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.)
That's funny...I almost bought a pair of DCM Timewindows, but would up
purchasing a pair of Snell Type Js instead. This was around 1982. I
thought the Snells were every bit as good as the DCMs, but a couple of
hundred dollars less.
Boon
I remember looking for the Snell, but couldn't find a dealer at the time.
Looking to hear the TIme Windows (after discovering The Audio Critic and
reading their love of them) led me to a very interesting fellow named
Randy Cooley who owned/owns Optimal Enchantment in Santa Monica. I
think that it was called something else at the time. He was a hippie
type of guy, super friendly. I listened for hours and the Time Windows
seemed like magic to me at the time. Later I also bought an Oracle
TT/Alphason arm/Dynavector cartridge from him. He was a neat guy and
very helpful. Years and years later, I saw and talked to him at the
Stereophile show in LA (two years ago?). We chatted and chatted like old
times. He introduced me to Richard Vandersteen, and I liked him as well.
LS3/5a
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