Description
The LS8/1 is a three way monitor in the LS3/6 tradition, with an 8 inch bass unit in a 2 cubic foot cabinet. It suits listeners who want BBC style midrange with more power handling than smaller Graham models.
Specifications
- Three way reflex loading
- Thin wall damped construction, birch plywood
- Frequency response 45 Hz to 20 kHz ±3 dB
- Nominal impedance 8 ohms
- Sensitivity 87 dB (2.83 V, 1 m)
- Maximum output over 100 dB for a pair at 2 m
- 200 mm bass driver
- 26 mm soft dome tweeter
- 19 mm soft dome super tweeter
- Recommended amplifier power 50 to 250 watts
- Crossover points 3.5 kHz and 14 kHz
Design
- 8 inch bass driver in a classic 2 cubic foot box format
- Builds on the midrange of the original BBC LS3/6 designed by Spencer Hughes
- High temperature motor design and materials for greater power handling
- Soft dome tweeter and soft dome super tweeter, both behind protective metal grilles
- HF level adjustable from the front panel
- Front and rear panels screwed rather than glued to the cabinet
- Birch ply cabinet under hand matched veneers
- Grille held by concealed magnets
Finishes and pricing
Cherry or Oak $7,299, Walnut $7,899, Ebony $8,499 (per pair).





