Deckhand, when you get done reading all the other things it cannot be I sure hope you will try the corner tunes. It will ameliorate, and maybe even totally eliminate, your problem.
JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies?
Hello all, I am a first time post-er, so pardon me if I am clumsy with this venue.
I live in a small town on an island in SE Alaska, and do not have immediate access to anywhere locally that sells hifi equipment besides Walmart. So after reading complimentary reviews, I ordered from USA Tube Audio a pair of JBL 4367 speakers, ..a two way design with a woofer and a horn. I have about 20 hours on the speakers, driving them with a Primare I35 Integrated Amplifier and a perceived higher end Primare CD player., and for an alternate music source, I use Music Choice from my cable box. I also have a 10 band graphic EQ to tailor the sound to my liking. The issue I bought when I paid for the speakers is a loudly blaring shoutiness in the range of frequencies of the human voice. It can be loud and overpowering even with EQ attenuating the frequencies between 500 and 4khz. I called the dealer who I bought them from for advice..he told me the amp and cd player are junk, ($6000 junk) and the only way to fix the shoutiness was to buy tube equipment. On some recordings, the speakers sound wonderful, but on some, it makes me question whether or not they're worth keeping. The room in the apt I have them in is about 15x18 with low ceilings. Does anyone have any practical suggestions or ideas on how to remedy or at least partially correct this issue? Thank you for reading.
I live in a small town on an island in SE Alaska, and do not have immediate access to anywhere locally that sells hifi equipment besides Walmart. So after reading complimentary reviews, I ordered from USA Tube Audio a pair of JBL 4367 speakers, ..a two way design with a woofer and a horn. I have about 20 hours on the speakers, driving them with a Primare I35 Integrated Amplifier and a perceived higher end Primare CD player., and for an alternate music source, I use Music Choice from my cable box. I also have a 10 band graphic EQ to tailor the sound to my liking. The issue I bought when I paid for the speakers is a loudly blaring shoutiness in the range of frequencies of the human voice. It can be loud and overpowering even with EQ attenuating the frequencies between 500 and 4khz. I called the dealer who I bought them from for advice..he told me the amp and cd player are junk, ($6000 junk) and the only way to fix the shoutiness was to buy tube equipment. On some recordings, the speakers sound wonderful, but on some, it makes me question whether or not they're worth keeping. The room in the apt I have them in is about 15x18 with low ceilings. Does anyone have any practical suggestions or ideas on how to remedy or at least partially correct this issue? Thank you for reading.
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This may be a situation where the speakers are exciting the walls in your low ceiling apartment, in other words its the room acoustics doing the shouting. You could check this by setting the system up outdoors or in another room and compare. In any case there is a simple effective and inexpensive solution- Owens Corning 703 acoustic panel. https://www.amazon.com/Owens-Corning-Fiberglas-Acoustic-Insulation/dp/B07XTMRQHQ/ref=pd_sbs_267_3/14... You may be able to find this or similar in hardware stores. You will only need one to maybe three sheets. They come 48x24 and cut lengthwise 48x12 (or 48x8) they can be pinned in the corners like this (see picture #24) https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 OC703 cuts easily with a knife, and is so light weight you can pin or staple to the walls. Bevel the edges so it fits nice and neat, then wrap with fabric or spray paint so it looks better. I had a similar problem in my room where certain vocals would excite this region and be unnaturally loud. As I recall Holly Cole was good at this, with certain vowels and certain notes held a while being the worst. This simple trick was the end of that. Being where you are if you can’t find OC703 and don’t want to order a lot be aware any similar damping material will work so long as its placed in the corners like in my room. This works on the principle the walls and ceiling act like a horn that amplifies any sound coming from the corners. So eliminate any sound coming from the corners and you greatly reduce the problem without using a great deal of damping material, which would also solve the problem but make your room way too dead in the process. |