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ROGERS LS 3/5A MONITOR SPEAKERS

Hi,

I just came across a pair of ROGERS LS 3/5A MONITOR SPEAKERS in my warehouse.

They look to be in good shape.

To be honest I know nothing about these speakers but a brief investigation I discovered they seem to be in pretty high demand.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
alevine
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philjolet
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I believe 15 OHM is the coveted version as well

also try them with tubes if you can, they should work especially well with them
gregm
3,021 posts
 
As mentioned, no "special" amp is needed. Don't drive the too loud in the beginning.
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geoffkait
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The chances are good that solid state amps generally speaking will make the LS3/5As sound rather sterile and dry whereas low to medium power tube amplifiers will make them sound full bodied, natural and musical. Allow tube amps to warm up at least one hour before listening critically.
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atmasphere
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They only handle about 35 watts. This is part of the reason that they were 15 ohms as transistor amps have a harder time damagin them, and also tend to sound smoother than if the speaker were 8 ohms.

And as others have mentioned, they were really well with tubes.

They are one of the first examples of the 'near-field' listening concept, as the only thing between them and the listener was often a studio mixing console.
alevine OP
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Hi

thank you for the responses.

if anyone is interested in these please let me know

pictures available here: http://allanlevine.com/rogers/

email [email protected].

if its not appropriate to solicit directly on this site then please disregard this.

thank you
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