Chris when I owned LS3/5a's near field listening was the way to hear them at their best....
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Chris when I owned LS3/5a's near field listening was the way to hear them at their best....
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You're quite correct. They were designed to be near field monitors, largely for speech monitoring for use in mobile OB vehicles.Originally Posted by Ninanina
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Now there are speakers that deliver near field to perfection.
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SW1X Universal Music Server UMS I Signature with Power Supply Unit PSU I Signature
SW1X USB II
SW1X DAC III Special
Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
Amps
Pre amps -- Hi fi Collective twin mono ladder stepped attenuator, with Charcroft Z-foil and silver wired. And First Watt B1 active no gain buffer.
Power amps -- Welborne 45 SET monoblocks 1.8W / Decware Taboo 6W / Elekit 300B TU-8600SVK plus further improved components 9W / ICE Power 1000W
Speakers
Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
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Silver mains cables, interconnects and speaker cables by SW1X
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HRT HeadStreamer and SennHeiser HD650 headphones
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dare i say yamaha ns1000's
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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For preference I don't get too close to speakers, though equally I don't want to be at the far end of a large room.
I have had music evenings in our living room where for practical reasons I sat pretty much next to the speakers - not good. If I put the volume up so that people at the back could hear, I'd quite often end up with a headache. However, when not doing this, with a more normal room layout I'd be at least 8ft away, possibly more.
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I’m a big fan of near-field listening and have always had my systems set up that way. In fact, there are larger rooms in my house that I could put my system in but I specifically seek out that near field experience.
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I have Zigmahornets (http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/z...gmahornet.html) set up either side of my iMac. The imagery was so good, it encouraged me to move bigger and get my (full rangers) Ocellia Calliopes..
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/ocellia/ocellia.html
Dave Hewitt thought my Calliopes were like giant headphones- in their effect. So 'near field' in a way.
I often think i might listen more whilst on line than other times!
Just moved the whole Mac set up to a light front room and enjoying it, though it means I can't run the Ocellias from Mac any more.
downsize beckons.
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Near field set ups sound better in larger rooms though...
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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Glad you edited your post Mark, the bear field bit got me a bit worried. Sounds like a dangerous place to be
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