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RE: SETs have several advantages

To call the LS3/5a a "loud" speaker might be a little generous.

The LS3/5a - most of them - are only rated to handle 50 watts maximum. More than that is a waste of time.

So

82dB -1 watt
85dB -2 watts
88dB -8 watts
91dB -16 watts
94dB -32 watts
95dB -~50watts (and you should also check the maximum SPL capability of most LS-3/5as because they may not reach this!)
97dB - 64 watts (too bad the speaker blows up)

But even if it can - granted 7dB is noticeable but it's not earth-shattering and people who buy the LS3/5a aren't buying them to slam AC/DC.

The smarter shopper would spend half the money and buy the Audio Note AX Two which was designed by Rogers head LS-3/5a guru Andy Whittle - then you get a 90dB speaker with much better driver integration, vastly better-sounding bass, and a lot more of it - a smoother tweeter and 90dB sensitivity.

90dB - 1 w
93dB - 2w
96dB - 4w
99dB - 8w

You can put a billion-watt amp on the LS-3/5a and the AX Two will crush it with 8 watts!

Note: I like the sound of the new Rogers LS-3/5a as well as the cheaper Mistral version I recently auditioned with Cayin amplifiers. But I think you would be fine with 8 watts on them because they're just not the sort of speaker you're buying to play full organ music.




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