Rogers LS3/5a is 'the reference' speaker

Its worth haveing a pr., because they are just "so much fun to listen to.

The Rogers LS3/5a was designed with monitoring in a very small space. The "Q" is a relatively high 1.2, so the bass is slightly warm, not taught or particularly tight. Indeed fun to listen to, but not a standard reference. One would probably have to spend considerably more for reference quality. ProAc or Theil pop to mind, as do B&W 800 series or Wilson. Reference monitors are not necessarily the most fun to listen to, so it depends on what you want to hear. Artemis Eos are the finest sound that have graced these ears, however, there were many dollars sitting up-stream.

My opinion is LS3/5a is definitely fun to listen to even they have been around for more than few decays. I have a pair and they are running with Cary Audio SLP-50a pre(mod.)/Pass Labs Alpha 3 power & Naim CDX CD player. What a superb system. I am still looking for a pair of matching subs to add to this small system. If anyone knows where I can still get them please let me know(must be in walnut finish and made in England version).

The Rogers sound is very nice but not to my ears reference quality. The best sound for near field listening that I have experienced comes from NEAR (no pun) 10M speakers. They are rivaled only by the NEAR 15M in quality, realism, and value for the money. Their metal cone drivers are a revelation.

They still have excellent qualities, even after all these year, but to my ears "monitor" today means ATC.