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Review Graham LS8-1 monitor speaker – British Pride

5

Pros

  • Very clean midrange
  • Rich experience
  • Places easily
  • Insightful sound

Cons

  • Tripods separate
  • Tripods too expensive
Build quality
Controlability
Sound
Price

The test set-up

Contents

We used the Grahams in a couple of tests. That gives a good insight into what this speaker is capable of. Most of the time, they played nicely in the reference system, but we also did some cable change tests in preparation for a live stream as well as having the MSB Premier dac in the system.

The test setup

Type test
Single Test
Speaker class
Monitor - bookshelf
Speaker type
Dynamic
Speaker system
Bass reflex
Signal control
Passive
Frequency range
45 Hz - 20000 Hz
Crossover
3-way
Efficiency
87 dB
Impedance
8 Ohm
Dimensions
  • Width: 30 cm
  • Depth: 30 cm
  • Height: 63 cm
Weight speaker
17 Kg
Production country
UK
Sound Samples

Winkels met Graham

Korte Jansstraat 11
3512GM Utrecht, NL
Hennesweg 20
6035 AD Ospel, NL
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Darren Morley
7 months ago

Hi All.
Quick request if I may, I’m having a reshuffle with my kit.
I will end up with
Mola mola Perca
Lumin p1 pre, dac, streamer
And a choice of Tad E2 or Graham LS8/1 monitor.
I acknowledge the class price/difference etc . Will I miss much If I saved some money with the Grahams for my domestic front room setting.
The Tad I could get are ex demo so nowhere near full price.
I’ve not heard either but read, watched your reviews . Can you add some thoughts please.
Regards all.

David Lever
1 year ago

Good evening Jaap,
I have a pair of Graham LS5/5 speakers and I agree with your sound description.
I am searching a dac that can be the ideal partner in a very neutral system. The big advantage of the Graham is that thei deliver a very transparent sound without being aseptic…they are very natural sounding indeed, with a great sense of realism and timbral accuracy.
I would like to add a source that can have the same qualities and peculiarities in order to listen every recording in a different way.
I don’t want a source that makes every recording sound the same…
Do you think that a Sonnet Pasithea could have these features and can be a good matching with them?
thank you
David

willem
3 years ago

Met interesse heb ik kennis genomen van de Graham BBC retro monitor speaker. Uiterlijk lijkt deze speaker veel op de Spendor BC2 die ik al jaren (vanaf 1977) in mijn bezit heb en al die jaren koester. Door persoonlijke omstandigheden en ruimtegebrek zijn deze speakers al een tijdje niet meer aangesloten en dus niet meer actief. Ik heb ze met trots al die tijd onderhouden en gekoesterd. Maar ik sta nu op een punt waarop ik mij afvraag wat met deze “beauty’s” te doen. Ben ook heel benieuwd hoe ze op verschillende bronnen klinken. Weet iemand in dit forum meer van deze speakers??? Ben benieuwd.

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