Is newer better : 4430 vs 1400 Array
I am just about to buy a pair of 4430s to renovate. They look pretty good but clearly its hard to tell much until they are opened up. My friends say I am crazy and will end up spending time and money when I should just buy a new pair of 1400 Arrays which they say will way better and worry free.
Anyone care to venture an opinion particularly in respect to how much "better" the 1400s might be.
I will try to hear the 1400 if I think I might go that way but it does require a fairly significant plane trip to be able to do so.
Mike Anderson.
Three Scales of Comparison
Using the 4430 as a baseline:
4430=100
S/2600=125
1400 Array=140
Using the 4430 HF as a baseline:
4430=100
S/2600=139
1400 Array=160
Using the 4430 LF as a baseline:
4430=100
S/2600=116
1400 Array=128
The top comparison is not an average of the bottom two. It's a composite, subjective opinion on the integration of the whole package.
The 4430 is a studio monitor and a true two-way. The S/2600 is a premium consumer speaker with an ear toward the East, and a true two-way. The 1400 Array is a three-way with overall better drivers, networks, and cabinet design.
I tend to like the Everest-style horns on the S/2600 better than a lot of folks who, unlike Tom and myself, have not lived with them for a while, and I like the implementation of the 12" ME120HS (S/2600) better than the 15" 2235H (4430), but the 14" LE14H-3 (1400) is my favorite of the three.
We are way off topic here...
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Originally Posted by
Robh3606
No I have a pair of the 121A drivers in sealed 2 cubic Ft boxes. The quality is great the issue is output. They have limited X-Max and sealed you are depending on room gain to fill in the last octave.
Rob:)
But that is the driver... the L212 had an eq built in so it did dig down deep. Same is true of the Sub1500... in it's initial guise as the original Revel Ultima sub with equalized ML electronics, it was a formidable sub. Though like it's vintage counterpart, it too blew up under high SPL demands. Using multiples helps a lot in both cases.
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