james633
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| Confused with size of speaker to get when placed along long wall in large room I would sit as near field as you can to eliminate room reflections. You can also use free standing acoustic panels close (4’ish) to the speakers to catch the sound before it bounces around the room. This will work well on the open side and behind ... | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? I do, I bought a pair of Revel 228be (in fairness I head the 328be before buying) and JBL 4367 unheard. Both have been exceptional. I also listen to anything I can. Locally I have access to the Kef Blade, Revel Salon 2, 802D4, Sonus Faber Olympica... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? I would be interested in a dedicated threat about the 4349s as you get used to them and compare them to your other speakers. I am thinking about buying 4 of them for surrounds for use with my 4367s. So the “audiophile” sound quality is not critica... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? I don’t think you will hear it. I have a pair of Klispch RP8000f (own a pair of JBL 4367s too) and they RP8000f has the same kind of thing at the crossover but much worse on axis. Once in room I really don’t “hear” the dip much. In the Klispch it ... | |
| Klipsch Lascala II bin separation Interesting. You could make a stand that spans the width of the lower cabinet and support the top cabinet from the floor. This would completely isolate the two. It would only take a few minutes with 2x4s to “prototype”. If it works make something ... | |
| Heritage Cornwall Iv's vs ZU Audio Omen Defs The Cornwalls do not have “horn honk”. The horn coloration is from defraction back down the feed throat of the horn, almost all modern horns have solved this issue with computer modeling. Klispch’s fix is the “mumps” in the horn. If you look at J... | |
| Obvious Epiphany Good post. Another thing that comes to mind is having non symmetrical toe in (less toe on the “good” ear) could also help. Also if the speakers are equidistant from the side walls thick (7” bass trap type panels) at first reflections points wi... | |
| Revel Salon2s: Seeking Advice What are you hoping to improve, honest question? I have not heard the Kanta but have owned a few and heard a lot of focals. I have demoed the Salon 2 many times as they sit on the floor of my local shop in a dedicated room, I owned the Revel ... | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in Yes for sure. I tend to think drivers that need a lot of smoothing through crossover parts get robbed of some of their sensitivity which results in heat build up and loss of dynamics. Good drivers are super important, far more important than f... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K I think classical and rock can show how limited in dynamics at lot of speakers are as they both demand big swings in instant volume. | |
| REL 12" Carbon vs JL Audio 12" Fathom Friends don’t let friends buy JL Audio. I have had 5 failed JL E112s subs in under 10 years. They keep fixing them ($500 my cost to fix) but must not know what they are doing as the same failures with electronics keep happening (fail crossover, fa... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K I don’t think you need to chase amps, good is good enough IMO. Just get the speakers right. Dynamics/transients is the key to good rock. Just use enough power to keep your dynamics designed into the speaker. A smooth downward sloping frequency... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Just a hair over budget at $16,500 (used pair on here for $8k right now) the JBL 4367 is my favorite rock speaker I have heard to date. Super dynamic with smooth treble that is easy on the ears. Great texture and impact in the bass. They could go ... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! It depends on the speaker just like home audio. Some are trash and same are amazing. When I look at a speaker like the JBL VTX’s (huge and expensive) drivers and layout I have to believe they are exceptional. The drivers are pretty similar to ... | |
| can subwoofers make things worse? Yes it sure can if the sub is not time aligned/in phase. I strongly recommend highpassing the speakers (cutting the bass of the mains) through an active crossover as the timing can be corrected. those small subs don’t play loud and deep. They ... |