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    Amazing statement, particularly the baffle/horn design - a very impressive combination.

    Don, thanks a lot for sharing this with us mere mortals. Hope you'll find time soon to talk a bit more about how they SOUND, and how they were powered in this event.

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    They're so beautiful, it's amazing !!!

    Can't wait to see the next pictures and comments from Don !

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    Cool

    US$65000 A PAIR

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    You can see another 2 pictures on the Engadget website ...



    http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/08/jbls-big-bad-mt-everest-speaker-system/
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    Quote Originally Posted by hjames
    You can see another 2 pictures on the Engadget website ...



    http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/08/jbls-big-bad-mt-everest-speaker-system/
    I just read the blog comments following this article. It's clear to me why JBL doesn't sell their best at home anymore. They've ignored their home...the US domestic market... for so long that potential new consumers have no idea what or who JBL has been in the past. It's an American marketing travesty. They've killed their own market for the best products. The D66000 is clearly not intended for US consumption...although it is a stunning piece of work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by edgewound
    I just read the blog comments following this article. It's clear to me why JBL doesn't sell their best at home anymore. They've ignored their home...the US domestic market... for so long that potential new consumers have no idea what or who JBL has been in the past. It's an American marketing travesty. They've killed their own market for the best products. The D66000 is clearly not intended for US consumption...although it is a stunning piece of work.
    The US domestic market doesn't want the kind of things that JBL gave them in the past. Do you know any "normal" consumers that have spent big $$$ on a 2-channel system in the last 5 years? It's all about 5.1/7.1, tiny little speakers and a sub. To most people, buying 5 speakers and a sub for $1k makes much more sense than buying just two. Home theatre and Bose Accoustimass (sp?) killed hi-fi, and JBL is just a victim of that, IMHO.

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    14 more pictures

    There are 14 more pictures here:
    http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...60908/jbl1.htm

    By the way, shouldn't it be DD66000 (rather than D66000) for 'defined directivity'?

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    Smile Wow!

    Quote Originally Posted by Jan Daugaard
    There are 14 more pictures here:
    http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...60908/jbl1.htm

    By the way, shouldn't it be DD66000 (rather than D66000) for 'defined directivity'?

    Driven by Mark Levinson I see. Nice.
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    Thanks Jan.

    Well they have cosmetically modified the 1500AL... and take a look at that new mid!

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    Question Real price, please...

    Quote Originally Posted by hjames
    You can see another 2 pictures on the Engadget website ...



    http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/08/jbls-big-bad-mt-everest-speaker-system/
    The Endgadget article quotes $30,000 but doesn't say single or pair. Could that be for the pair? Holy blessed sister-in-law that would be sweet!

    That's not much more than full retail on a pair of K2 S9800SEs.

    If I followed Widget's advice, I could make that happen. (If it's $65k, not so easy then.)
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    Wow...Looks like Don is having all sorts of fun.

    Here is a link to another short article on "one badazz, mofo'n speaker"
    to quote the article that a friend just sent me.
    I wonder how come the maple version stand is funny and not too good looking. Temp. stand? Weird.

    http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/08/jbls-big-bad-mt-everest-speaker-system/


    I don't think I can ever eat sushi and sashimi again with out thinking about these "one badazz, mofo'n speaker"


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    Quote Originally Posted by jleblanc
    The US domestic market doesn't want the kind of things that JBL gave them in the past. Do you know any "normal" consumers that have spent big $$$ on a 2-channel system in the last 5 years? It's all about 5.1/7.1, tiny little speakers and a sub. To most people, buying 5 speakers and a sub for $1k makes much more sense than buying just two. Home theatre and Bose Accoustimass (sp?) killed hi-fi, and JBL is just a victim of that, IMHO.
    You should visit winter CES in Las Vegas and you'll see that the number of high end products available in the US has grown tremendously over the years, and JBL Consumer has chosen not to visibly participate....but maybe that tide will turn.
    Check out this:

    http://www.jbl60th.jp/
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    Ooooops I am bad.

    Didn't even see the previous posts listing the endgadet site.

    Must have been all of my excitement....or too much coffee

    My apologies..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titanium Dome
    The Endgadget article quotes $30,000 but doesn't say single or pair. Could that be for the pair?
    Looking at the now lowly K2-S9800... do you really think you'll get a pair of these for only $30K? They are more than twice everything... that mid driver, that mid horn, that cabinet... not to mention two new woofers!!! If that price is correct, it must be per each.


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    Looks like electrolytics and Solens (presumably biased) in the cutaway picture showing part of the crossover...I recall Giskard mentioned JBL was favoring biased Solens.

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