BBC LS3/7 Loudspeaker

BBC LS3/7 Loudspeaker

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BBC LS3/7 Loudspeaker
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BBC LS3/7 Outside Broadcast Loudspeaker, 1973.

The early LS3/ 1 design, which was a large box with 15inch Goodmans paper bass driver crossed over to a Rola Celestion tweeter, was replaced by the LS3/7 design, built and developed by the BBC in-house. This speaker was a departure for the BBC as it was their first electronic crossover design. The active LS3/7 design incorporates a 12 inch bextrene driver crossed over to a soft-dome tweeter and represents a design philosophy based on two-way speakers due entirely to improvements in tweeter technology which rendered mid range drivers unnecessary.

Details

Category:
Television
Collection:
BBC Heritage Collection
Object Number:
2012-5118/312
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and electronic components
Measurements:
overall: 770 mm x 330 mm x 470 mm, 33 kg
type:
loudspeaker