Martyn Miles
pfm Member
Martyn/Paul,
Have you tried electronic music on the V3?
Thanks
I’m not ‘into’ electronic music.
Female vocal, folk and light orchestral music for me.
Martyn/Paul,
Have you tried electronic music on the V3?
Thanks
If you want to really put a speaker through its paces with ambient electronica, Telefon Tel Aviv's "Fahrenheit Far Enough" is a good demo album, especially the title track....”
Okay, thanks. I’ll look for that on my Roon, as well as the Nils Frahm/Screws Reworked mentioned by Omer - See how the V3s respond.
Meanwhile, I’ve just ordered the Stirling AB-2 Bass Extenders to play with under the V3s. I’ve been through a few larger (relative to the LS3/5 types, and relative to the size of my room) standmounts; Graham LS5/9s, Harbeth Compact 7 ES3.
I like the idea of a matched bass extender designed to partner the small LS3/5 types - gambling that it should do as well with the V3 as the V2. The hypothesis being that this will preserve the V3 presentation, but provide some well-judged heft.
Also, I can simply disconnect the bass extender when using the V3s for Netflix etc. The V3 on top of the bass extender will add up to a very slim, unobtrusive little floorstander.
Prior to this, a friend set up my Harbeths at his place with a small sealed design subwoofer, and the sound was quite wonderful. I wasn’t able to make it work with the preamp I had at the time. But that experience led me to think the V3 and AB-2 approach is promising.
Why not just get a small floorstander? I have done, but found none I liked as much as the V3. Neat Elite IIIs and the more up-to-date Neat Motive 2s, as well as the somewhat larger Graham LS6f are/were excellent in many respects, but the bottom port proved too much on my sprung wood floor.
So, the V3 / AB-2 combo may hit the sweet spot. Or just advance the march of science...
The Falcon version exactly conforms to the BBC spec. so in fact you are correct.
Or are you ?
According to the U.K’s LS3/5a Guru ( Ken Kessler, not me ) the Rogers Classic is pretty close, if
not an equal.
Then again, Ken said the Falcon ‘Kingswood Warren’ version was the best LS3/5a he’s ever heard.
The world of the LS3/5a isn’t a simple one...
As for a new ‘Shootout’, I would love to be involved in one.
Perhaps after the present emergency has passed.
I’ve yet to hear about anyone in the UK owning the new Rogers Classic, but there are Falcon and
Graham/Chartwell owners around.
Incidentally, I saw a pair of Chartwell 3/5s on Gumtree for £875.
I was tempted, as I have never heard a pair in my house.
The HFN one from about 15 yrs ago?I did one shootout with Andy and Ken Kessler for HFN, enough for me in my lifetime
I saw the Graham Chartwell knock offs too but not tempted.
The only KW LS3/5as I’ve seen belong to Far East collectors.
Jerry Bloomfield told me that all 50 pairs were sold before the run was completed.
My own Falcon LS3/5as stayed a while, but I sold them on.
I’m enjoying my Stirling Broadcast LS3/5a V3s...