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    Looky What I just got - 4341 Monitors

    After the last couple ebay ads for the 4341 model, reading through Reissen thread on them and all the related info I could find here, it sounded like the 4340/41 model might actually be a 4 way that I could afford. From my low-buck hacked version we had gotten to like the sound of the drivers I had collected, but it wasn't quite right.

    When the last ebay ad ended without a bid, I wrote Dave and made an offer - we went back and forth a few times - Dave's a busy guy - besides being part owner of a recording studio, he and his partner are on the road all the time supporting various bands. Anyway, we finally came to terms and set up a date for pickup for Sat May 5th. Dave wasn't able to make it so he had Bobbie meet us at the studio and help load the speakers. We took a couple CDs to sound check them - Played a bit of the Hillary Stagg CD I sent to Zilch, just because it starts with some real LOW bass, then switched to Steely Dan Aja and played bits of a couple songs. Very nice - had a smoother mid that the kludged hybrids seemed to lack somehow.
    Anyway - we started loading them into the CRV - turned out they fit best sideways(!) Got them loaded and took a tour of the studio and the many photos and gold discs on the walls for bands they had supported.
    Very cool studio!

    We stopped at Prudhommes Lost Cajun restaurant - Wonderful cajun food just a bit outside York PA, run by Paul P's cousin ... Emma had blackened catfish with shrimp and crab claw topping - I had fried gator with redbeans and rice and draft Yeungling ... mightyfine!

    Anyway, we just got home and I have to go get a neighbor to help me unload these and get them in the house before dark. Then flip my speaker wiring around to feed these conventionally at first, 'til I get time to open them and set them up for bi-amping (thanks for the lesson, Zilch).

    More info here on the 4341s when I've got it ...

    Once I've sorted these out a bit, the L200s will be up for sale.
    All mods to them were done in the external cabinets, so they are pretty stock and sound fine. (more on them in another thread later)
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    Sweeeeet!

    Congrats! -grumpy

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    Man, those look nice. Did lenses and grilles come with them?

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    No grills, no lenses - but I got a spare set of lenses last summer - so I'll put the lenses that came with the 4320s on these, and put the spares on the L-200s. Grills? I'll find a way to make a set of them.

    There is a small chip out of the right side of one near the back - but I suspect they'll come up real nice with Howard's feed'n'Wax ...


    Quote Originally Posted by Titanium Dome View Post
    Man, those look nice. Did lenses and grilles come with them?
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    Very nice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hjames View Post
    There is a small chip out of the right side of one near the back - but I suspect they'll come up real nice with Howard's feed'n'Wax ...
    Lisa is yelling at me to tell you: Howard's Restore a Finish and 0000 steelwool! She says feednwax will screw you!

    (Don't shoot me...Just the messenger)

    ps. Congratulations!!!!!

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    Very COOL, nice score Ms. Heather.



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    Very, very nice. How long were you holding your breath? I'd have been blue by the time I got 'em home & fired up.

    Best of luck with them, hope I get to hear them in person some day...

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    Congratulations Heather ( & Emma ) !

    Nice


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    i guess ill be the nosy one and ask how much (or little) did those set ya back

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    Score a big one (or two) for Ms. James....congrats.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jim campbell View Post
    i guess ill be the nosy one and ask how much (or little) did those set ya back
    Well, a good price - less than he'd asked on ebay ... more than I'd want to pay ...
    but of course, once I know whats right I can sell all the parts from the kludged pair - such as the Alnico 2405s, the extra pair of 2123s, the 3133 crossovers I built, and that pair of L200s that are in the way now ... pity, but the room is too small to use them as subs or rear surrounds!
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    Awesome! Those are incredible and you got such a deal.

    Is one of them missing a foilcal?


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    Good JOB, Heather !!

    [Need more JBL Monitor Blue, do ya? ]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zilch View Post
    Good JOB, Heather !!

    [Need more JBL Monitor Blue, do ya? ]
    Yep - I'm gonna have to take some dimensions and order a couple yards - NEXT payday ...

    I got them in the house, moved the L200s out of the corner and plopped them in place. Ran LF & RF speaker lines from the HK receiver - that'll have to do until I get chance to open them up and split off the woofers so I can use the biAmp gear. Anyway, with a lowly 55w/ch, and the B380 running, we just watched some odd Ewan Mcgregor movie called "Stay" real wackoo thing like Vanilla Sky.

    really bassy soundtrack music but there was some moments of sound effects ... for instance - there was a sudden car crash Thud and smash - sheesh - I thought our big window had cracked - the impact! Bass has a much more palpable Attack & seems to play a lot lower as well.


    According to the ebay description -
    The one foilcal has Serial Number 10009 - apparently quite a low number from Riessen's post here
    One foilcal is gone, no grills, no lenses. Some scratches (not too bad) a small chip on the lower right back side
    one UHF Lpad is bad and something is wrong in the other UHF network ... Also, it has
    2234 15" Woofers and
    2123 10" MidBass
    So at some point I do need to swap out the 2123s for a pair of 2122s to make them box/stock,
    but I will be interested in the Giskard cc crossover network and swapping out those nasty JBL pushpin connectors
    with some of the brass 5-way post - 2 pair per connect plate so I can run them in biAmp mode ...
    but - there's lots of time to do that, now that they are here!
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