Description
The LS5/9 is Graham’s BBC licensed two way studio monitor, voiced to match the LS5/8 in a smaller box. It suits medium sized rooms and listeners who want BBC monitor tonality from a stand mount.
Specifications
- Two way reflex loading
- Thin wall construction, birch plywood
- Frequency response 50 Hz to 16 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 Diaphnatone polypropylene bass/midrange
- Son Audax HD13D34H tweeter
- Recommended amplifier power 50 to 200 watts
Design
- BBC licensed LS5/9, designed by the BBC for smaller studios and control rooms
- Close sonic match to the larger LS5/8, redesigned by Derek Hughes
- Bass/midrange driver developed with Volt: die cast aluminium frame, polypropylene cone, rubber surround, assembled and tested by hand
- Selected Audax 34 mm soft dome tweeter behind a metal grille
- Crossover equalises the overall response for free space use
- BBC thin wall cabinet made in the UK from 9 mm birch plywood with mass loaded panels
- Rockwool layer held behind fabric provides air damping
- Grille held by concealed rare earth magnets
Finishes and pricing
Cherry or Oak $5,999, Walnut $6,299, Ebony $6,699 (per pair). Matching stands are available.





