LS35a V RCL Small Loudspeaker ????

deeslexiadeeslexia
edited July 2011 in Loudspeakers
In 1981 / 2 I auditioned the LS35a at Grahams in London .
I loved the naturalness , but they seemed less than dynamic with distortion in the bass .

Grahams showed me a tiny specialist speaker created by SEAS , the Norwegian speaker makers to show off their drivers and imported or constructed by RCL , the SEAS importers .
They insisted that they are equal to the LS35a - but different and just £122 , not double that !
I loved them and still do although they don't do quiet and love to be thrashed by a good amp and demand 1st class ancillaries like my Pink Triangle / Orion / Grace f9e  PT  PIP pre and EAR 509s . 
They have less bass , [ ported ] but it is more tuneful and clear .
I have taken them in , over the years , to attempt to find something appreciably ' better ' and settled on Magnaplanar SMGa's which , inevitably died .

Mine are being repainted in matt black once again with new translucent bronze fabric over  velcroed card ' frames ' so as not to upset the balance too much .  

Maybe I don't worry about all the things which Hi-Fi people talk about , but these tinys 330 high do opera / choral  etc  as if it's alive .

... and I think that I have just bought another pair - of bigger sisters - 
Advertised on e-bay simply as speakers Made in Norway , they look identical in structure to my RCLs , but 430 high , and rosewood finished - I bought them for £27 with post as no one seemed to know what they could be .

SEAS  even today  offer kits of their speakers , so it's not inconceivable that a Norweigian manufacturer made these speakers with the next size up volume .

For me , this is a once in a lifetime find - even if I have to have Wilmslow Audio sort them out for me ! 
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Comments

  • uglymusicuglymusic
    I know and am bored by LS3/5as ;-)

    I've never heard of the RCLs. Whichever way, it's always good to get bargains from fleaBay.
  • AlanAlan
    We need pictures, Dee!
  • deeslexiadeeslexia
    .. well , the bigger speakers are kit built , or ...t built with ' fablon veneer ' . One arrived not working , but that's more than possible for such an old crossover [ the drivers are still attached ] they are made of old MDF , so not contemporary with my RCLs . The tweeters are SEAS , but 6ohm which seems odd .
    It is not worth blaming the vendor - they were sold in good faith , starting at £5 .
    I win some and lose some .

    I have learned one thing - I like small and no way do I want 480 high speakers LOL .

    dee


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