The most awesome set of custom jbl speakers
Hello guys. as we all know there is a lot of jbl fans out here, and I would like to know which JBL fan built the bigest - butt kickng custom 2 channel stereo speaker system. how small or big is the cabinets. what jbl / altec drivers did you use . did you use more than 1 woofer -etc. also can you post a pictures of it. also for the guys who are in the mix of building the badest custom jbl speaker ever I hope you post as well . I am making a jbl photo album to go on my wall at my new adress, I will be moving at the end of this month. and I want people to see how badd to the bone jbl and their fans are!
It’s big, it’s bad, and it’s ugly alright.
Yea, I have to agree. My equipment rack does look is pretty ugly.
But, it's my place and I have to live with it.
Oh, my girl friend really thinks I am crazy with all this audio stuff.
And I am sure that she really hates the looks of this system.
But, when I put on one of favorite CDs, Ah, that’s when I see a big grin on her face. And it's really a lot of fun to see her jaw drop a lot. What a hoot.
If Tim Alan's character on the TV series "Home Improvement" were to ever build a stereo system. I really think this would probably be it, with an additional 4-2242s and 2 Crown K2s to fill out the bottom end.
My gear - from my very first post here!
I have owned JBL horns for over 25 years, this set of 2482/2350. I see most of the posts are about JBL stereo speakers, but they do use some of the same components.
Currently using a pair of 2482/2350 horns, 2402 tweets, I can't remember the 12" speakers - I think they are E-120, but I bought them w/16 ohm voice coils to keep each cabinet at 8 ohms. They are in Peavey slant monitor cabinets, also over 20 years old. DBX 15" passive subs.
PSA-2 for the 15", DC 300A II for the 12", DC 300A II for the 2482, Marantz 1060 for the tweets.
DBX-503 w/wired remote, DBX-100 subharmonic synth as well. A little bit goes a long way with the DBX units, as in less is more, with most music.
(3) Furman Sound TX-3 X-overs to split it all up.
All the electronics are in a comercial steel rack that I put casters on the bottom of. It's also ugly :p , but makes it easy to access the gear.
My system sounds best on a hot summer day, outside, when you are about 40' away from it. But I do use it in the house as well, just not cranked up to the "call the cops loud" level.:blink:
JBL horns just have a special sound you won't hear from anything else!:applaud: :applaud: