The LS3/5a Stirling Broadcast Monitor is nice.
Did I mention nice? Its a $1795(USD) 83dB monitor?! This classic has history and is going to make money... lot's of money.
designer's - Derek Hughes, Maurice Whatton, I don't know the initial (original) designer for this speaker, maybe Wayne, or somebody else can help? It was the first synthetical cone (developed from an initial paper cone) in the market developed in house.
Wayne, what is the difference in practice (ampli/electrical) of the 15Ohm original classics and the 11Ohm modern time's. I know they used trafos (imped. transformers) instead of resistors or something similar.www.stirlingbroadcast.net - Stirling Broadcast
www.ls35a.com - The Unofficial LS3-5a Support Site
www.cicable.com/xovers_ls35a_e.htm www.cicable.com/de/produkte/pxo_ls35a.htm (PDFs)
www.stereophile.com/images/newsletter/705Bstph.html
("... this British speaker will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary" July 19, 2005 )
www.musictuning.de/ls35a.html (german)
www.stirlingbroadcast.net/V2Veneers.html Veneer Examples - in order Walnut, Rosewood, Maple (Birds Eye), Ebony, Maple
www.spendor.de/ls35.html (ls35a_cutout)