On 14/04/2018 9:15 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 12/04/2018 8:14 PM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bob Latham wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Given a company in the UK like Falcon - pretty small - has gone to
the bother of having things like the B110 and so on re-manufactured,
and can do complete kits to make your own 3/5a, wonder why they've
not bothered to re-manufacture this wonderful (and inexpensive)
speaker of yours? If it really is that good, would be a winner.

To be fair you have to consider that the B110 has been used in
countless designs over the year, far from just the LS3/5A. I could
probably name at least a dozen off the top of my head. Also, I'm
pretty sure that at least one of the people involved in Falcon was ex
KEF.

All true.

But given Mr Wilson's insistence on how wonderful the NEAR was, it
smacks of some form of conspiracy to suppress it.


**Don't be silly. The (true) hi fi industry is a minuscule part of the
audio business, which makes it a minuscule part of a small part of the
world's economy. NEAR drivers are (slightly) more expensive to
manufacture than regular drivers and, presumably, the bean counters saw
these facts and ceased production. Nothing more sinister than what
accountants do every day of the week - suck the joy out of life.


I just find it odd that a speaker you consider the finest for its size and
unsurpassed since didn't sell by the million making a fortune for its
maker.

**Hang on a sec. I said nothing of the kind. This is the second time in
this thread that you have made statements that you ascribe to me, that I
never said.

Let me be as clear as I can possibly be (pay close attention and do not
make silly assumptions):

The LS3/5a was, at it's inception, a decent enough speaker. In 2018, it
is WAY, WAY behind many speakers in it's (stupidly high) price range. By
1993-ish, when I first heard the NEAR 10M, the NEAR 10M was a MUCH
better speaker, in every meaningful metric and far less expensive. That
was 25 years ago.

I have heard a number of speakers that are significantly better than the
NEAR 10M (and 10M-II) since. I have not heard one that can best the NEAR
10M at what I would estimate its 2018 price to be (US$750.00).


I will re-state: There are significantly better speakers available, in
the NEAR 10Ms size range.

Clear?

What me to re-state?

Or will you continue to make absurd statements that you ascribe to me?


Make no mistake: Come the revolution, the lawyers and accountants will
be the first ones lined up against the wall.

:-)



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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au