Marantz LS-5

Name: Marantz LS-5
Brand: Marantz

Little is documented about the Marantz LS-5. The record shows a loudspeaker, listed by HiFi Engine as a 2-way speaker with 84 dB sensitivity. Beyond that single entry, virtually nothing verifiable survives in the usual sources. No production years, no original price, no frequency response, impedance, or driver configuration data have been found.

Research is complicated by confusion with the Marantz LS-5LA, a separate and better-documented bookshelf speaker from the same era. The LS-5LA specs - its 8-inch woofer, 45-20,000 Hz response, 8Ω impedance, and 3,000 Hz crossover - are frequently attached to the LS-5 in database listings. They belong to the other model and should not be attributed here.

The LS-5 appears in period equipment directories, which confirms it existed. Whether it was a short-lived variant, an export-market oddity, or a model that slipped through the archival net is unclear. The period publication record shows no dedicated LS-5 reviews or product listings, though audio magazines of the era did carry related classified advertising (Audio, March 1984, p.107). The magazine pages of the era were largely given over to advertisements for other brands. The 84 dB sensitivity figure from HiFi Engine is the only specification that can reasonably be tied to the LS-5 itself, and even that rests on a single source.

Type: 2-way speaker (per HiFi Engine)
Sensitivity: 84 dB
Production years, price, impedance, power handling: not documented

If you own a pair or have original literature, the archive would welcome the details.