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I guess you’re asking how the large wide horn affects imaging? According to Greg Timbers the horn width is actually mostly aesthetic. The functioning part of the horn is maybe a third of the total...

Simply considering impedance is oversimplifying the application of passive crossovers. Yes, impedance absolutely matters, but a well designed crossover is so much more complicated than a simple slope...

Yep, I learned that one myself some years back. Just because we think we know where a system will sound it’s best, it is a good idea to experiment with alternatives. And, rooms and room placement...

If they are and you can get them properly installed, that would be my choice, if only to keep the woofers serviceable.

That said, I would also be very tempted to try the 2216Nds in there.


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I guess it depends on your application. Ribbons are mini line arrays and as such they typically have very limited vertical dispersion. This can be a boon or a limiting factor. Also most ribbons are...

Nice! I’m not familiar with the Alphason arm... love the ScanTech cartridges though.


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Yes, as in Behringer Electric. That’s why I said with all due respect. The other Behringer wouldn’t be afforded the comment.


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I would bet the only reason for the change is economics. I doubt the performance has improved with the driver change, but it is possible.

With all due respect to Behringer, I’ll trust the...

The Radian driver presumably will not have the JBL diaphragm, unless JBL has elected to give them the design and has wholly gotten out of the high-end driver business. There are a lot of unknowns...

VERY COOL!!!

Thanks for sharing.

What are those arms and cartridges?


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Yep, I read that about the cylindrical baffle too. I made a pair with a smaller 1" baffle and subjectively I couldn't tell if there was a difference. Back then my ability to take truly meaningful...

Yes.

For my “Project Widget” project, since I was attempting to create an ultimate system, I mocked up everything prior to the final build.

I mocked up baffle shapes around the mid horn, relative...

I haven’t built any CC’d networks myself, but in my pair of JBL built DD66000 after several years of enjoying them, I found them to be less detailed and grainy... I wondered if it was my expectations...

I purposely failed to mention that since factory kits are NLA, but it is a good point.


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Good point on the room and also what music you listen to.

Most chamber music and 50-70s rock have very little bass below 40Hz. I listen to a much wider variety of music than that so I find a...

Will the 2225H work? Yes. Is it a first choice? No.
The 2235H is much better and is what JBL used in their 80s and 90s studio monitors.

If you can get them and the price is acceptable, I...

I'll pop in here.
The 476Be has the 4" diamond surround just like the other newer JBL 4" diaphragms.


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Perfect, it sounds like you are on your way. If you bi-amp and DSP, you can make these into some pretty darn good speakers.

Do your LE14As still have their Lans-alloy surrounds or are they foam?
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Thank you for sharing. You have further filled in the color of the image of Estonia for us.

In 1970 as a young American tourist traveling with my parents I was able to visit Moscow and what was...

If they were mine, first I would want to verify that the LE85s were up to snuff. Assuming they passed muster, I would get a pair of LE14As or one of the other JBL 14" variants, and then I would...

Beautiful! Nice score!

Don't get bogged down messing around with the LX5 networks. They will never work well with those drivers. They were designed to blend the LE15A with a 375 or LE85, but even...

My system is a more traditional system somewhat along the lines that you suggest as an ideal. While I am very pleased with the performance of my own system, on a theoretical level, I actually agree...

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It can be very satisfying and rewarding to tackle a modern DIY project, but short of building an accurate clone, the likelihood of matching the performance of a modern JBL or other top flight...

I have had both in my home. Actually the DD66000s which use the same HF components as the DD67000 that I later upgraded to DD67000 and I had a pair of the K2-S9900 in my home as a demo for a period...