Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a

摘要

Handing me a pair of 'new' LS3/5as always elicits mixed feelings. Part of me wants the speaker back in production so badly that I tend to go soft on the latest contender. My dark side says it's impossible without KEF drivers, but that was to overlook Falcon Acoustics' pedigree. This brand offers kits and drivers plus the reincarnated LS3/5a we have here, selling for £2350-£2500 per pair depending on finish. It also has a secret weapon in its gene pool: Malcolm Jones. We know the LS3/5a became extinct around the turn of the century, when KEF ceased making the B110 mid/bass unit and T27 tweeter that BBC-licensed manufacturers were obliged to use [see boxout, p69]. 'Facsimile' versions emerged to quench the thirst, using other drivers optimistically 'voiced' as best as possible to sound like the genuine article.