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In Reply to: RE: Another new LS3/5a - is this the most authentic yet? posted by mbnx01 on October 06, 2014 at 15:01:20
...probably the most authentic looking, anyway.
Next someone will make an authentic DQ-10 copy so I can relive 1977.
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"We are all in God's hands... and God is a malign thug."
-Mark Twain
...gorgeous.
As much as I loved those speakers back in the day, I think they have been surpassed by just about every audiophile speaker available now for over $700 a pair, which they cost back then.
I'm afraid the same may be true of the original LS3/5a.
We've learned some things about speaker design in 35 years.
Given that they were a five-way. I've heard many three-way speakers that didn't work as well. I always wondered if Jon Dahlquist was a genius, or simply got lucky.
I owned a pair of DQ-10s for many years, and finally sold them to a guy who really wanted them (RIP Paul). I now listen to "one way", single-driver, crossover-less speakers, the Horn Shoppe Horns. They remind me of my old Quad 57s, with regard to coherency, but are much more suited to the type of music I love (Blues and Rock) than the DQ-10s were. They're also a tad easier to drive!
When I was about to purchase a pair of new speakers I compared the DQ-10's
directly with Infinity RS-2.5's and felt although they sounded similar in some ways. I felt the Infinity's RS-2.5's were the better speaker of the two and what I purchased that day.
Just for a reference to what I said above: At that time I was using an early ---{ blue back-lite }--- Infinity FET preamp, that had just replaced my GAS Thadrea preamp. So having blown almost all my cash on the Infinity FET preamp and GAS Ampzilla amp. I had to continue using my Thorens TD 126 Electronic but I purchased a Stanton 681EEE cartridge, which I was told was a great match to use with the Thorens.
I'm sure there will be those that agree and disagree with my choice of the RS-2.5's over the DQ-10's but that's what makes audio what it is and it's the reason why both speaker companies did so well back then...
I'm listening to: Club de Sol by David Chesky
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom Scata)
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
...remember Jon Dahlquist had Saul Marantz and Carl Marchisotto (of Nola) helping him design them.
And Harry Pearson of TAS to help him do the final voicing in his room.
I knew about Saul Marantz being involved, but I didn't know how much of a hand he had in the design. I'm going to have to Google Carl Marchisotto when I'm done posting. I'm not familiar with him.
I do recall HP helping Dahlquist "tweak" the speakers, and that causing quite a controversy. It certainly blurred the line between manufacturer and reviewer for some people. I'm betting the minor scandal helped sell both magazines and speakers.
Speaking of Saul Marantz, the best I ever heard my DQ-10s sound was with a Marantz 8B amp. I had been driving them for years with a TAS recommended SAE amp, and an ARC SP-3 etc. preamp. After my divorce, I got "back into" audio. I joined an audio club, and a guy (who I'm still friends with) lent me his 8B. I began to understand the term "jaw dropping" after that. I've been a tube amp guy (with the exception of my First Watt F1J) ever since.
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