Hi!
I'm trying to setup my home studio, so I'm thinking of Spendor S 3/5
as monitors (legendary predecessor LS 3/5 was used by BBC as nierfield
monitors for 25 years, only the best reviews around) powered by NAD
352. I wonder if anyone has any experience with S 3/5 as monitors...
anyway for now NAD 352 is only an option, but still I'm looking for
oppinions for best amp for those little gems.


.... as I noticed at the store, sound changed dramatically as amplifire
was changed. At first I heard S 3/5 with Arcam A90 - the sound was
muddy, with lack of highs, then it was changed to Roksan "Caspian(?)"
and sound was quite opposite to what I've heard first - brilliant
highs, clean, dynamic midrange, warm lows etc ... still both of these
amps are for aprox. 1500$ which is too much for me right now. I was
told to wait few days for NAD 352 which has to be best amp for 500$.
Still I haven't heard it in the combination with S 3/5...


Thanks in advance for your oppinion

Arnis

GeeTee wrote:
I'm trying to setup my home studio, so I'm thinking of Spendor S 3/5
as monitors (legendary predecessor LS 3/5 was used by BBC as nierfield
monitors for 25 years, only the best reviews around) powered by NAD
352. I wonder if anyone has any experience with S 3/5 as monitors...
anyway for now NAD 352 is only an option, but still I'm looking for
oppinions for best amp for those little gems.

They have no low end and they blow up very easily. I have used them for
recording monitors for years because they have the most glorious midrange
around, but they are very delicate.

... as I noticed at the store, sound changed dramatically as amplifire
was changed. At first I heard S 3/5 with Arcam A90 - the sound was
muddy, with lack of highs, then it was changed to Roksan "Caspian(?)"
and sound was quite opposite to what I've heard first - brilliant
highs, clean, dynamic midrange, warm lows etc ... still both of these
amps are for aprox. 1500$ which is too much for me right now. I was
told to wait few days for NAD 352 which has to be best amp for 500$.
Still I haven't heard it in the combination with S 3/5...

I'd pick the Adcom stuff over any of the NAD amps. Also I might look into
a small used tube amp. A decade ago I would have recommended the Dyna ST70
as a good match for those speakers, but a decade ago you could buy ST70s
for ten dollars at yard sales. Now they go for big money on Ebay.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Hmmm... a toughy. You should trapse on over to audiogon.com and enter
LS3/5A and have a look at the sheer volume of discussion on the
discussion forum there. Really! But I'd say your projected amp is the
weak link between those components. It's really SUCH a crap shoot in
your range. I'd recommend Naim amplification if you want stunning
dynamism. But that's me. I'm selling a Museatex amp cheap right now if
you're interested. You'll have to do the research on that one. I would
and will ALWAYS recommend buying second hand for quality gear. You'll
get FAR more bang for your buck!

Lots of luck.
Jonathan

Hmmm... a toughy. You should trapse on over to audiogon.com and enter
LS3/5A and have a look at the sheer volume of discussion on the
discussion forum there. Really! But I'd say your projected amp is the
weak link between those components. It's really SUCH a crap shoot in
your range. I'd recommend Naim amplification if you want stunning
dynamism. But that's me. I'm selling a Museatex amp cheap right now if
you're interested. You'll have to do the research on that one. I would
and will ALWAYS recommend buying second hand for quality gear. You'll
get FAR more bang for your buck!

Lots of luck.
Jonathan