ichabod wrote:A true audiophile is one who knows how to stay content with his gear, and face the music and dance!
Fire away!
rtsyrtsy wrote:such as the dangers an uncaged single ended triode amp my 3 year old may be exposed to, he-he
ichabod wrote:If you're refering to my post and permit me to answer you, the closest descendant to the LS 3/5a sound is the spendor 3/5a. That howver is my biased opinion said objectively and subjectively since I own both speakers from the spendor stable.
In fact I find that the S 3/5 can play louder, seems to take large amounts of power and its impedance curve I think does not go lower than 6 ohms. It's very amplifier friendly and sounds very good on ss amps of decent make. See Martin Collom's and Ken Kessler's review in Hi Fi News. Maybe Grant can provide that info since my copies are in near fading hard copies.
On the other hand, any good tube sounding ss amp and vintage tube amps can make beautiful sounds on an LS 3/5a. I'd be remissed if I didn't tell you that its sound belies its size. Positioned at close range, the music just endlessly flows unimpeded with a clarity that can pull your heartstrings.
There's only one problem. It's not easy to find them preused nowadays. I found mine in a Hongkong consignment store 2 years ago, but it's not easy to get one in exchange for SARS!
You can opt to buy 'em direct though from Stirling Broadcast in England, or as Ken Kessler would say ..."or forever hold your peace."
XLR_silver wrote:p
anyway, posting impedance curve measurement done by stereophile. wow! minimum impedance is above 8 ohms.
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