No I haven't bought. Appreciate your comments. |
No I haven't bought. Appreciate your comments.
It's a big buy as these will definitely for the long haul.Would like to hear from someone whose heard the Everest and the Revel Salon 2. |
Dave 72. I understand your bias. I still have modified(bracing,mass,xover now external, custom wiring, soldered connections,--they still rock, but also will do intimate jazz, solo instruments, harp, percussion extremely well. A vastly upgraded, rich, delicate soundfield.
But, please advise why you preferred the 6600 over the Salon 2.Thanks |
Dave 72.
I understand your bias. I still have modified(bracing,mass,xover now external, custom wiring, soldered connections),--they still rock, but also will do intimate jazz, solo instruments, harp, percussion extremely well. A vastly upgraded, rich, delicate soundfield.
But, please advise why you preferred the 6600 over the Salon 2.Thanks |
Dave_72. My comments to you a while back meant to say
heavily modified (courtesy some expert advice from the designer) JBL 250 Ti's of 1985 (with the great xover).
My revisions were to provide delicacy and nuance, which the speakers then did in spades confirming the excellent design by that gentleman from JBL, Greg Timbers. (Surgery and nerve damage have kept me form earlier reply). |
Audiolabrinth. Sounds like your JBL's make the music come alive. My 250 Ti's do the same.
I made a number of mods to the Ti's that elevated their sound to an entirely new level of music making.
If you would like to improve yours I'm happy to share some ideas-feel free to ask. The first easiest one to try is to find visually acceptable 50 pounds of mass for the top. You can experiment using some protection for the top (a thick mag, say architectural digest) and weight lifting weights will do(they distribute the load with much going over the walls, not just in the center of the top). This should tighten your sound providing additional detail and microdynamics and more intimacy. I hope you like it. |
Guys, a public thank you to Kiddman who very kindly took the time to provide deeper insight into my question of the Salon 2's vs JBL 6700's. He allowed me to appreciate it's the JBL 6700 are my target to replace the JBL 250Ti's that have served me so well. He's one of those guys who make this forum so great for us- the rare breed of music loving audiophiles.
My hat is off to Kiddman. |
Audiolabrynth that's great.Happy listening. |
1985. You have reminded me of the experience of selecting them. Very pleasant.
I compared to other better speakers in the $4-6/7000 price range available at the time. Brought my dearly departed mother and music loving wife to audition; take em shopping & to a fancy lunch/dinner, make the auditioning just a bit of time out in a fun days(s)(s)(s) in the city. I hate shopping and wanted a 'permanent' upgrade(never was that bright).
Solo piano,Gary Graffman, etc, flute Rampal,Galway (today Pahaud),Spanish guitar Romeros,Paco de Lucia, Carlos Bosa-Lima,Trios,etc, I Musici,Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Stan Getz Joao Gilberto, Great Guitars,and finally Steppane Grappelli, and then Claude Bollings Big band (records I still have but have also acquired on cd).
It simply boiled down to the fact the 250's simply "thrashed" everything else in the musical communication of melody, rhythm,dynamics, top end, bass power/slam and greatest of all- EMOTION (according to the women). I seem to be able to enjoy music out of a boom box(with power isolation/conditioning of course!)
The music though the TI's sent shivers down your spine, got your toes tapping, swept you away, and demanded a party!
The wife,Susan and mum Maureen got to dancing with Stephane and Claude!
Couldn't get them to leave the store w/o the 250's.
We got them, a C-J, Krell 100 and some MIT installed and music at my place was never the same.
I was replacing my beloved Quad 33/303 and Quad stats- which
we had loved til the girls & I heard the big dynamics, top end speed and extension, full mid range and bass slam of the 250's.
Well I'm happy you enquired and I'll say more about the speakers later;but I just put Claude on and I'm pouring a nice whiskey and having a nostalgic one man and his dog party this now lovely Sunday am. Thanks again eh.
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Audiolabrynth, must be my age but Claude sounds as beautiful as a clean fresh breeze. I haven't played him in years but he's still a "wow' in my books. You pulled me up into the clouds bud. The rest of my morning will definitely be "time well wasted!" CHEERS! |
ps if you take a listen to Bollings big Band cd it's in reverse phase so switch them speakers leads to be 'lit up';) |
Audiolabrinth,6600 at $25,000 seems a great investment. A 'few' (we can talk) extra dollars on isolation,conditioning and room treatment will probably give you sound that exceeds whatever anyone with the 6700's is getting. Unless they put in the above effort as well-which I doubt for the most part. ATB. Pete |
Audiolabyrinth. I appreciate Kiddmans comments.Mixing and matching can always be factors. However I find most people use no isolation or conditioning on their solid state pre or amp and so noise becomes a significant contribution to the overbright upper end of the loudspeakers used.
I'm glad you have discovered just what joy comes out of properly set up isolation & conditioning, power cables, speaker cables, i/c's. I know a lot of folks don't have the patience or the ears for it. We are lucky. |
Have been out due to surgery. Soon back on the trail. |
