Is there 4346 exist?

[martin_wu99]

:eek::confused:

[more10]

Probably Kenrick. https://www.google.se/search?q=Kenrick+sound+4346&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjciaiZ2pTcAhWhNpoKHevqBHcQ_AUICygC&biw=1922&bih=1069

[Mr. Widget]

Probably Kenrick. https://www.google.se/search?q=Kenrick+sound+4346&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjciaiZ2pTcAhWhNpoKHevqBHcQ_AUICygC&biw=1922&bih=1069+1

Definitely not from Northridge.


Widget

[Robh3606]

Yeah definitely not JBL! I guess they are just catering to their market as some of the driver combo's are a bit weird.

Rob:)

[BMWCCA]

I believe Rick told me about these when we were talking about building a system for me maybe ten-years ago. They were his creation.
. . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.

[DES-1]

. . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.

What the heck is a New Zenith?

[BMWCCA]

What the heck is a New Zenith?

Member here who was the previous owner of my (Ken)Rick-built black-ash-baffle 4345s. :)

[martin_wu99]

I believe Rick told me about these when we were talking about building a system for me maybe ten-years ago. They were his creation.
. . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.
Ten years ago?had anyone listened to this?how about it?

[BMWCCA]

Ten years ago?had anyone listened to this?how about it?
It's just a 4344 rearranged to have a small footprint and get the tweeters up a bit higher. Not a new JBL model, just a Kenrick creation. :dont-know:

[DES-1]

Member here who was the previous owner of my (Ken)Rick-built black-ash-baffle 4345s. :)

:thmbsup: And hear I thought you'd say Zenith of Benton Harbor. Interesting posts by NZ.

[Ian Mackenzie]

It’s like a tower system but with only one woofer

My observations from a user of this small foot print while not completely conclusive indicate a problematic tonal imbalance in the system. Narrowing of a baffle does impact on a systems balance when simulated in free space leading to peculiar response irregularities at different frequencies. Some frequencies are emphasised while others recede.

Why do wide baffle systems (read large) sound bigger than narrow baffle systems (read tall) that do not employ multiple woofers?

To be avoided unless you have REW on hand

[hjames]

Wasn't Zenith of Benton harbor just the computer tech variant of the old Heath Company?


:thmbsup: And hear I thought you'd say Zenith of Benton Harbor. Interesting posts by NZ.

[DES-1]

Good memory, had forgotten that's what happened to Heath, had to review on Wiki. Zenith Data Systems was formed as a division of Zenith, acquired Heath from Schlumberger in 1979.

[gdmoore28]

Why do wide baffle systems (read large) sound bigger than narrow baffle systems (read tall) that do not employ multiple woofers?



Baffle step losses, I think.

GeeDeeEmm

[Ian Mackenzie]

You only have to look at the M2 EQ to realise it’s not academic

Big boxes sound for big for a reason

[gdmoore28]

You only have to look at the M2 EQ to realise it’s not academic

Big boxes sound for big for a reason

True. Big boxes with big woofers sound open, uninhibited, and realistic to my ears. Yes, I've heard some very impressive small speakers, but none that come close to the natural and enveloping personality of big boxes.

GeeDeeEmm