Re: Bose 901 speakers

[Don Pearce[_2_]]

On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 04:55:56 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

>On Dec 2, 7:40 am, "Arny Krueger" > wrote:
>> A concurrent development was the LS3/5 studio monitor. It also used
>> equalization and specially designed drivers to sacrifice efficiency to
>> create a physically small loudspeaker with extended response.
>
>Contrary to popular belief, the Rogers LS3/5 used off-
>the-shelf KEF B110 and T27 drivers.

Not quite off-the-shelf as I heard it. The B110s were selected off the
line to get Fs within +/- 5Hz.

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[Arny Krueger]

<Don Pearce> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 04:55:56 -0800 (PST),
> wrote:
>
>> On Dec 2, 7:40 am, "Arny Krueger" >
>> wrote:
>>> A concurrent development was the LS3/5 studio monitor.
>>> It also used equalization and specially designed
>>> drivers to sacrifice efficiency to create a physically
>>> small loudspeaker with extended response.
>>
>> Contrary to popular belief, the Rogers LS3/5 used off-
>> the-shelf KEF B110 and T27 drivers.
>
> Not quite off-the-shelf as I heard it. The B110s were
> selected off the line to get Fs within +/- 5Hz.

What I meant by "specially designed" is that these drivers were
purpose-built for exceptional performance, and weren't say transistor radio
speakers.