S4800 in France

[herve M]

Hello, the S4800 is available in France . 17000 euro for pair.

HerveM:)

[Guido]

Way too much money!!

Even for such a speaker :p

[herve M]

Hello Guido, and in Deutschland, s4800 is available ?

[Wardsweb]

Lot's of money for most, but not all. Otherwise there wouldn't be a market for it. Even if you can not afford it, it's still nice to look at.

[Guido]

I'm sure they are available here in germany but did never try to get them.

I do really prefer the older design's and of course I prefer DIY. My crossovers are way better then the stock ones :p

I know this for sure since I found electrolytic caps in my 250ti network. But biased ones are in production :coolness:

BTW the S series speakers use these cheap elkos too :(

[Niklas Nord]

Does anybody have any information about the 12" driver used in that loudspeaker? Is it avail to buy?

[stevem]

How is time alignment between individual drivers achieved on a speaker like this one? Can it be done properly with a passive crossover?

[Lancer]

Does anybody have any information about the 12" driver used in that loudspeaker?

15" 1500Fe and yes it is available to buy.

How is time alignment between individual drivers achieved on a speaker like this one?

Don't worry about it. Do you think the 4333 or L300 was time aligned? (Actually the list is considerably more substantial and not worth my time posting).

Can it be done properly with a passive crossover?

No.




Look through here for the tech sheet:
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5784

[stevem]

Thanks for posting the info, Lancer. Any idea what the performance differences are between the 1500FE and the 1500AL? Has anyone listened to both and compared them? Do you have similar specs for the 1500AL?


By the way, are you posting the results of the DIY forum survey somewhere?

[Lancer]

Yes, both are current product and I decline to make further comments.

By the way, are you posting the results of the DIY forum survey somewhere?

I'm not sure I understand what you are asking.

[stevem]

By the way, are you posting the results of the DIY forum survey somewhere?

I'm not sure I understand what you are asking.

Sorry, I thought you were polling members as to whether or not they wanted to see a new sub-forum devoted to DIY projects. My bad.:o:

[Lancer]

Oh, you must be thinking about Miss Orchid!

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=6714

I just voted!

I was disappointed to see that there wasn't a "Hell Yes!" option.
She should also have made it so we could see who all voted already.

[stevem]

Oh, you must be thinking about Miss Orchid!

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=6714

I just voted!

I was disappointed to see that there wasn't a "Hell Yes!" option.
She should also have made it so we could see who all voted already.

Oops!! You're right! Now how'd I make that mistake?:hmm:

[Mr. Widget]

Even if you can not afford it, it's still nice to look at.

Very nice to look at! I think it is a very attractive design. It may not be as striking as the 250Ti or even the K2-S9800... but it isn't as goofy looking either.

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[Don McRitchie]

I have to agree. I saw them in person in 2003 and they are my favourite industrial design of all of the recent "S" series speakers. With the grills on, they are a very understated design that I think is more elegant than the S9800/S5800 etc.

[CONVERGENCE]

The same model for600,000.00 JPY
Japan Yen =5,394.48 USD


http://www.harman-japan.co.jp/products/jbl_cons/s4800.htm

[Mr. Widget]

That must be an "each" price... but still a much better deal than 17000 Euros. I wonder how much of the discrepancy is currency fluctuation and how much is due to greater sales in Japan.

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[JBLnsince1959]

and then there's shipping.....say don't they make these here in the states?

[DMMD]

Maybe you can order them FOB on the dock in CA and get a "discount?"