New Italian speaker company
I happen to be in the market for some new speakers for my cabinets, and I decided to use some RCF 18,s in some of my folded horns, and I came across another Italian manufacturer that everyone seems to like nowadays too! I am very happy with the sound of the RCF 18,s in the cabinets I put them into. Nice, clean, good definition, and solid thump, without excessive boom.
Anyway, theres this company called Eighteensound, and they have a 15in driver for basshorn use! 103db1w@1m sensitivity with a frequency graph that looks to be about right. So Im gonna get two and try em out!
But what really caught my attention was the amount of different 8,s, 10,s, 12s, 15,s and 18,s both ferrite and neodymium magnets, for just about any application, that they offer! All the Italian pro speaker manufacturers seem to have many types of drivers, like our American companies used to. B&C, RCF, and Eighteensound have nice product lines, and seem to be of high quality manufacture. I did say Im happy with my new RCF 18,s and they are well made.
Another thing to point out is that the prices are also somewhat reasonable, its not cheap, but not overpriced either.
Check em out on their website www.eighteensound.com and just browse!
Now that I have run these a whole weekend!!!!!!!!!
Well, I have been running the pair of Eighteensound 15MB700,s in the Altec 816,s since last Wedensday, and you know what, they are good speakers! The transparency and punch they offer is very good, and the overall sound is very good. Each musical note is in its own individual space as its supposed to be. Very clear and present through the all important low mid/vocal range and they way they put percussions out into the room. And they are CLEAN sounding!
Im loading my cabinets with them, and Id be willing to bet ALL this companies products are good.
Im currently thinking about what to power them with! Anybody have any suggestions? I am heavily thinking about Crest Pro Series for these as I am nothing but happy with Crest Pro Series on my sub bass.
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Vintage JBL vs JBL Today!
I think vintage JBL did and still does sound terrific. Its todays line of JBL I am not in love with.
I cant figure out JBL execs either, you talk to people over there, and they tell you they dont make that stuff anymore because no one wants it anymore! Yet, vintage JBL drivers of continue to sell on Ebay for very premium prices! New members are registering on our forum all the time, searching for items, and information, and to share their own tales of how good vintage JBL is! But what do we know? But no one wants this anymore!
In the professional domain, I see EAW, Meyersound, and others, as well as JBL, where you once saw only JBL exclusively! But I talk to pros and some of them wish JBL made some of the OLDER pro stuff, too!
Your right, JBL doesnt really cater to the DIY market either, and you know what else? They stopped making consumer hi fi speakers, and what they do make aint for me!
I happened to stumble across Eighteensound, and if I didnt try the basshorn drivers they make I would always be wondering about them, but now that I have, they are good, and they can take power, too! 400 watts continuos pink noise, so I have the room to use healthy power, and never clip, and they sound good! JBL says no one wants bass horn drivers anymore, but I do! I can also tell you I see many vintage Altec 15in drivers sell on Ebay for good money too! As well as the nice buisiness Bill Hanushak has made in creating Great Plains Audio to service older Altec, as well as build new if you like! But, no one wants this anymore!
If Eighteensound can build drivers that are Very High Efficiency, but can also work in todays real world applications, how come JBL cant or wont?
The One thing JBL DID do was create a very lucrative market for used vintage JBL speakers, drivers, and parts! Savvy individuals have done quite nicely earning money this way, dont you think?
Most importantly I have found something I thought was gone, unless you bought from the used market, that is made to work for todays applications.
But no one wants this anymore!
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