Musical Fidelity LS5/9

Musical Fidelity LS5/9

The Musical Fidelity LS5/9 is a two-way bass reflex speaker which was designed to reproduce sound at high levels to fulfil the complete range of music genres from classical to pop music. As the speaker was originally designed for recording studio applications, a low level of coloration was the goal to keep the musicitself untouched.

The vocal reproduction is at its best – spacious and precise stereo panorama. Positioned correctly, it vanishes, and has impressive dynamics.

"An excellent technical concept. The LS 5/9, with its strong character, manages the difficult balancing act of not dissecting the music despite its analytical capabilities, instead emphasising enjoyment and emotion. Only the best achieve this. "

"The sound of the LS5/9 is scandalous and sensational. Their sound is sparkling, resonant, joyful. The fun begins higher up, drawing out all the rustles, breaths, and little details from the recording. The decent, juicy, problem-free bass requires no further comment. An effect is the creation of a spacious and deep soundstage. The LS5/9 also has much greater dynamics; it can play louder, more freely. "

The bass reflex principle allows the speaker to reach a higher sound pressure. The LS5/9 is truly honest and brings the music to you exactly like the mixing engineer wanted it to sound. The speaker also gives you the possibility to adjust the high-frequency level by resistor jumps to fit your listening preferences.

Built to suit every musical genre

The LS5/9 became an industry standard for music studios, because it was the go-to solution for every genre. That is also the reason it gained more and more popularity also in living rooms. It is able to deliver high sound pressure levels with low colouration and powerful bass. The music stays controlled all the time and the LS5/9 never seems to be over strained. Especially, the stereo center is well-defined and vocals stay natural. Also, the stereo information of instruments is clear, and the sound stage does not feel synthetic at any time.

The LS5/9 was produced by several speaker manufacturers over many decades already, and we are happy to include this special speaker in our Musical Fidelity range.

The Musical Fidelity LS5/9 was manufactured according to the BBC R&D design 1983/10.

The LS5/9 In Brief

• Two way, bass reflex type
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 89dB/W/M
• Manufactured according to the BBC R&D design 1983/10
• For mid/farfield listening distances
• Designed for low level of colouration that keeps the music untouched
• Bass reflex allows the speaker to reach higher sound pressure levels
• High sound pressure levels with low colouration and powerful bass
• Extremely controlled music reproduction, the LS5/9 never seems to be over strained
• Truly extraordinary sound stage and imaging with a well defined and articulate center image
• Perfect combination with bigger Musical Fidelity amplifiers like the M5si, M6si, M6si500
• Astonishingly clear, detailed, honest and warm sound stage

Technical Specifications

• Type: Two way, bass reflex type
• Frequency response: 50Hz-20KHz +/-4dB
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 89dB/W/M
• Woofer: 210mm Cone
• Tweeter: 34mm with phase correction
• Power handling: 100 Watts unclipped
• Cabinet: 9mm birch plywood
• Finish: Cherry veneer
• Dimensions: 460 x 275 x 285mm (HxWxD)
• Weight: 12Kg (each speaker)