james633

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Midrange Increasingly Harsh
Play the same CD on headphones and see if it is the recordings.   
Setup with three speakers, smart tv, and wireless amp/receiver
Audioholics is a good source to read about listening to multi channel music. I am sure you can find It on YouTube or their website. It is not personally for me but some of their writers seem to like it.   
Mcintosh amp suggestion
A 2 channel preamp will do a lot more for music than an amp will. Amps don’t sound that different (they do sound different) but that avr is sucking the life out of your music. You can use an integrated amp with a Home Theater pass through. The hig... 
Loudspeakers with horn or ceramic tweeter?
I have never heard a ceramic tweeter but have owned speakers with beryllium and switched over to horns and I don’t see my self going back to box speakers anytime soon.   the horns add so much dynamics and just sound more real because of it.    
Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage?
 No mine are not healthy. My quiet session is 85db. More often to not I am 90+ with peaks over 100db. The JBL 4367s have virtually no limit due to compression… for better or worse.   
What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under
Jheppe815, A pair of JL E112 (pictures under my profile) and highpassing through the internal crossovers (a true highpass). They sound fine and blend well but I feel the 4367 is more textured than the JLs. The is issue in using the internal highp... 
What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under
These look great and might out perform your modded LaScala.    https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649998757-volti-vittora/  
What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under
I own the JBL 4367 and use subs high-passed at 60hz but feel they are pretty good without the subs. I already owned the subs.    Anyway I have demoed the current LaScala and Cornwall IV several times. I feel like the JBL is a better speaker. It i... 
Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!!
For me the JBL 4367 with subs has stopped me from looking at speakers. I don’t even look at the items for sale. Well that is not true I am on the look out for 3 more 4367 or 4349 for a 5.1.4 system. I feel the 4367 does everything as well as any s... 
Do Your Speakers have LEVEL CONTROLS or EQUALIZERS? (Vintage or Modern) ???
Yes my JBL 4367 have 2db of adjustment in the mids and an additional 2db in the highs. Honestly it makes the speaker work.  0.5db is audible for sure in the highs. Every speaker should have adjustments.   
JBL 708p vs Buchardt S400 mkII with i150 integrated
I have never heard either but the measurements or the 708p is pretty good, it is also adjustable. the new crop of compression drivers JBL is using is pretty good. The JBL 2409H in the 708P is a step above the HDI line but only a single diaphragm. ... 
What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?
I bought my last last speakers unheard and they are the best I have owned. Trust the measurements, they will point you in the right direction.    
BEST ON WALL/IN WALL SPEAKERS?
JBL was the best from this test. For cost no object I would look at perlisen’s inwalls too. https://youtu.be/dPCZJmivufs https://youtu.be/nZAokQVOFlo    
Distance from rear wall for KEF LS50 W2
All speakers should be less than 39” from the front wall or more than 7’ off the front wall based on the speed of sound. Panels and speakers with cardioid bass are the exception. This has always worked for me with every speaker. I have a big room ... 
Would Luxman work well with JBL?
Music direct often has open boxes of 4367s for around $10,000 give or take.    I will be interested to hear what you think of the Klispch and JBL back to back. I demoed the entire Klispch line (a friend owns the K-horns too) before buying the JBL...