JBL Factory Center Speakers

[Fred Sanford]

Quick, to the point, and accurate! The LC2 works great!

The LC2 arrived today and after a dinner guest headed off, I had a chance to pull the old speaker and swap in the new. We only gave it the briefest of a test tonight, SACD DSD of Roxy Music "Avalon", then a bit of TV (John Stewart's Daily Show and a piece of Lawn Order) - but the center channel sounded better than it has in a long time! Emma says the dialog sounds clearer.
I'll get a chance to play a movie over the weekend and do some real testing, but so far ... magnifique!

Thanks for steering me towards this speaker model

Cool- so you wired up the multi-channel for the SACD, or through the stereo into a surround mode?

Thank Emma for the grillin' & the Tummy Torpedos .

je

[hjames]

Cool- so you wired up the multi-channel for the SACD, or through the stereo into a surround mode?

Thank Emma for the grillin' & the Tummy Torpedos .

je

Sure - nice to have you, and thanks for poppin' by!
Once you left I pulled the rack out and ran 6 rca cables from the OPPO to the HK receiver, selected when I choose Direct6.
I still have the R-all and L-all analog feeds for non-surround stereo CDs, and the optical digital for DVD to use the receiver's DTS or Dolby decoders for movies in surround.
Of course, I will try the Direct 6 next time we watch a movie and see what happens.
The DVD video signal is directly fed via HDMI to the TV, and unaffected by the setting of the HK.

I also haven't had a chance to try any of the DVD Audio discs (Sting, or the Beatles LOVE)

[hjames]

It may look kind of kabuki, but it does sound real nice!
Tho I think I'll probably keep the grill on this one most of the time!

Next project is a pair of wheeled plinths so I can move the big speakers a bit easier!

[jblsound]

Ya, the LC2 is a real good center, as is the entire Studio L series.
One guy over at AVS was using 3 LC2s, either all across the front, or was using two of them for surounds.
He liked it better than the L820, which is the same speaker, minus one 6" mid-bass driver. He thought the LC2 provided much fuller sound, due to having two 6" drivers

[Fred Sanford]

Sure - nice to have you, and thanks for poppin' by!
Once you left I pulled the rack out and ran 6 rca cables from the OPPO to the HK receiver, selected when I choose Direct6.
I still have the R-all and L-all analog feeds for non-surround stereo CDs, and the optical digital for DVD to use the receiver's DTS or Dolby decoders for movies in surround.
Of course, I will try the Direct 6 next time we watch a movie and see what happens.
The DVD video signal is directly fed via HDMI to the TV, and unaffected by the setting of the HK.

I also haven't had a chance to try any of the DVD Audio discs (Sting, or the Beatles LOVE)

Don't know that player, there may be an OPPO menu setting for activating the analog outs with DTS/DD modes- worth a look in the manual.

Enjoy- I'm almost unpacked & inventoried! When I dig up that SACD sampler I have I'll mail it on to you.

je

[Titanium Dome]

Quick, to the point, and accurate! The LC2 works great!

That's good news. Glad it worked out.

Enjoy the new Oppo too.

[JBobL]

Heather, I hid my LC2 behind a 22" LCD monitor. That's how crowded my room is! ha ha. It's a great speaker. An L880 packed into a sealed wall mount. You must have won the last one on the planet.

[Hoerninger]

You must have won the last one on the planet.

Amazon.COM or DE or am I wrong?
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Peter

[jblsound]

Heather, I hid my LC2 behind a 22" LCD monitor. That's how crowded my room is! ha ha. It's a great speaker. An L880 packed into a sealed wall mount. You must have won the last one on the planet.

For whatever reason Harmanaudio, both ebay store and factory store are out of the LC2. But Amazon still has them in all 3 colors.

[JBobL]

I have a Cherry LC2 won months ago and a Black LC2 recently both from Harman Ebay store. LC2 just kills my old S centerII.