I traded in a pair of JBL Jubal L65 for a brand new pair of 15 ohm Rogers LS 3/5A which sold new for $400.00.
Today I still have to wonder what people see about either speaker that would inflate their prices.
Back in those days I powered the Rogers(Swisstone -15 ohm)with a nice new Yamaha integrated and then with an old Dynaco Stereo 70 that I bought used for around $90.00.Later I used the NAD 3020 as an integrated and then just it's pre-amp section with the Dynaco.
So those were the good old days, when you could put together a decent amp/speaker combination for under $500.00.
The Rogers sounded great in my first small listening room.
Later, I opened up thst room and brought the Rogers out into the bigger room.
This was a mistake.
But it never occured to me to listen in the near field, not much written about that in my green audio years.
I tried to find a subwoofer, and some add ons made for Rogers LS3/5A on which they sat , but nothing jelled, so away went the Rogers for the new flavour of the day, the Mission 770.
Yes more bass, bigger but not better sound, but I was happy because the room seemed to be more friendly to these Brits than the last.
Another nit I had to pick with the LS3/5A was that everything was in miniature,which truth be told,only became a problem when a reviewer pointed this out.He said the image of these speakers was like looking thru a pair of binoculars the wrong way, or something like that.
So yes, these speakers are great if you use them as intended, near field listening.
But there are a lot of speakers that can do just as good and some even better for far less money, new or used, so I have to wonder why some gear increases in value over the years and other things do not.
Having spent time with the Rogers, they were a great speaker for $400.00 new,and would still be today for that same price.Spending outrageous amounts of money for a "classic" LS3/5A in my mind is a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
Just what the naysayers of fancy power cords would advise.
I've read great things about the Kef LS50, and it sells new for less than classic LS3's.Never heard them yet.
I wish someone( like Ken K) would do a side by side review.
I find it a bit sad that Kef has to compare their newest monitor with improved tech to the old Rogers,but that has only helped sales of each speaker I suppose.
The nostalgia bug is a fickle thing.
Some items like the LS3 can fetch more than five times it's orignal selling price and create bidding wars, yet the just as classic NAD 3020(for me a real audio awakening) from the same era, seldom sells today for even it's original asking price of $198.00.
Today I still have to wonder what people see about either speaker that would inflate their prices.
Back in those days I powered the Rogers(Swisstone -15 ohm)with a nice new Yamaha integrated and then with an old Dynaco Stereo 70 that I bought used for around $90.00.Later I used the NAD 3020 as an integrated and then just it's pre-amp section with the Dynaco.
So those were the good old days, when you could put together a decent amp/speaker combination for under $500.00.
The Rogers sounded great in my first small listening room.
Later, I opened up thst room and brought the Rogers out into the bigger room.
This was a mistake.
But it never occured to me to listen in the near field, not much written about that in my green audio years.
I tried to find a subwoofer, and some add ons made for Rogers LS3/5A on which they sat , but nothing jelled, so away went the Rogers for the new flavour of the day, the Mission 770.
Yes more bass, bigger but not better sound, but I was happy because the room seemed to be more friendly to these Brits than the last.
Another nit I had to pick with the LS3/5A was that everything was in miniature,which truth be told,only became a problem when a reviewer pointed this out.He said the image of these speakers was like looking thru a pair of binoculars the wrong way, or something like that.
So yes, these speakers are great if you use them as intended, near field listening.
But there are a lot of speakers that can do just as good and some even better for far less money, new or used, so I have to wonder why some gear increases in value over the years and other things do not.
Having spent time with the Rogers, they were a great speaker for $400.00 new,and would still be today for that same price.Spending outrageous amounts of money for a "classic" LS3/5A in my mind is a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
Just what the naysayers of fancy power cords would advise.
I've read great things about the Kef LS50, and it sells new for less than classic LS3's.Never heard them yet.
I wish someone( like Ken K) would do a side by side review.
I find it a bit sad that Kef has to compare their newest monitor with improved tech to the old Rogers,but that has only helped sales of each speaker I suppose.
The nostalgia bug is a fickle thing.
Some items like the LS3 can fetch more than five times it's orignal selling price and create bidding wars, yet the just as classic NAD 3020(for me a real audio awakening) from the same era, seldom sells today for even it's original asking price of $198.00.