On 14/12/2015 4:19 AM, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , Eiron
wrote:
The LS3/5A is/was the most over-rated speaker of all time. Muddy,
poor imaging and just plain average.

Here's another secret: your secret never was a secret.

If Stuart was still here he would tell us that the image from a
bextrene cone collapses at low levels.

The main thing about the LS3/5a was the quality control. They all
sounded the same, if equally mediocre.

Right - so you're saying there are better similar speakers around - but
they don't all sound the same? ;-)

For broadcasting use consistency of the monitor speakers is important.
And that's what they were designed for.

FWIW I quite like both the LS3/5A and the current Stirling 'near
equivalent'. But I tend to prefer the 'BBC' sound, and use them with an amp
that has ye olde tone controls.

**This is where you and I differ in our preferences. I have no used tone
controls in almost 40 years and regard the LS3/5A as nothing more than a
doorstop.


And given the space, etc, prefer ESLs. :-)

**And here is where it gets weird. A pair of stacked ESL57s or a nice
pair of ESL63s is something I can live with. Easily.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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In article ,
Trevor Wilson wrote:
**And here is where it gets weird. A pair of stacked ESL57s or a nice
pair of ESL63s is something I can live with. Easily.

Are you really comparing things big enough to block out all the light into
a room with bookshelf speakers? ;-)

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On 15/12/2015 11:37 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Trevor Wilson wrote:
**And here is where it gets weird. A pair of stacked ESL57s or a nice
pair of ESL63s is something I can live with. Easily.

Are you really comparing things big enough to block out all the light into
a room with bookshelf speakers? ;-)


**Where did you gain that idea from? That said, I would happily place my
NEAR 10M-IIs up against a pair of ESL63s. Yes, they are THAT good. I
should add that the ESL63s would beat them in a few areas.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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