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Looky What I just got - 4341 Monitors
After the last couple ebay ads for the 4341 model, reading through Reissen thread on them and all the related info I could find here, it sounded like the 4340/41 model might actually be a 4 way that I could afford. From my low-buck hacked version we had gotten to like the sound of the drivers I had collected, but it wasn't quite right.
When the last ebay ad ended without a bid, I wrote Dave and made an offer - we went back and forth a few times - Dave's a busy guy - besides being part owner of a recording studio, he and his partner are on the road all the time supporting various bands. Anyway, we finally came to terms and set up a date for pickup for Sat May 5th. Dave wasn't able to make it so he had Bobbie meet us at the studio and help load the speakers. We took a couple CDs to sound check them - Played a bit of the Hillary Stagg CD I sent to Zilch, just because it starts with some real LOW bass, then switched to Steely Dan Aja and played bits of a couple songs. Very nice - had a smoother mid that the kludged hybrids seemed to lack somehow.
Anyway - we started loading them into the CRV - turned out they fit best sideways(!) Got them loaded and took a tour of the studio and the many photos and gold discs on the walls for bands they had supported.
Very cool studio!
We stopped at Prudhommes Lost Cajun restaurant - Wonderful cajun food just a bit outside York PA, run by Paul P's cousin ... Emma had blackened catfish with shrimp and crab claw topping - I had fried gator with redbeans and rice and draft Yeungling ... mightyfine!
Anyway, we just got home and I have to go get a neighbor to help me unload these and get them in the house before dark. Then flip my speaker wiring around to feed these conventionally at first, 'til I get time to open them and set them up for bi-amping (thanks for the lesson, Zilch).
More info here on the 4341s when I've got it ...
Once I've sorted these out a bit, the L200s will be up for sale.
All mods to them were done in the external cabinets, so they are pretty stock and sound fine. (more on them in another thread later)
Awesome! Those are incredible and you got such a deal.
Is one of them missing a foilcal?
How much insulation should be in the cabinets??
I've opened the cabinet to take a look at drivers and such and the one cabinet I opened is rammed full of what looks like Pink fiberglass insulation, in addition to the yellow stuff I I would have expected in there. I mean rammed full - I can't imagine how the ports would work with all of that in there.
Should I remove that excess stuff - at least from the main cavity where the 2234 works?
Heather, you're on top of it
Well, thought out(not surprised), saw the opportunity, made the offer, closed the deal, brought the right transport gear and voila!!!!Beautiful speakers. Well done.:applaud:
Congrats from Stockholm, too
Why can't it be both? semi-OT and long
Bo's suggestion of the power distributor/surge protector is a good one but won't solve all the variables. I use power sequencers/surge protectors to turn everything on and off for various systems, but if I stopped there, I'd still have to get the right input going on the CRT projector, the correct channel on the OTR HD receiver, or the DVD player or VCR or LD player on, or the sound in stereo, DTS, PLIIx, 7.1 analog pass through, airTunes, etc.
So the second part of the equation for me is the Harmony 880 remote. Push one button, let's say for "Watch DVD" and
-the pre/pro turns on and selects the DVD profile
-the DVD player turns on and selects 7.1 analog audio output and component video output
-the projector turns on and switches to component input
-the amps turn on in sequence
-the DVD controls, volume, and chapter numbers are all controlled on the same remote
Later, I want to watch Ugly Betty. I push one button, "Watch TV" and
-the DVD player turns off
-the OTR HD receiver turns on and selects RGB HD out
-the pre/pro selects the Video 1 profile and PLIIx-C
-the CRT PJ selects RGB 1080i
-the HD receiver controls, channel selection, and volume are all controlled on the same remote
Afterward, it's time for Eargle on Everest, so I push "Play Music" and
-the HD receiver turns off
-the CD player turns on
-the pre/pro selects the CD profile and stereo analog bypass
-the CRT PJ turns off
-the CD controls, volume, and track numbers are controlled on the same remote
Then I want to go to bed, so I hit "Off" and
-the CD player turns off
-the the pre/pro turns off
-the amps power down in sequence
So four buttons to do all that. Annie loves it because she's a one button gal, and she hated it when there were three or four remotes to accomplish one thing. I betcha Emma would love it, too, and you're the go-to-techer to get it all set up over the Internet with your Mac or PC.
Put it on Emma's wish list.