how much??!! (Rogers LS3/5A)

Originally posted by The Devil
Oops, 'tones', sorry.

Nice mids, but slow one-note bass.
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With that I have no dispute, which is why I've always had a subwoofer with them. With the latest one (a Linn Sizmik 10.25), they sound better than they've ever done. My beloved Monteverdi Vespers have never sounded so good before. It's not quite like actually being in San Marco, but it isn't half-bad either.
 
so I think we are possibly not talking classic BBC thin wall construction here.
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The standard commercially available LS3/5a's didn't come with thin wall ply construction. It was considered too expensive.

Having heard BBC 001 & 002, which are not thin wall vs some thin wall, I would say the matching of the drivers and crossovers has more effect than the cabinet. Or maybe they just need 30 years of running in :D

Some manufacturers made signature or reference versions with thin wall (Kef and Harbeth for instance). It is possible to buy reference cabinets from Stirling Broadcast who can also supply all the parts.

The clones were made using a pair of Chartwell LS3/5a's as reference and with the help of a couple of members of the mailing list for listening sessions. They knew they could compete so made them off spec, but kept to the same size.

Nice mids, but slow one-note bass.
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Coming from you James that is almost a compliment ;)
 
Originally posted by LiloLee

The clones were made using a pair of Chartwell LS3/5a's as reference and with the help of a couple of members of the mailing list for listening sessions. They knew they could compete so made them off spec, but kept to the same size.
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I knew they didn't do lossy joints on production LS3/5s for cost reasons, but I didn't know about the thin wall. In any case, where does the weight and that bass come from. Are they ported?
 
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Joel

In all honesty I don't know. I believe they've used a driver with a huge magnet a la Dynaudio, so maybe that might account for it.
 
Originally posted by Joolsburger
...does anyone have any thoughts on the current crop of BBC style mini monitors like Spendors or Harbeths??? Better or worse than classic 3/5as?
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There's an article on exactly that in June's HiFi News actually, but to paraphase massively none of the current similar designs are as good as the original.
 

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