Which LS3/5a?


I would like to add one more speaker to my small group of speakers and I am considering my first LS3/5a.  The Rogers LS3/5a SE or Falcons Gold Badge appear to be the two that have caught my attention but I am open to any suggestions from owners of other brands of ls3/5a's.  Currently I have been enjoying a Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers and would like to buy a ls3/5a and compare the two and keep one set of speakers.  So any LS35a owners out there?

bobheinatz

Rogers LS3/5a! I have a pair. Bought on eBay from a seller in Lithuania (!) for $960. I first listened to the Rogers back in 1976 at Audiocom in CT. The price then was $450/pr. Now they sell for around $1800 used. That’s a good price compared to a new pair of the Falcon’s. The LS3/5a would make a great desert island speaker paired with an original NAD 3020 (which I also owned back in the day).

You should also consider the Chartwell and Goodman's versions, along with KEF. 

i prefer the higher impedance models of ls3/5a if memory serves correctly, it has been many years

that said, proac super tablettes out-perform the 3/5a in every important aspect...

it is what put stu tyler and proac on the map in the late 80's

There is a friend who goes by LS3/5a on another (SH) forum who has owned a number of these fabled models over the years who you could reach out to.

If I recall from a recent conversation, he is of the opinion that the bigger box offering from Falcon is the bee’s knees.

”Designed by Malcolm Jones and sold by Falcon for many years, the updated Q7 features the same Falcon B110 and T27 drive units as used in the Falcon LS3/5a in a specially extended LS3/5a-type cabinet to produce an optimum Q=0.7 system with extra bass compared to the LSA3/5a (+2dB @ 50 Hz).”