cgregory4
12-22-2014, 05:05 PM
Since I got this JBL 'bug', I've bought at least 8 pairs of speakers, as well as enough drivers (except 076, which are scarce as hen's teeth!) to cover the floors in 2 rooms and all my closets.
My confusion -- well, truthfully, just one aspect of such -- comes from wanting to play with compression drivers. The mid-range. The frequencies I still hear clearly. But, as Dylan says, "The Times, They Are a Changin'."
So, first, I bought a bunch of 1" throat drivers with various 1" inlet horns.
Then someone I respect comments, " Only an idiot would think a 1" could produce the range and detail of a well-designed 2" with the correct phase plug!" (What the hell is a phase plug?) So. I start collecting 2" throat drivers that weigh so much that they could be used as trotline weights during the spring runoff on the Colorado River! And, of course, the requisite horns. :(
Finally, the 'coup da grass': "The most modern and desirable designs are the 2435s and 2452s, with smaller 1 1/2" throats and superior phase plugs! Quit living in the 70s you fool!"
Honestly, what is the deal? Is the largest throat the most desirable, and will the next wave will be lightweight 2" throat drivers, with lightweight magnets? If the 1 1/2" is so well-designed and capable, why don't I see treatises on how to efficiently couple 1 1/2" throats to older 2" inlet horns -- without discontinuities in the horn/driver connection? Did I miss it when JBL started selling an H92-1.5? How do I get out ahead of this madness?
Help!:crying:
My confusion -- well, truthfully, just one aspect of such -- comes from wanting to play with compression drivers. The mid-range. The frequencies I still hear clearly. But, as Dylan says, "The Times, They Are a Changin'."
So, first, I bought a bunch of 1" throat drivers with various 1" inlet horns.
Then someone I respect comments, " Only an idiot would think a 1" could produce the range and detail of a well-designed 2" with the correct phase plug!" (What the hell is a phase plug?) So. I start collecting 2" throat drivers that weigh so much that they could be used as trotline weights during the spring runoff on the Colorado River! And, of course, the requisite horns. :(
Finally, the 'coup da grass': "The most modern and desirable designs are the 2435s and 2452s, with smaller 1 1/2" throats and superior phase plugs! Quit living in the 70s you fool!"
Honestly, what is the deal? Is the largest throat the most desirable, and will the next wave will be lightweight 2" throat drivers, with lightweight magnets? If the 1 1/2" is so well-designed and capable, why don't I see treatises on how to efficiently couple 1 1/2" throats to older 2" inlet horns -- without discontinuities in the horn/driver connection? Did I miss it when JBL started selling an H92-1.5? How do I get out ahead of this madness?
Help!:crying: