LS3/5a
On Feb 14, 7:09�pm, Bret Ludwig wrote:
On Feb 14, 8:05 pm, wrote:
Now that we are a snot-free forum, I'd like to throw out the first
audio discussion. �I've been listening to these Stirling Broadcast
LS3/5as for a few weeks now, and I'm digging them. �I'm amazed at how
smooth and full they sound, despite being about the size of a shoebox
(kids' shoes, even). �Sure, I'm powering them with a conrad-johnson
ET250s amp and both a Nagra PL-L and McIntosh C2300 preamps. �But man,
am I surprised by the sound. �I've heard LS3/5as in the past, and they
never sounded anything like this.
Any other LS3/5a fans here? �Critics?
Boon
�They're okay, nothing particularly special. And since the BBC is no
longer waving the wand I wonder how LS3/5a-ish the new ones really
are.
The purpose of them was for the BBC to have consistency from facility
to facility.
Well, Stirling is calling these the V2s since they're using new
drivers. Then again, they're trying to come as close to the very
first LS3/5as as possible.
Boon
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