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Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Eiron
wrote:
To hijack the thread, I wonder if there was a connection between
Rogers in Catford who made amps and Rogers in Mitcham, ten miles away,
who made speakers. And CJ Rogers who designed speakers, for that
matter. I'd better start googling it. (Jim Rogers of JR149 fame
founded the Mitcham business.)

IIRC it was the same Rogers who sold amps, etc, from Catford who then
started up Jim Rogers and made the JR149. His old company was bought up
via 'Swisstone'. Think this was in 1977 but I'm relying on my unreliable
memory. Had to use a different name as his first company 'owned' that
name for the purposes of making and selling.

Think that's right. Although he became known as Jim Rogers after selling
his company. Rogers made a lot of money out of the LS3/5a, so the JR 149
was an attempt to cash in on that. And it was a nice little speaker.

The badging on a Rogers Cadet looks the same design as on much later
Rogers speakers. So I'd guess a trade mark.

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