Which LS3/5a?

My buddy lives in the UK so I had him order me both the Graham 3/5A and Rogers SE version for about 1/2 of what they sell for here in the USA.  Looking forward to comparing down the road. The Rogers SE is delayed due to problems/issues at the factory so if you order a pair expect to be waiting awhile.  I ditched my Falcons...now called the Silver Badge version cause everybody I know that compared them to the Graham's preferred the Graham 3/5A in every aspect.

A little off topic, but I tried LS3/5As back in the 70s.  While they sounded good, I ended up with the Rogers JR149s with the cylindrical metal enclosure.  I believe the drivers may have been the same or similar but found the JR149s to be much less boxy sounding and to have incredible imaging.  I regretted selling them to a friend in the 80s.  They are still sounding great in his second home.

I gather you're committed to a new pair and the used ones around can be very rough.  Just my somewhat related experience from way back.  My apologies for intruding on the OP.

Herb thank you for your detailed replied.  It is certainly nice to know there are some valid choices among the current  made LS35a 's.  Btw I plan on  buying new unless I find a great deal on a local speaker.  

Riaa,  if you could post your thoughts once you breakin the Graham and the Rogers SE I would appreciate it.  I know the Graham has a great following and I am anxious to hear more from users of the SE.  

proud owner of two sets of vintage 15ohm swisstone rogers one on top of the other,  pushed in series by a BAT VK 75SE + 50SE. Voice coming out of it is so real it spooks me and the cat.

Hello, I have collected LS3/5a speakers for the last 30 yrs.  I have owned numerous pairs and still have a few.  Currently, I have a pair of Rogers setup on a tube amplifier with 805 power tubes 45 watts per channel. I have a friend who is very serious and deep into hifi audio and is mostly into current production items, not vintage components. He’s been to lots of hifi shows and dealer demo rooms.  He owns expensive components along with IC cables that retail for $2,500.  He says, my Rogers setup is one of the best sounds he’s ever heard regardless of price.  I’ve never heard Falcon speakers but I did purchase a pair of their crossovers 5 yrs ago.  I have personally found, the best sounding LS3/5a speakers ever produced use the Rifa capacitors in their crossovers.  They are silver/blue looking.  Every other LS3/5a speaker that uses other caps do not sound as transparent.