LS3/5a's - what amps are you using?

The LS35a's LOVE EL34 based tube amps. CJs are perfect for them. Quicksilvers are also great.

Quad IIs for my Stirling Broadcast LS3/5a (NOT the mark II new version)

Best setup I had was a pair of Mac 240s with a Marantz 7C.

I use a Rega Elex. No issue at all. 11 ohms. Very easy to drive. Inefficient but 1 clean watt is all you need in my room.

They're not that hard to drive - I drive my 11 ohm Rogers (ash and not bi-wired) with a Musical Fidelity A2. Sweet.

The ARC D-52b did a great job with these speakers. You should be able to find one easily.

I have the 11 ohm Rogers and have been using a Musical Fidelity B200 integrated for about 10 years. Great rich sound that is very musical.

Ive used restored vintage integrateds with my chartwell 15 ohmers. Dyna sca 35 at 17 watts and a sherwood s500 at i belive 30 watts.

they love the sherwood.

I recieved an interesting email on the efficenty/sensativity issue of the ls35a from j r the c0-designer of vaccuum tube states JLTI amp. If he gives permission i can post it hear.Bottom line all the info you want is at the ls35a group at yahoo groups.

I also drove LS3/5As w/ Berning EA-230. I had the first or second EA-230 prototype, circa 1982.

I took J.Gordon Holt's advise for an amplifier for my Chartwell LS3/5a and got a Berning EA-230.

Quad 606II drove the LS3/5a's very well. Also a Denon PMA-S10 integrated sounds pretty good.

Yah. Dunno what happened there! -but I bet I clicked on something I shouldn't have....

THe LS3/5a is extremely easy to drive. It is not very efficient though yet 35 watts is about all you want to play it with. We use our S-30 with it and the combination is fabulous!

1982 16 ohm Rogers LS3/5a. Using a Naim 250.2 for 1 year and prior to that, a Hafler DH200 for 23 years. With good quality amplification and a clean front end (LP12/Ekos/Argo or a NAIM CDX2), there's no problem.

the jolida 1501 tubed pre 100 watt power solid state output used it to dive spendors rogers and vandersteen excellent in everyway

I have 15 ohm LS3/5a's that I purchased in 1979. They have been re-wired and have new hardware. I am driving them with an ARC SP-6b into a Fuchs modified Dynaco ST-70. A very musical setup.
Jeff

I have a pair of Rogers LS 3/5a's 15 ohm versions which I have driven with a J Korneff 45 using RCA 2A3 biplates, and also with a Jadis Orchestra Reference with KT 90's both with great success. I also have a pair of Soliloquy SM2A3's (11 ohm designed for low powered SET's) and the Rogers are equally easy to drive.

an e40 rogers amp(class A).....there are a few on ebay from the uk right now. built by audio note in GB and designed by rogers for the ls3/5, its the most powerful 40w tube amp i've ever owned. works great with other hard loads as well, and has a phono stage worth the entire price.