sktn77a
pfm Member
With all the "officially licensed" LS3/5As floating around, I felt compelled to post this challenge on the LS3/5A Fanboy (sorry, Facebook) page:
"I'm not aware that the BBC has used LS3/5a class 2 monitors for many years, or has issued licenses/certificates to anyone in the current millenium. Who at the BBC issues these "licenses" in the 21st century? Can we see evidence (ie post a copy) that such "licenses" even exist???"
Can anybody outline the process by which a manufacturer acquires a BBC license to manufacture its LS3/5A loudspeaker (which department handles them, what the requirements are, who at the BBC handles these requests, an image of a legally obtained "license", etc, etc)? Most of the currently available versions don't use the "approved" Kef-manufactured and spec'd B110 woofer (SP1003, SP1228), Kef T27 tweeter, or original spec 15/11 ohm crossover. Is a frequency response (Bruel & Kjaer tracing) submitted along with the requisite testing criteria in order to get approval?
Or is this whole "BBC Licenced" thing a giant con?
"I'm not aware that the BBC has used LS3/5a class 2 monitors for many years, or has issued licenses/certificates to anyone in the current millenium. Who at the BBC issues these "licenses" in the 21st century? Can we see evidence (ie post a copy) that such "licenses" even exist???"
Can anybody outline the process by which a manufacturer acquires a BBC license to manufacture its LS3/5A loudspeaker (which department handles them, what the requirements are, who at the BBC handles these requests, an image of a legally obtained "license", etc, etc)? Most of the currently available versions don't use the "approved" Kef-manufactured and spec'd B110 woofer (SP1003, SP1228), Kef T27 tweeter, or original spec 15/11 ohm crossover. Is a frequency response (Bruel & Kjaer tracing) submitted along with the requisite testing criteria in order to get approval?
Or is this whole "BBC Licenced" thing a giant con?