3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it?


I haven’t posted here for about 10 years but thought I’d jump back in to ask about my new JBL 4349s. According to measurements on ASR and even JBLs own graphs, the 4349s have a 3-4 dB dip in the crossover region at about the 1.5 kHz mark. What should I listen for to hear this? I understand that music in this range will be quieter, but I’m not hearing any suckout compared to my Omegas or other speakers Ive had in my system. I’ve played some clarinet and violin concertos, two instruments that spend a lot of time in this frequency range, but I can’t hear an obvious difference. Am I listening for the wrong thing? I’d like to be able to hear this deficiency for leaning purposes if nothing else, so any pointers are appreciated.

 

Many thanks!

rischa

Showing 1 response by asvjerry

Any speaker or combinations of them will have their own peaks & dips, it's own response to an input....it's 'voicing' can either be a 'love it' or eq it to 'make it sound OK' in ones' space....

...and the graphs will reflect hat.....not that the unit will sound 'better' or 'worse', it just shifts the perception to the listener v. the means of measuring of such.

I've messed about with various 'n sundry....and you can only 'tweak' so much before the basic 'characteristics' of a speaker in a very subtle fashion until it turns to muck....mho, of course....