On Feb 15, 4:08*am, John Atkinson wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:05 pm, wrote:
Any other LS3/5a fans here? *Critics?
I reviewed the Stirlng LS3/5a a year ago. You can
find the reprint of that review starting athttp://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/361/index12.html.
On balance, I slightly preferred the similarly sized
Harbeth HL-P3ES2:http://www.stereophile.com/standloud...th/index5.html.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
I heard the LS3/5a speakers back in the very late 70s or maybe 1980,
back when around the L.A. area there were several high-end
establishments that ran out of people's homes by appointment. Other
than the Quads, they were probably the first high-end speakers that I
heard. I was amazed at the clarity and imaging, but of course, there
was no real bass. I remember that this person had some slightly
larger Mordaunt Short speakers that I liked better. I almost bought a
pair of those, but ended up getting the DCM Timewindows instead as
part of my first non-mass market system (with the NAD 3020 and a
little Micro-Seiki TT.)