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| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under @ditusa wrote: I would look for a used pair of JBL 4435’s. I own a pair, great 3D imaging and wide soundstage. See review below and tech manual for JBL 4435’s: Mike It's been over 30 years ago since I last listened to the JBL 4435's and their... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under @glennewdick -- From what you’ve outlined I’d suggest a pair of (used?) JBL M2’s for active configuration, with a pair of Crown I-Tech 5000HD amps with built-in DSP. To my ears the M2’s are the sonic winners over the other JBL models you’ve menti... | |
| DSP Active Crossover @jaytor -- Kudos for venturing into outboard active configuration (it’s what I do myself). It will be interesting to learn of your findings (if you’re willing to share them) compared to your passively configured main speaker system once you’ve in... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 wrote: Bryston has a line of active speakers, an outboard crossover that you can BYOA (bring your own amp). I know Bryston makes great amps but I would prefer a Sunfire 7400 or 7401. You can choose their outboard BAX-1 crossover OR (my pr... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 wrote: It "burns" me when I see a product trashed from an audio "snob" that simply mismatched the speaker to the amp, the cable, or the room. A bundled, active speaker is a preconfigured package drawing in particular on the advantage of... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 wrote: Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin owned 3 Paragons EACH to listen to their own Master Tapes. Since a Single Paragon is Stereo, they had to be using a Paragon as a single speaker instead of stereo (effectively 6 speakers systems in 3 ca... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 wrote: My bias/snobbery is that matching an amp and a speaker is a crap shoot and happens to be the most profitable strategy for manufacturers (sell you two products amp + speakers plus an additional set of cables). I think it should go a... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @erik_squires wrote: It's easy to find a tweeter < $50 that's super smooth and clean sounding when it only has to handle 10 W or less, but an entirely different thing when you apply power to it. That's where, IMHO, the adults are separated fr... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @erik_squires -- My impulse with ATC drivers was to acknowledge their overall excellence first, both sonically and built quality-wise, and thus assuming they’re not cheap. You may be right about them increasing their profit margins doing their ow... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often The last mistake, and this is a doozy, is that the same critics who insist on only custom, in-house drivers, are paying for even cheaper drivers! Makes me think of the argument made by some who’re actually involved in the making of bundled, act... | |
| Superconducting speakers, are they on the way? Would you be first? Does the idea of a hyper-modern material in your stereo excite you? Not really; in the realm of speakers certainly not compared to the importance of physics, implementation and design. We’re exposed already, and have been for decades to the "wo... | |
| Does the DSP in JBL M2/Crown amp diminish the sound quality? Forest for the trees; the iTech DSP acts as the digital crossover for the M2's, and so there's no conventional passive ditto between the Crown amps and the individual JBL drivers - that's a major benefit in itself. Before speculating any further a... | |
| Do Your Speakers have LEVEL CONTROLS or EQUALIZERS? (Vintage or Modern) ??? @elliottbnewcombjr wrote: Do Your Speakers have LEVEL CONTROLS or EQUALIZERS? (Vintage or Modern) ??? Sure, kind of; with outboard actively configured speakers just about the most elaborate kind of controls with everything from individual gain... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium @mahgister wrote/quoted: I am certain of one thing about this hobby: recognition from peers is the most important thing! Brand image. I’m just fascinated by these cheap class D mini-amps which get hyped to infinity due to excellent measurements ... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium @erik_squires wrote: ... Not saying that part cost is the determinant factor in sound quality but rather that a DIYer has significant incentive to achieve excellent results which would otherwise be out of their reach. Also, I have long ago gi... |