Who it comes up against
12 lost· 3 won · Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Twin Arms, Vocals-First
Against the Characterful brief, the Emmae Reginae (custom) keeps the slot decisively.
With the Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units), the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
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3 lost· 1 won · Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Vocals-First
Against the Characterful brief, the Neat Iota 2 keeps the slot clearly.
With the NVA S80 Stereo, the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
3 lost · Intimate, PRaT, Twin Arms
Against the Intimate brief, the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature keeps the slot decisively.
With the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan) gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.
1 lost · Characterful
Against the Characterful brief, the Neat Petite Classic keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audiolab 9000P, the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Audiolab 9000P gives up timing and drive under the Characterful weighting.
1 lost · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Harbeth P3ESR XD2 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the NVA Cube 3 keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the stronger loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Falcon LS3/5a Gold Badge is the stronger loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.