I have a pair of Rogers LS3/5a's (39269 A&B). Bought 7 years ago from an eBay seller in Lithuania for $960 including shipping. At that price a good buy! Yes, they sound wonderful despite having a 6db bump at 120hz and poor off-axis response.
Harbeth P3ESR versus LS3/5a by Rogers/Falcon/Sterling/etc
The P3ESR has been described as the best evolution of the 3/5 (or some similar wordings), and some of the Falcons (Gold Badge or ?) have been described as the best version of the LS3/5a.
so which is “better”. Or perhaps better stated, which do you prefer? And why?
If it influences your comments, I would be driving them with AtmaSphere class D monos with a Conrad Johnson ET7 tube preamp
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@jasonbourne71 - I went to the asr site and found it difficult to really get anywhere on it. I searched LS3/5a and got strings on Rogers and Sterling versions, with scattered shotgun comments. In general it appears that no one really likes them, and they measure poorly. Is this your point? Or do you have a link to a specific post/chain/comment? |
@jasonbourne71 - I made my previous post before I saw your second post. The pair of Roger’s you got- are they the 15 ohm circa 1980 version? |
I have directly compared the Harbeth P3ESR and the Spendor SP3/5R. The Harbeths sounded great, the Spendors were, to my ears, even better! It could be a matter of personal preference though, taking into account that I clearly preferred my Spendor SP2/3R2 speakers to the Harbeth M30.2 Anniversary monitors (and another audiophile friend agreed). Generally speaking, the Spendor sound is a bit sweeter and warmer, more colorful and joyful while the Harbeth is a bit more sober, "serious" and, at least in the M30.2 case, with a more refined (but perhaps not quite as well integrated) tweeter. Also, the Spendor SP3/5R had a very good bass for their size!. |
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