"Woody" wrote in message
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For the creme de la creme the BBC-designed LS3/5A which were made by
several manufacturers - Goodmans, Rogers, Chartwell, etc - but you will be
paying hundreds for them! (Probably the only speakers you will buy
secondhand that cost now more than they did new 15-20 years ago - they are
that good.)

I suspect that there are a number of more modern speakers sized like the
LS3/5A that outperform them, and for more attractive prices. For example the
NHT Superzero is if anything a little smoother.

Also, greater size makes providing good bass and directionality control
easier. The LS3/5A type speaker is smaller than most people really need it
to be,