Stereo and Colorful
"The monitors deliver a wonderfully transparent, expansive and malleable sound strongly based on a singing midrange, but at the same time underpinned by solid lows that are much bigger and wider than the size of the cabinet... In summary, the Musical Fidelity LS3/5A are compact monitors that deliver a reference sound - playing in a different league than all the other monitors around. This is a separate league: the BBC LS3/5A. My sincere and absolute recommendation."
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HiFiedlity
"The BBC LS3-5A COLUMN VERSION offered by Musical Fidelity is excellent. Its sound is not colored in the low midrange, yet the scale is thrilling. Also, the soundstage has precisely located sound sources. When needed in stereophony in front of us, and at other times around us and behind us. The speakers disappear from the room and this is not a trite 'cliché', but a fact."
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STEREO
"this pair is very substantive and expansive - even with "little gas". Fantastically good. Musical Fidelity has undoubtedly managed to launch an outstanding, absolutely inspiring "musical ensemble" using these rediscovered components. For gourmets ;-)"
"The cream-colored music reproduction is of exceptional quality, extremely delicate and subtle, with detail and expression rarely heard. The stage is very well lit and full of depth."
"A sensational natural and audiophile-sounding BBC-compliant near-field monitor in a new release. Still an absolute dream speaker, especially for small ensembles / chamber music and voices, and in small rooms."
StereoNET
"...The LS3/5a play surprisingly regardless of the music. Since they have good timing and decent dynamics, you can enjoy a surprisingly wide range of reproduced material."
"It is fast, catchy, tight and precise in the time domain, and tonally what the LS3/5a should be - that is, smooth, even and always slightly warm."
"In my opinion, the new Musical Fidelity is one of the best-sounding LS3/5a variants I've heard - and I've heard a lot of them. It outperforms many of the classic examples of this model, and probably implemented properly the closed version will always be better. It can be purchased brand new and relatively inexpensive from a wide range of dealers inside and outside the country."
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Fiedelity Magazine
"Beautiful soundstage, fast bass. The Musical Fidelity LS 3/5A offers a beautiful soundstage that goes far beyond the physical limits of enclosures. The sealed enclosure, combined with the damped, relatively thin side walls, is responsible for dry, fast bass that goes deeper than you would expect from a speaker of this size."
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On-Mag
"Contrary to what the numbers on paper suggest, the bass register of these Hifi mini-speakers seems very generous and warm to the touch, while having very good articulation, allowing them to easily keep up with the playing of a double bass or electric bass guitar, for example. ...The stereo image has an astonishing scale. The Musical Fidelity LS3/5As are recommended for close listening, but even in a large living room and at listening distances of a few meters, they fill the space particularly well. The Musical Fidelity LS3/5As remain technically limited HiFi speakers, but they also have a very natural sound reproduction, warm and full of width, damn attractive."
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HiFiChoice
"MF clearly has the core genes of the LS3/5A, and the impeccably rendered structure, timing, expansive soundstage and precise imaging are easy to identify."
WhatHiFi
"The midrange is the star of the show here; the voices, regardless of song, genre or recording, are delivered with a beautiful, natural quality. The voices have character and texture. Imaging is very good. I would even consider buying a pair for myself..."
Audio Test
"Even in a medium-sized room, they sound very clear, detailed and, above all, spacious."
INFOAUDIO
"There's something magical about the sound, until you want to listen ... What stands out is the enormous emotional charge wrapped in a capsule woven from softer sounds."
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