So - I sold off those L820s on ebay for basically what I paid for them, and tonight Emma and I drove to Manassas and picked up a pair of S38 IIs in "Cherry" - no pedestals, but they look nice and have that fantastic sound the last set (black ash) had ... kinda late now, but I'll crank the Yamaha tomorrow and give them a workout!
Got them sitting on some L60t speakers as pedestals right now in the upstairs room -
but my plan is they'll be the rear surrounds in the TV room - and very good all around spares when I need something else.
Thanks again for the tips, y'all!
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7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
I told my wife it’s not my fault if someone two-miles away lists interesting JBLs on Craigslist for short money.
And so I’ve added a pair of one-owner S38BEs to my live-comparison library. One tiny corner chip short of perfect. He was replacing them with a JBL soundbar through some version of brand-loyalty I’ll never understand. Listening to them now in the temporary location of the “library” where they are astounding me with their imaging ability creating a startlingly wide soundstage using L7s as stands too far apart to do what they are doing with no effort. Sitting in a Poang and listening to Joshua Judges Ruth and thinking about a listening session ages ago at the home of “Fred Sanford” with Heather and other friends thinking these would have done well up against the L96 in our small 3-way shoot-out. Those were the good ol’ days.
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
2ch: WiiM Pro; Topping E30 II DAC; Oppo, Acurus RL-11, Acurus A200, JBL Dynamics Project - Offline: L212-TwinStack, VonSchweikert VR-4
7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
In re-reading this thread it doesn't appear that you ever had the original S38BE—but did have the IIs a couple of times. Looking forward to seeing what you think of these, someday.
Just got my 3rd Moderna shot (booster) yesterday. Will the world ever get back to something like normal?
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
Well, I did have a pair of the copper coned S38s at some point, perhaps I just didn't post them here ...
I think the BE meant Beech finish, CH was cherry - looks like all they do these days is the Black finish ...
Got my 3rd Pfizer at Safeway on the 11th, Emma got hers a week later -
The festival folks cancelled the Highland Games in Richmond this year too -
would've been this weekend (29-31st) -
so, no meat pies or live bagpipes for us this year!
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7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
If we knew what the hell we were doing, we wouldn't call it research would we.
My cousin has a pair of the original S-38 and about 2 months ago I did check the Woofer Screws to insure they were snug. They weren't bad in that regard. No means to do anything about the Mounting Plate for the Mid-Tweeter though.
They look like screws, but aren't. Did they possibly only glue in this Mounting Plate to the Enclosure?
But having a hell of a time trying to find him a Speaker Stand that is decent yet won't break the bank.
He spotted a small pair of tubular steel stands a couple weeks ago at a audio repair store that he liked, but the owner of the shop had no idea what brand they were? They were sort of like a cheapo lighter clone of a Sound Anchor Stand.
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
Heather, Your S38s may be back.
Someone in NOVA or MD please buy these before I'm forced to make another road trip for a pair of speakers I don't need and already own. Black S38 pair in Maryland for $100 on Facebook
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
These look very nice. I'd get 'em if I were closer. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...4-e8d454cb4941
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
I think the S38 is not a bad Speaker, I remember this speaker being reviewed at the time, and rated as a budget component of the year.
I've heard some others in this size range that impressed me better, one example, the ProAc SC-1, but sure, a little bit more money that speaker cost. Apples and Oranges.
I have been pleasantly surprised by many JBLs around that price range—or less!These include: L1, L3, Pro-III Plus, S38. If I stretch to a $200 limit, that would include:LSR305, L5, L7, L96, 4412A. Even a nearly-free pair of LX22 and a free pair of 2500s were worth listening to and passing along to others. (Oddly, the LX22 were badged as "LX55" and advertised that way!).....sorry, had to edit for clarity after the site jammed the text all together rather than break it into graphs!
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
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