ROGERS LS3/5A speakers for sale on the BHF ebay site

Just for accuracy's state, it pre-dates the 5/8 by many years. About 15 or so. The '3' prefix donates a speaker where size is a consideration (generally outside broadcasts), and the 5 a full sized studio monitor. I've a feeling it also referred to where they were designed - research or designs department. Of course the same speakers were used for various applications too, other than their native ones.

At one time, the Japanese loved them. Pushing up prices.

I saw a pair of Quad electrostatics at a car boot sale over 30 years ago. Seller thought they were electric heaters of some sort.

Quite fancy a listen, but a bit rich for me right now. Might these (or similar) be in the ballpark:

Starting bid was £15 (cheeky). Now up to £725

My first big sale for another Charity Shop on eBay 15 years ago, was a kit based version of these speakers with no external labels . £900 and shipped to Hong Kong . Couldnt believe it I was expecting around £300 max. They werent as pretty as these ones either.

So why not use a flat panel of infinite size...?

Bill

I made a pair of speakers out of concrete pipes and I was featured on Radio 2 with them.

Bill

Any shape you want, someone makes it :-)

Paul

Suitable only for the Hilbert hotel though?

Tim

I have ceiling mount speakers in the bathroom. So effectively an infinite baffle. Bass end isn't resonant free, though.

Won at £775 proceeds to the BHF so it seems?...

Yes very much expect they will, good maker Wilmslow audio been around a long time made some LS58/A cabs for me a while ago:)...

In case anyone's looking for them in Wilmslow Cheshire they are in Broughton Astley just north of Lutterworth !...

Thanks, yes, they seem to know a thing or 2 about speakers. The issue I suppose is the cabinet - they suggest/supply MDF, and not the ply of the originals.

I've some similarly sized speakers - ATC SCM7 - and recently replaced the failed tweeters. Incredibly thin ply (6mm ish) construction, and a steel plate baffle. Sound great.

Didn't know that!

Pair of quite scruffy LS5/8 and matching AM8/16 amps on Ebay at the moment. Have a good laugh.

The seller suffers from verbal diarrhoea by the description. ;-)

The Worthing shop had two pairs of standalone speakers a couple of months ago, one pair of Tannoys with bi-wiring and another pair of B&W. The latter went for £220, but too big for my living room and they were incredibly heavy, must have been over 30KG each.

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Delusion!, nearer the mark!...