Martyn Miles
pfm Member
Which is better, JR 149 or LS3/5a?
They're different speakers.
Listen to both and make your choice.
Which is better, JR 149 or LS3/5a?
I recall Falcon attempted a remake of the JR
149, but decided not to go ahead.
Can't remember if I saw a prototype when visiting Jerry Bloomfield, or a picture somewhere.
Which is better, JR 149 or LS3/5a?
I recall Falcon attempted a remake of the JR
149, but decided not to go ahead.
Can't remember if I saw a prototype when visiting Jerry Bloomfield, or a picture somewhere.
They're different speakers.
Listen to both and make your choice.
you mean I have to spend another £2K?!
the JR149 . . . [has] better bass.
The bass on the LS3/5a must leave a lot to be desired.
PS Stick something like Donald Fagen’s Morph The Cat on!
I've written a fair bit about the mk2 earlier in this thread if you look back. I like them enough to have bought 3 pairs, so I'm sorted if I ever need spares! The first pair I bought were NOS, more or less still sealed in their box having never been used, original foam grilles in pristine condition. The other two pairs were used but measure very similarly to the NOS pair. The variations are subtle enough that you'd struggle to tell the three apart in a blind listening test, which leads me to conclude that the crossover components, Scanspeak tweeters and Focal bass drivers used in mk2 were either more closely matched and/or survive better with age than the crossover components and KEF units used in the mk1.I’ve just been offered a pair of JR149 Mk2 for delivery post lockdown. What should I know about them? How are they different from Mk 1? How restorable are they? I’m not sure of the condition of the ones being offered yet.
Interesting thread. Has anyone actually heard 149's with a corrected XO? Jim Rogers made many compromises to save cash and as such these design short cuts must have had a profound impact overall sound of the 149.
In the original Hi-Fi Choice Loudspeakers book From 1976 the JR149s have an RRP of £110 and the Chartwell LS3/5A £125. There’s no review of the Ditton 15s, but an advertiser has them for £85. That’s likely to be with a discount