Naim + Stirling ls3/5a
Posted by: José Cano Fernández on 17 January 2018
Hello everyone.
I have been enjoying Stirling MS-88 for a few months with a team formed by Naim CDX - Nac112 - Flatcap2 -Nap200.
Do any of you have a similar set that can give me your opinion?
I am very happy with this configuration.
I'm not familiar with the Stirling MS-88 but I used to have an early pair of "gold label" Rogers LS3/5as that I would run from time to time on the end of my big Naim system. They were very good tonally and spatially, albeit they weren't a speaker to rock out to, or for playing loud. However, in most every respect, I found my SL2s to be as good, if not better (in some case much better) than the Rogers, so when somebody in HK made me an offer I just couldn't refuse, I let them go. I did think about then buying a newer pair (from what I got for the old ones I could have bought quite a few new pairs!) but never did.
I note in the most recent HFNRR, Ken Kessler extolling the virtues of running stacked LS3/5as as per Tim De Paravicini's show system setup. That might be rather interesting...
The MS-88 speakers are identical to the Rogers ls3 / 5a 60th annyversary. Stirling Broadcast when he built them could not call them LS3 / 5a because they had a different Monacor mid-woofer than the originals.
My one-time Stirling LS3/5as were soemwhat underwhelming with a Nait 5. I always suspected a pre-power was the way to go, so I would say you are on the right track with your set. I loved my 3/5as with my Rogers E20a amp and a Pink Triangle record player.
Enjoy yours.
C.
Where would the forum be without a cult product? [rhetorical 
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Are you referring to the NAIT5 there Chris...?
Haha! I can see why you might, rightly, think such a thing but in this case, no.
C.
José Cano Fernández posted:The MS-88 speakers are identical to the Rogers ls3 / 5a 60th annyversary. Stirling Broadcast when he built them could not call them LS3 / 5a because they had a different Monacor mid-woofer than the originals.
Puzzled here. I've just googled Stirling MS-88. They are 50cm tall and have a front port.
Those are the SB-88
Sorry. I see my mistake now.
These do not have the back panel screwed in like the Stirling ls3 / 5a V2 and the woofer is a Monacor model. The grills are of tygan, not cotton like the others and the crossover was modified to sound like the original Rogers 15 ohm.