The west coast sound vs the east coast sound.
For many years there was a debate which is more accurate and which is more listenable the west coast sound or the east coast sound.
The west coast sound was thought to have more presence, the east coast sound much less presence. Many articles were written supporting one vs the other.
Living in the midwest in most cases the west coast sound was not popular. Bozak , AR , Jensen , EV were generally east coast. JBL and
Altec west coast.
In many cases horns vs. cone midrange speakers and tweeters.
I am curious what the members of this forum thinks.
I have big horns but I also have acoustic suspension speakers.
I was very impressed with infinite baffle speakers.
Again what are the thoughts of this forum on this subject ?
Well this could go on and on.
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Originally Posted by
wolfshead
For many years there was a debate which is more accurate and which is more listenable the west coast sound or the east coast sound.
The west coast sound was thought to have more presence, the east coast sound much less presence. Many articles were written supporting one vs the other.
Living in the midwest in most cases the west coast sound was not popular. Bozak , AR , Jensen , EV were generally east coast. JBL and
Altec west coast.
In many cases horns vs. cone mid range speakers and tweeters.
I am curious what the members of this forum thinks.
I have big horns but I also have acoustic suspension speakers.
I was very impressed with infinite baffle speakers.
Again what are the thoughts of this forum on this subject ?
I think comes down to personal choice, I remember the AR speaker hay day back in the late 1905s & early 1960s.
I did listen to them, but I all wise preferred the sound of JBL speakers. As an young man of 19 I could never understand way any one would like AR speakers. But I was hooked on JBL by that time after spending many hours listen to many brands of speakers. EV, Altec and JBL were very popular in Chicago, as were some other brands. Bozak speakers were hard to find.
Only JBL and EV have survived mostly intact from that period of time, the names of the others maybe still around, but in name only. I'm sure we will hear from others.;)
US RT 20 gets very messsy in Chicgao
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Originally Posted by
Titanium Dome
Did you know Toledo, Oregon and Toledo, Ohio are both on US 20? Since there are no JBL dealers in Toledo, OR, one could just get on US 20 and drive straight to Toledo, OH to pick up a pair of JBLs, without ever having to use another highway.
I learned this geography in 1957 when my parents bought a brand new set of the World Book Encyclopedia. I didn't get the JBL connection until much later.
Interesting fact just the same.:)