Mebbe. :p
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Mebbe. :p
It's probably the weight of two 8" drivers versus two 10" drivers.
There's several interesting things there.
1. The ES100 description totally leaves out the UHF driver.
2. The ES100 drops a little more quickly in LF response despite its dual 10" woofers.
3. The...
First the ES100:
Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 250 Watts
Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) 125 Watts/500 Watts
Impedance 8 Ohms nominal
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 91dB
Frequency Response...
Nice images of the ES Series. Thanks for posting them. They really show the speakers in a favorable light.
I think those boys over on AVS would generally be more in the market demographic that JBL sets for these. I'm thinking it would step them up from the Venue stuff.
In all fairness, I don't think you are the target demographic. In fact most people on this site would not be.
As the heir apparent to the Northridge E Series (no longer on the jbl.com Web site), the ES Series is definitely positioned above the entry-level Venue Series.
One obvious omission is the lack of...
The tower has some old and some new. The dual woofers and single midrange look like standard issue PolyPlas drivers, but the double EOS Waveguide for the HF and UHF is a first.
The cabinet sports...
Based on the small amount of info given here, it looks like more of a repackaging than anything else, of both the Northridge E Series and the Studio L Series.
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A similar look with different verbiage.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/jbl-es-series-set-to-rock-the-casbah-this-spring-231424.php
Not the entire line as the floor standers are not pictured.
This is not yet announced on the JBL Website, but I've seen this info floating around for a while.
The tweeters are supposed to be better than current drivers, and, look, they have wood (like)...