Sugden LS21 Floor-standing Loudspeakers

Description

An opportunity to acquire a lovely ( & very rarely found for sale ) pair of LS21’s in beautiful book-matched Maple.

They are no longer in production but were Sugden’s flagship floor-standing loudspeakers, handcrafted in Yorkshire, featuring top notch components in a beautifully engineered furniture grade tuned quarter wave design enclosure, last retailing at £3495.

They sound as wonderful as they look and have been used with my Sugden A21SE amp. The all Sugden synergy has proved a brilliant pairing but they’ll sound great with any decent partnering electronics. I’m only selling as I’ve just made the switch to active speakers.

I’ve owned from new and they’ve been very carefully looked after. They’re in fantastic / virtually as new condition and in perfect working order, with the only mark being a small scuff on the corner of one of the plinths ( which I’ve ‘coloured in’ but no doubt could be blended in better with a bit of effort ), I’ve shown this in a close-up pic but it’s less obvious in real life - you’ll really only notice it if you’re looking for it.

Complete with original boxes, manual and the bespoke set of 8 x height adjustable spiked feet complete with Tommy bar to tighten them in position once set. If you don’t want to fit the spikes there are also rubber feet on the plinths. An Allen key is also supplied if access to the drive units is ever needed.

Due to their size, weight, value and risk of transit damage, I’m not prepared to send via courier so buyer will need to collect ( from Morley, Leeds LS27 ). Alternatively, I’d be prepared to discuss the possibility of delivering personally if you’re happy to cover petrol costs.

Thanks for looking and I look forward to hearing from you if of interest.

Here’s what Sugden say about them …….

The LS21 is a tuned quarter wave design and uses a treble and mid/base driver ported through the plinth. The cabinet is compact but not compromised, being domestically acceptable at less than 1m tall ( 100cm including spikes ). The cabinets are manufactured in-house by our highly skilled cabinet maker. This includes all aspects of construction from machining to veneering. Our recently installed joinery workshop runs harmoniously alongside our existing custom engineering shop.

We feel the fit and finish of a loudspeaker is very important both cosmetically and acoustically. Therefore the cabinets are assembled like fine furniture should be, including real hardwood edge inlays and bonded mitre corner locking joints. The veneers are crown cut and bookmatched, and then polished to produce a satin finish with a low level gloss. Over time this will result in a natural patina. Standard finishes are cherry, walnut and maple, but other exotic finishes are available to order at an additional cost.

Smooth internal air flow is an important aspect of the quarter wave design, so the crossover has been removed from the internal cabinet and mounted in the loudspeaker plinth. The components used in the crossover are audiophile quality, manufactured by Mundorf.

Specifications for the treble unit include large diameter voice coil, soft dome ferrofluid filled with a sensitivity of 90db and nominal impedance of 8 Ohms. We chose the preferred bass/mid driver after careful matching to the cabinet design. It has an identical sensitivity and nominal impedance to the tweeter, aiding crossover design and uniformity. Again a large voice coil is employed and the chassis is die cast aluminium providing superior rigidity.

During the development of the LS21 we have been lucky to work closely with one of the UK’s most respected designers, Colin Walker. His involvement with specialist quarter wave loudspeakers spans an impressive six decades.

The LS21 has undergone hundreds of hours of auditioning and refinement in our listening room. The result is a unique handcrafted loudspeaker capable of producing stunning realism in any top notch audio system. With a sensitivity of 90dB and an easy uniform load, the LS21 is particularly suited to class A amplifiers. Due to the high power handling of both drive units, Class AB amplifiers will also work beautifully with the LS21.

Due to the required manufacturing techniques and bespoke nature of our loudspeakers, every pair will be built to order.

Specifications:

Description – Two-way floor standing with integrated plinth.

Cabinet Design – Tune tapered quarter wave.

Cabinet Construction – Hand-made glued and pressed locking mitre joints.

Sensitivity – 90dB 1 watt one metre.

Nominal Impedance – 8 ohms.

Frequency Range – 25 -20000Hz.

Power Handling – 160 watts.

Crossover Point – 2000Hz.

HF Drive Unit – 28mm Ferro fluid cooled.

LF Drive Unit – 160mm Hybrid Magnet vented motor, cast basket 54mm voice coil.

Terminals – Single wired large style gold plated multi way binding posts.

Internal Wiring – Dual diameter OFC copper for HF and LF units.

Dimensions – 100cm x 22.5cm x 24.5cm including hand made spikes (HWD).

Boxed Weight – 25 kgs each.

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