I just bought a pair of jbl 4429’s to check out after seeing several reviews online. Curiosity got the best of me. I did not imagine they could disappear like my Devore’s but they do. They have zero horn effect. And they are super musical. Not selling the nines (at least not yet) but I enjoy playing and these are really superb and a great value at 5k. Just let them break in, they definitely do!
How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular?
A couple guys on my audio discord really love the JBL synthesis 4367 and feel that all traditional 3 way tower speakers suck because they have poor bass response and are generally shy sounding. What I wonder is how come the majority of speaker makes do floor standers that are 3 way as oppose to the Horn +woofer design of JBL?
Is there any downsides to the horn + woofer design? Can a horn convey microdetail as well as a Be tweeter like say from magic A or S line? They claim 3 way floor standers are just trendy. But is there anything more to it then that?
Is there any downsides to the horn + woofer design? Can a horn convey microdetail as well as a Be tweeter like say from magic A or S line? They claim 3 way floor standers are just trendy. But is there anything more to it then that?