Interesting post and I agree with giving credit to all involved; however, what we hear from companies, especially enormous ones like Revel(Harman) is precisely what they feel is most appropriate for their overall marketing statagy, nothing less or more.
A special,respectful & fond comment on Greg Timbers.
In the 1980's He developed the concept for the JBL 250Ti speakers, and refined it to the finished product- an exceptional 4 way, 4 driver floorstander with the tweeter about 50 inches off the floor and a sophisticated crossover with an overall emphasis on coherence and dynamics.
His overall concept has not only stood the test of time but the overall driver # and presentation remains a de facto standard for outstanding designs of today(even though the bass often uses a number of smaller drivers than the heroic 14 inch one with the 20 pound magnet in the 250Ti).
Even the Salon is virtually a refined copy with an idential driver complement & layout. B&Ws flagship Nautilus also uses the 4 driver design even though the 800 series uses 3.
I still use the 250s with a Spectral/MIT reference system. The speakers have never failed to impress as they revealed even small refinements in sound i.e. the polarity factor in AC enacoms! With cabinet "constuction" improved to todays much improved standards, isolation of the crossover, and currently available crossover and wiring components I firmly believe the overall speaker design would be very competitive today-25 years later!
A special,respectful & fond comment on Greg Timbers.
In the 1980's He developed the concept for the JBL 250Ti speakers, and refined it to the finished product- an exceptional 4 way, 4 driver floorstander with the tweeter about 50 inches off the floor and a sophisticated crossover with an overall emphasis on coherence and dynamics.
His overall concept has not only stood the test of time but the overall driver # and presentation remains a de facto standard for outstanding designs of today(even though the bass often uses a number of smaller drivers than the heroic 14 inch one with the 20 pound magnet in the 250Ti).
Even the Salon is virtually a refined copy with an idential driver complement & layout. B&Ws flagship Nautilus also uses the 4 driver design even though the 800 series uses 3.
I still use the 250s with a Spectral/MIT reference system. The speakers have never failed to impress as they revealed even small refinements in sound i.e. the polarity factor in AC enacoms! With cabinet "constuction" improved to todays much improved standards, isolation of the crossover, and currently available crossover and wiring components I firmly believe the overall speaker design would be very competitive today-25 years later!