Chartwell LS35A + DIY Rogers AB1
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2015
- Chartwell LS3/5A are impressive speakers with magical midrange and sweat and clear sound. Flat soundstage, yet still very engaging to listen. Not for bass lovers though. Adding a set of DIY Rogers AB1 gives more body to LS35As, but it also takes away some of the magical midrange.
The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Chartwell LS3/5A speakers together with Rogers AB1 subwoofers and not their sound.
For an in-depth review and my thoughts on the sound of LS3/5As, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/chartwel....
For a step-by-step DIY guide for Rogers AB1 subwoofers, please visit: audionostalgia.co.uk/rogers-a....
Amplifier: Yamaha A-S2000
CD Player: Yamaha CD-S2000
Song: Loreena Mckennitt - Dante's Prayer
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#HiFi #LS35A #VintageSpeakers
For an in-depth review of these LS3/5As, please visit my website: audionostalgia.co.uk/chartwell-ls3-5a-review/.
For a step-by-step DIY guide for Rogers AB1 subwoofers, please visit: audionostalgia.co.uk/rogers-ab1-diy-project/.
The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the look and feel of Chartwell LS3/5A speakers together with DIY AB1 subwoofers and not their sound.
Beautiful music for a beautiful system. Those speakers just let the music shine through. Wonderful,nice one.
Thank you for your kind words.
Totally in love with these speakers..
So a lovely piece of music and speakers and equipment they all go together so well. great job.
Thank you!
Hey buddy you always have the coolest shoes. I'm jealous. Great videos. I'm learning so much from comments and your website. Thanks and keep up the amazing work
Haha good one :). Thanks for your kind words. Glad you find the website useful.
From all his post, for me THE tannoy monitor gold is the game ender on this audiophile journey. I wish I had one pair and I'd be the happiest. Great post(s) by the way.
Thank you. Not quite - my current speakers are modified Yamaha NS1000 - IMHO a lot more detailed than MG15. Here is my review if you were interested: audionostalgia.co.uk/review_yamaha_ns-1000m.php.
But the journey has not ended yet...
Been awhile since I've really been on UA-cam. Love your new space. Looks like you have a bit more room than your old place.
I just love your home. Nice sound too...:)
Everything about this video is excellent. I love the sound of these speakers…I can just lay here and be engulfed in an audio cloud and just float on.
Thanks. It is rather hard to judge their sound from a UA-cam video but I'm glad you like it. The song is excellent, the video is actually rather poor ;).
@@AudioNostalgia
i can judge the sound pretty well because my Lumin is upsampling to 176.4 khz on Spendor S100...sounds nice but since the speaker box is so small...it can't compete with the larger speakers Spendor S100...
One can stay here forever....that Roger's...that Roger's .......
Uno dei più bei dischi di Loreenna Mckennit.
I diffusori Rogers un mito!
Félicitations pour votre installation et le bon son , fin , détaillé et chaleureux 👍
Thank you!
nice demo
What is your opinions on this speakers driven by the Italian Simply 845 amplifier you also had, and what is hidden under the red cover in the right corner ( I would guess 😉) ? MANY THX
Very nice !
Yes for sure, there is magic that surrounds them and it is beyond explanation. I own them myself and they keep me busy, wondering how there magic is possible. Just fascinating loudspeakers.
Ma musica è un incanto paradisiaco. La formula dei diffusori lo consente. Deve essere ottimo anche lo yamaha. Very Good.
Thank you for your kind words - that is providing the Google Translate was correct :).
I've heard these with big PS Audio amps and holy crap..My problem is they fulfil 95% on my musical needs it's the other 5% that I really would miss..I'm planning on Maggies and the big ones..But this looks like a great little system..I would up the amp spec as they do deserve more..A great bet would be a top of the range Bryston with a valve pre and this believe or not wouldn't kill the bank..Anyway fabulous and thanks for this
Thank you for your comment - these are indeed a very special little speakers. I'm not too keen on valve sound and in my experience, in a properly designed blind test with balanced volumes and instant switch, I was not able to tell any difference between any of the decent quality modern transistors amps I tested, hence I am not too enthusiastic about swapping any changing amplification. Saying that, I have never heard any of the Bryston gear. Moreover, it is all subjective, so each to their own. All the best!
PS Audio is good stuff. Go for all tube if you can afford it. Tube pre an power amp. That's where it's at Garth.
@@doosworld1901 I know I've have everything from Sets to PP to OTL and they are fab..I'm 51 I started with my first valve stuff way back when I was 21, jeeze that long!!, I am a massive valve fan but just occasionally a speaker does need some solid state however stick a valve pre in and you're kind of there..Thanks you've made me think again :-)
@@AudioNostalgia It is a very subjective thing and I've been doing this for along time..As long as you enjoy that's all that matters ignore me and everyone else..But should you decide down the line I need to do something give me a shout..Still my fav video :-)
Garth - thank you. I'll reach out if I ever decide to play with amplification :). At the moment playing with Harbeth speakers.
Please what is the size of this listening room ? I'm ardly thinking about to buy this kind of combo that is actually in production and sale buy Stirling Acustics ! May you post an other wid with this speaker combo and put your camera/microphone in the sweetspot and not so fare away to the side as in this vid .my room is only 9x12 feet with one wall on its longside right lowering down quit steep. Do you think I could run this speaker with a Tube Amp running on one 845 Tube / channel and producing 25 Watt ?
Matthias Schnapka The listening room was 24m2. I no longer live there and I sold this combo long time ago. I liked it but I preferred the LS3s on their own, it seemed that adding the AB1s took away a little bit of their ‘magic’. I’ve heard good things about Stirling, but never had a pleasure to listen to their speakers.
I don’t know how loud you like to listen, but to me 24wpc and rather low sensitivity of LS3s would not be enough.
wow!1, rare pieces I have been searching for years, still ....no luck.
Well, they frequently appear on British eBay - not cheap though.
www.olx.pt/anuncio/2-x-rogers-ls3-5a-irrepreensveis-IDz5d0J.html#a59c6f9172
www.olx.pt/anuncio/colunas-rogers-ls-5a-IDAKkjw.html#116d827987
There are two pairs for sale in Portugal... good luck.
What makes these speakers special compared to current version like Harbeth's P3ESR?
To my ears and if memory serves me right - nothing. I would take the P3ESR over these.
@@AudioNostalgia I agree even though I never heard the Chartwell or Falcons. Since I listen to all genre of music and I trust the design by Alan Shaw and it did have great measurements in Stereophile. The P3ESR is only speaker I listen to at the dealer. I didn't even want to take chance on the new XD as never heard and it has mixed reviews. Thanks😊
great hifi
Try to swap the large 220 uF electrolytic cap for a reasonably good film cap. That will help the midrange problem you describe.
I would if I still had the speakers. Thanks for the tip though.
did you sell these or have you still got them ?
Sold I'm afraid.
what turntable do you have?
Thorens TD 160 MK1 with Denon DL103R cartridge.
现场还原感很好
甜美的歌聲，靚聲的喇叭。可否請問RogersLS3/5a和Chartwell LS35A有何關联性？謝謝。
你的老婆可以在扬声器周围真空。很好的一天 ;)
KEF speakers
You have very nice speakers, you are missing a tube amplifier.
Thank you. I've had couple but prefer transistors.
Can you show us your "setup" and what to look for
You can see my set up as well us the gear that I previously tested on my website: audionostalgia.co.uk.
I don't like to advise people as perception of sound is very subjective. Not to mention differences in room acoustic, etc. Therefore, I can only comment on what sounds good to me.