Graham LS3/5 - Chartwell BBC Licensed

A Legendary BBC Monitor

The Graham LS3/5 – Chartwell BBC Licensed is perhaps the most iconic loudspeaker ever created under the BBC’s engineering legacy. In the early 1970s, the BBC required a compact yet highly accurate monitor for use in Outside Broadcasting (OB) vehicles and small control rooms. No commercial loudspeaker on the market could meet these exacting standards.

During a separate research project into the acoustic scaling of studios, BBC engineers developed a small loudspeaker prototype. It soon became clear that, with further refinement, this design could be adapted into a true reference monitor. The result was the birth of the first LS3/5 — a speaker that has since become a legend among both audiophiles and recording professionals.

Compact Form, Remarkable Performance

Despite its small size, the LS3/5 delivers astonishingly accurate sound reproduction. It is renowned for its natural tonal balance, vocal clarity, and transparency, making it the perfect loudspeaker for critical listening in smaller spaces.

Graham Audio’s modern Chartwell LS3/5 stays completely faithful to the BBC’s original design. Every pair is hand-built in the UK under official BBC license, ensuring the authentic character is preserved while benefitting from modern manufacturing consistency and reliability.

The Graham Speaker Lineage

• LS3/5: The legendary compact BBC monitor — pure nearfield accuracy

• LS3/5A: Intimate nearfield precision, BBC licensed classic

• LS5/9: Balanced medium monitor with natural midrange clarity

• LS5/9F: Floorstanding refinement of the LS5/9 with deeper bass and wider presence

• LS5/8: Full-range professional reference for studio and broadcast

• LS5/8S: Refined “S” edition with enhanced precision and scale

• LS5/5: Ambitious three-way design delivering authority and depth

• LS4/4F: Floorstanding powerhouse with effortless dynamics

• LS8/1: Spencer Hughes’ evolution — blending BBC accuracy with domestic musicality

• LS8/1F – Floorstanding evolution, adding scale, space, and natural authority

Why Choose the Graham LS3/5 at Authentic High End Brussels?

• Official BBC Licensed re-issue by Graham Audio

• True to the BBC’s original design philosophy

• Exceptional for smaller listening rooms, studios, and serious music lovers

• Available for audition at Authentic High End Brussels, your reference for high-end audio.