As the title says, I need to get some speaker stands. They need to raise the tweeters to seated ear level. All those I've found so far are v. expensive so suggestions would be welcome.
A good budget option I've had previously was the Mission Stancette.
I think they were only £60ish when I had them, but I see they're a bit pricier now.
They matched well with my Cambridge Audio Bookshelf speakers for a few years and now my friend continues to use them - pleasing cable management too. If they sound a bit bright with your speakers the old sand/cat litter trick is possible IIRC.
My Rogers LS/35a stand on Custom Design stands with a weighted centre column (iron filings).
He does a 4 column stand that they'll sound great on.
https://www.customdesign.co.uk/index...te=common/home
^^^^ should say I use the FS104's
I've always been puzzled why people use LS3/5a speakers for domestic listening.
Stereophile measured some different versions over the years. The frequency response:
Red is the Stirling version, from 2007. Blue is a KEF version from 1996. And green is a Rogers version from 1978. The latter two traces are offset for clarity.
Remarkably consistent (allowing for some variations in testing equipment in the decades) as you would hope for a monitor.
I've heard these (Rogers) in a small living room and they sounded superb. Probably not for home theatre or night-club style bass fans, but they are a decent design and, clearly, consistent. Which helps a bit with matching to a room, equipment or your tastes.
Yes, they're not to everyone's taste.Originally Posted by Mr Pointy
Thanks for the suggestions Rod and RossC.
Back in the day, when they were getting rave reviews, I auditioned a pair along with several other brands. They came second bottom in my listening tests and I bought a pair of Monitor Audio's which sounded better to both my and Lynn's ears.
The 'best' speakers I ever heard were my Dad's Wharfedale Sand Filled Baffle speakers back in the 70's. They looked similar to the open baffle Wharfedale SFB3's with a large 12" Woofer, 10" Midrange but, instead of the single upward facing Tweeter, Dad's had 4 upward facing 4" Tweeters. The drivers were of a unique free floating design, made specifically for the open back design. The only problem with them was, they dominated the room. They also weighed a ton! In the end Dad gave them away to the local Church for them to use in the very large Church Hall where they were more than capable of filling it with sound. Would have loved them where we are now.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Why? they are very accurate on most material.
Some prefer a “pipe & slippers” sound.
There was a lot of hype around LS3/5as but they're not bad for tiddlers.
Yes, that's why they were on the list. I auditioned 4 sets of speakers at the time - spent a whole afternoon of alternating and listening. I found them to be too clinical for my taste and were very particular about placement. Driving them with a pair of 100W monoblock power amps with a passive preamp they were just not to my taste. The Monitor Audio's on lead filled spiked stands, (which actually cost more than the speakers themselves!), really were the better choice for me - though in fairness they were more than twice the size, which I think helped.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
That's not me then 😁 nor do I smoke a pipe and wear slippers!
Got my ls3/5a ‘s mounted on the bookshelf of my new office furniture. Family attachment to these as they are pre production examples built by my dad when he was working at bbc kingswood.
+1 for Custom Design.
I have a box of their inert filler that you could have for a reduced price, but postage would be a bit much...
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