Post by Moz on Nov 25, 2007 20:21:34 GMT 7
Ken Kessler conducted a shootout in 2004 between the AVI Positron, Blue Note A-3, Harbeth HL-3PES-2, Pen Audio Rebel and the Spendor S3/5S.
The Blue Note topped the shootout with the Spendor being judged as the "most LS3/5A-like…but it still wasn’t an LS3/5A".
In summary, Ken rounded up the shootout with the following:
Most importantly two things emerged from the listening sessions. The first thing is that all the loudspeakers in the group were certainly worth considering – no pups in the litter – and it spoke volumes for what is available today’s shopper in the small-monitor-for-under-a-grand sector. But the second realisation to emerge was that the Rogers LS3/5A is still so vastly superior to the current crop in every area bar maximum output levels that I’m afraid it’s business as usual:back to eBay, fellas.
Read the story here:
www.eminentaudio.co.uk/Pdf's/BN%20A3%20review%20June%202004.pdf
