Et tu, Brute?
https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/ls3-5a
https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/ls3-5a
canonman
pfm Member
Is it April 1st?
Chris Marshall
pfm Member
I believe they are made by falcon, there was previously a limited edition version I think.
notevenclose
pfm Member
With an MF badge on it, this will presumably be the first version of the LS3/5a prone to over-heating and bursting into flames?
canonman
pfm Member
Parts from them or complete speakers?
daytona600
Registered User
Musical Fidelity also bringing back the A1 to match the LS3/5a
The LS3/5A was produced by several speaker manufacturers over many decades already. The Musical Fidelity A1 was always the perfect partner with its Class A amplification. The result was an astonishing clear, detailed and warm sound stage.
The LS3/5A was produced by several speaker manufacturers over many decades already. The Musical Fidelity A1 was always the perfect partner with its Class A amplification. The result was an astonishing clear, detailed and warm sound stage.
Chris Marshall
pfm Member
Doh! just realised that was musical fidelity, not mobile fidelity, please ignore my comment above! I have no idea who this is made by, sorry.
daytona600
Registered User
MF now owned by Pro-Ject , they have several large factories in Europe
DonMarks
pfm Member
Source for info? Makes sense with all this nostalgia reissues from all manufactureres. Currently using Croft integrated with my Falcon Q7s but would like to try class A at one point, and Sugden is a tad to expensive.
TonyScarlett
pfm Member
Seems like an unusual move by a brand with very little loudspeaker history & no history (to my knowledge) with LS3/5As.
Could it be a vanity project by Musical Fidelitys owners (see what I did there)? Easier sell with a historic British hifi brand name attached.
TS
Could it be a vanity project by Musical Fidelitys owners (see what I did there)? Easier sell with a historic British hifi brand name attached.
TS
notevenclose
pfm Member
Missed out an apostrophe?
daytona600
Registered User
the company claims that its version is "built on the original specifications" and "represents a revival of this classic and highly sought-after speaker system."
Musical Fidelity offer matching A1 class A amplifiers made in accordance with the specifications of the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC RD1976/29 - an impedance of 15 ohms and a sensitivity of 82.5 dB.
In Europe, Musical Fidelity's LS3/5a monitors cost €2,500.
Musical Fidelity offer matching A1 class A amplifiers made in accordance with the specifications of the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC RD1976/29 - an impedance of 15 ohms and a sensitivity of 82.5 dB.
In Europe, Musical Fidelity's LS3/5a monitors cost €2,500.
notevenclose
pfm Member
But that would be true, in theory at least, of every other LS3/5a. I've always understood it's a requisite of the licensing arrangement to build it and call it an LS3/5a. How many different licensed providers are there currently, half a dozen or so? Not exactly as if MF have discovered the long-lost secret recipe for building the things.
My original comment re this product was tongue in cheek, but the stuff you're quoting makes it sound as though the original author might benefit from a little more research. Or if you prefer, 'revival' my arse.
Rockmeister
pfm Member
well, it has a warm sound stage so that's new anyway.
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
Not even the B110s and T27s?
No, very definitely not even the Falcon B110 or the Falcon T27. We have a policy of not supplying OEM with Falcon drive units.
We've just been awarded the Stereophile Class A Award for the third year running for the Falcon Gold Badge LS3/5A, we don't wish to compromise that by having our drive units used by all and sundry. It’s a source of great satisfaction to the Falcon team that learn that all our hard work, attention to detail, and complete refusal to compromise production quality, or components, or workmanship is recognised by our peers with decades of experience of how audio components should and do actually sound.
We've just been awarded the Stereophile Class A Award for the third year running for the Falcon Gold Badge LS3/5A, we don't wish to compromise that by having our drive units used by all and sundry. It’s a source of great satisfaction to the Falcon team that learn that all our hard work, attention to detail, and complete refusal to compromise production quality, or components, or workmanship is recognised by our peers with decades of experience of how audio components should and do actually sound.