and even if they didnt work,the cabinets were gorgeous...they did,and I love those speakers now....and on original wooden stands too,every now and then I remember that lady with a tear in her eye as I was loading them in the car,her final words were..."look after them" ...and I am doing just that

What a wonderful story and with fate showing its warm and fluffy side for once

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[Alex_UK]

Thought I might have a punt on this as it is local - not at that price though. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2609495585...ht_3653wt_1396

[Macca]

That's really cheap for a B790 they don't come up very often. I've nearly bought one a couple of times at more than twice that price. not that I have ever heard one you understand, they just look really cool

[BTH K10A]

They look to be in excellent cosmetic condition - and hence very attractive.

But - I am however a little puzzed. There is a photograph of a crossover network and one set of spreaker terminals are fitted. The BBC LS5/8 was designed by the BBC without a crossover: it was intended to be used with a 'frequency splitting' Quad 405 amp, the AM8/16, and the two would have been connected via the (now unused) 3-pin XLR connector.

I suspect someone has obtained a pair of these speakers from the BBC sans the AM8/16 amps and have fitted a third-party crossover. No idea how this sounds or if the crossover has the same crossover frequency and slope as that of the AM8/16.

I think the Rogers LS5/8 could be ordered with the PM510 passive crossover option. I once considered buying a pair that were supposedly ex ITN and they were passive and had only the pro connector.

[Barry]

I think the Rogers LS5/8 could be ordered with the PM510 passive crossover option. I once considered buying a pair that were supposedly ex ITN and they were passive and had only the pro connector.

Hi Andy,

I didn't know that the LS5/8 designs could be made available in a 'passive' option with the PM510 crossover. I should have read the eBay listing a little more carefully!

However to describe them as "BBC Studio Monitor Speakers", is a little disingenuous. The BBC never intended (as far as I know) the LS5/8 to be used without an active crossover, as the following explain (especially the second link):

http://www.mhennessy3.f9.co.uk/rogers/ls58.htm

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1979-22.pdf.


I have been after a pair of genuine LS5/8 (with a pair of AM8/16 amps) for a long time. Never seen a pair come up in good enough condition alas!

Regards

[Jonboy]

Ditton 66 time

[Jonboy]

bose speakers anyone, they look nice

[Reid Malenfant]

bose speakers anyone, they look nice

No mention of the equaliser that was needed to make them do 20Hz - 20KHz though