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Killer Mike wrote:

dante wrote:My 15 ohm Rogers have found their match! The Marantz 2330B! They are now making sweet music together!

Congrats Bro!

dante,

that can give the speakers all the power it needs. and pretty clean power for a vintage ss. nice catch. you're 5 wpc up (against my 2325!)

Thanks bros. Yes, the 2330B is a brute, but with finesse and sophistication!

Just for fun, I tried a Sonic T Amp with the 15 ohm Rodgers. Given the fact that the T Amp has around 5wpc and driving 82db speakers, I was not expecting much. However, I was pleasantly surprised of the SQ. Volume level was at around 11:00.

Quad405

- Quad 405( good)
- marantz PM4( better if using class A 30 watts)
- now: Dynaco ST 70( so far the best)

I've tried driving the LS35as w/ the Lamm M2.2 and they sound heavenly.... full bodied, textured & sublime highs.. a bit of a mismatch but fantastic nonetheless.

Quad II with GEC KT66 and Telefunken EF86 Long plates - sweet sounding music and the LS3/5A's uncanny imaging

Quad 303 - One of PJW's best creations - Tubey sound with ss speed

fld wrote:I've tried driving the LS35as w/ the Lamm M2.2 and they sound heavenly.... full bodied, textured & sublime highs.. a bit of a mismatch but fantastic nonetheless.

I recall reading that Lamm hybrids were one of KK's favorite partners for the LS3/5a. Too bad I don't have any trips scheduled to Cebu. I did hear the 1.2 Ref and LS combo of Sam and yes the combination along with the perfectly set up Element subs was fantastic.

Bunnie has been quiet. He has a hybrid bruiser integrated in his house. Wonder if he's hooked them up to his LS'?

Hi Jack,

I have tried the LSA Standard Hybrid Integrated Amp with the Rogers LS35A. Quite apparent was the very transparent and airy highs thus rendering a very nice soundstage. Mids were quite similar to the tube equipment I use which I thought was surpirising given that the LSA's amp section is solid state. I suppose the similarity was caused by the tubes of the preamp section. Very very enjoyable listening experience with this brute of an integrated amp of 250wpc with a pair of speakers rated at max of 25wpc.

There is only one big problem with the LSA Standard....it aint mine.

CIA

bunnie, dropby anytime...have set-up my ls3/5a with an ab1 driven by (surprise surprise)...a WE300B SET amp!!

Hi Francis. For sure, your LS sound sweet with the WEs. Thanks for the invite. Will take you up when I am in the area.

Hi, recently acquired a Spendor LS3/5a 11ohm version. Can't seem to find a good match for it. Have Cary SLI-30 EL84 push-pull, it sounds dull with the LS3/5a. Also have Yaqin MC13 EL34, it sounds a bit shut. Right now my LS3/5a lies beside my bed, and i just admire how collectible and beautiful it is.... Need a integrated that can open up these babies...

Im running out of options.... I noticed most of the amps here are not available locally... Maybe someone is generous enough to allow me to demo or sell me a tube integrated amp from their collection that will match my LS3/5a..

try to contact Mang Rod of Trodt Audio thru his tel. no. 522-16-96 and try to audition his Gm70 SET amp. one guy just got his Gm70 monoblock more than a week ago to match his Dynaudio (bookshelf). Good luck bro!

goldfinger wrote:Hi, recently acquired a Spendor LS3/5a 11ohm version. Can't seem to find a good match for it. Have Cary SLI-30 EL84 push-pull, it sounds dull with the LS3/5a. Also have Yaqin MC13 EL34, it sounds a bit shut. Right now my LS3/5a lies beside my bed, and i just admire how collectible and beautiful it is.... Need a integrated that can open up these babies...

Im running out of options.... I noticed most of the amps here are not available locally... Maybe someone is generous enough to allow me to demo or sell me a tube integrated amp from their collection that will match my LS3/5a..

I have two KR Audio baby Kronzilla integrateds in stock, one KT88 and one KT120. PM me if you are interested.

Spendor S3/5SE driven by a Quad 606...busog