Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: Rogers LS 3/5A Speakers by elliotsh@rcn.com

Model:	LS 3/5A
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$600
Description:	2 ways, BBC Mini-Monitor
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available

Review by elliotsh@rcn.com ( A ) on April 08, 2005 at 12:19:56
IP Address: 12.40.63.146

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Have had these for over 20 years. Nothing I have heard does
midrange-human voice or piano like these. I have them in a bookcase
canted in towards the listener. They image better than any small
speaker I've tried. They are driven by a 50x2 Bryston 2B with
DH Labs silver plated speaker cable. The wires added extra definition
and depth in the lower ranges. Yes - not a lot of bass below 80hz
but what you get is pure. The source material better be "on the money"
- if it's poor in - it's horrendous out !...Vinyl is still my chosen
venue -through a Yamaha C2a preamp and Rega Planar 3 with RB 300 arm
and Sumiko Blue Point Hi Output moving coil. Hard to say if they're
worth 600-900 on the used market. Mine were 500 new. Probably new technology might be superior these days. Still the classic mini monitor
that is the standard. Nothing fancy- just pure good music from good source material.. in these little boxes.

Product Weakness: 15 ohms- a little hard to drive.
Product Strengths: midrange clarity ; rubber surrounds on Kef drivers

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Bryston 2B 50x2
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Yamaha C 2A
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Rega 3 with Blue Point
Speakers:	Rogers Ls 35 A
Cables/Interconnects:	DH Labs - speaker wire
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz- Classical
Room Size (LxWxH):	18 x 10 x 7
Room Comments/Treatments:	rug on floor; bare panelled walls
Time Period/Length of Audition:	20+ years
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	15 ohms- a little hard to drive.
Product Strengths:	midrange clarity ; rubber surrounds on Kef drivers