Rogers LS3/5a audition, inner workings 

@@Kenan_Guney I would love to know the single answer to your goal, but several factors will affect your optimal and still very compromising choice. Among them, size of your listening area and its sound-reflecting character (for example, quite many expensive speakers do not perform well on a low sound level; I prefer speakers that sound well on low level, like during listening at night), the type of music you listen to (vocals and accoustic instruments seem to provide best reference sound and grand piano is one of the most difficult to reproduce), and the rest of your audio path (sound source, DAC, preamp, power amp, and even cabling; thats why music producers prefer powered speakers and room corrections because they are required for accuracy). In short, there is no way to replace HD600 with a speaker in your price range and end up with a result of the same immersive listening, especially in the midrange. My advice would be to start your own discovery path which focuses on listening to educate yourself on what compromises you are willing to tolerate and which you must mitigate. Starting with this video may illustrate that the speaker price is really never a linear factor: speaker that costs 5x more does not sound 5x better: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--q-kzDyvWac.html

Absolut! LS 3/5a & Quad ESL 57 my favorites too. I can enjoy the music with these Speakers. Greetings from Germany.

Me too😢

@@polkiju7 me too

Yes, I believe you’re right about the Constructor drivers. Not correct but a few folks on audio forums have said they should sound nearly identical to the originals. Thanks for comment!

What did you do for crossovers?

@@charlamaignebutt586 Falcon Acoustics in UK sell replica crossover kits, expensive and cheaper options.

Mine have B110’s in it , what do you mean constructors Series.

Good peep.

I have Kef 105.2 which have marvelous voice. I wonder how similar i is o the LS3/5. Mine have been modified with better bass cabinet and Xover which is a clear improvement.

Thank you so much for the comment!

Just the contrary. They do not look 100% genuine.

Well, the bass drivers may be replacements but they look and sound awfully like my 15ohm Rogers LS3/5A.

Is 30w really enough?

@@erenorchan6985 yes, i'm using old marantz 25w work fine. But now i'm ready to upgrade to 125w amplifier.

Nice Kunde, how is it sound together with Accuphase bro? I was thinking of getting accuphase amp myself.

@@protekprotek4207 hi Protek it sounds really nice, 30w is only on paper, E-650 is more powerful than ls3/5a can handle it, here is my video, but sorry for quality, I will make new one... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QxdoxZXH6EY.html Bass is very nice :) and also nice with other Genre like this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VXuR3kY26VA.html without subwoofer, but now i have B&W ASW 608, they matched perfect together, but the most of the time, i run them without Subwoofer, I also tried with big Subwoofer like ASW 610 or SVS SB2000, but the little one 608 is the best for me.

@@erenorchan6985 30w is only on paper, E-650 is more powerful than ls3/5a can handle it

My absolute favorites!

I have a pair of those Time Windows I have not rotated to this day. Used to always come across the 1a's at the thrift, but the last I found were the original 1's with the matching Philips drivers. I hope to find a pair of 7's some day.

Well, I don't know what is best for these speakers but I really enjoy vintage tube amps, in general. The good part about lower power is I don't risk damaging the Rogers but, gotta admit, it seems like they might like a little extra power than what I have.

There are not that great but some people love them.

I think both were replaced, that is why to he has a good one and a bad one not installed

Thank you :)

Yes, you're correct. I got some good information from folks after making the video. Thank you!

@@jonmustang well my ls35as have same bass drivers

Never heard of B110 with surround problems.

So far works wonderful with my 30yrs+ old plus marantz amp.

Any good amp will do the job, doesnt have to cost 1000s

Sure, yes. The recording equipment I used was a Zoom H5 with the built-in XY microphone, plugged into my iPhone X. So the Zoom H5 was acting as the microphone for my iPhone. I think the recording I got in this video was pretty good but I think I might try a different setup if I ever recording vintage speakers again :)

@@jonmustang Really ths for your kind answer .

Oof, I agree. When I hear a great album on Spotify, I often start looking for the uncompressed/vinyl version ASAP. "Life is too short for bad sound" as a friend of mine says

Yes they are :)

They were made by Sound Anchor though I can't remember the model.

I love vintage DCM products. I find the Rogers to be very good monitors in the sense that I hear many details in the recordings fairly easily and in a very pleasant way, also very impressive for the size. My DCM speakers (TimeWindow 3 and Macrophones) sound more deep and "mysterious" to me, the instruments still all audible but they are rendered less like an accurate playback monitor and more like a three-dimensional experience.

I actually went from 1978 Rogers 15 ohms to DCM TW 2s - loving the latters holographic 3-D soundstage and disappearing act as sound sources.

@@hans-henrikrasmussen6839 agreed, DCM TimeWindow speakers are fantastic at the disappearing act. It really becomes about the music instead of the equipment with them, which is what it's all about for me.

@@hans-henrikrasmussen6839 proacs have that same signature disappearing design in almost all of their speakers since the response 2’s. They are just magic with the right amp.

They are good at music, period.

You are more than welcome to believe that.@@veraluxmundi2032