JBL unveils new LS series Loudspeakers

[Titanium Dome]

Since everyone is being so bad, I'll add that I'm looking forward to W. We need to be able to laugh about it.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...810150285/1023

http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/w/

And now, will a moderator order us to get back on topic?

Oh wait, did I see some LS Series in the White House footage?

[oznob]

Well, it's Fall 2008!:dont-know

[jblsound]

Well, it's Fall 2008!:dont-know

Guess you didn't see my posts about the LS series. According to JBL the LS isn't coming to America until sometime in '09.

[timc]

McCain is a maverick and needs his own reality TV show. He and Palin can be mavericks together, drilling oil in far out places and playing "whack a lobbyist" with spent nuclear fuel rods.

[jblsound]

Voting with Bush 90% of the time, I don't call that being a Maverick. Voting for McCain would have been like voting for Bush for 4 more years.

But back to the LS, I would like to hear them, if for no other reason, to compare them to the PS.

[Titanium Dome]

Now that the political season is over for a while, how about some LS posts again?

Here's Britain-based Home Cinema Choice's take on the LS Series in 5.1 configuration.

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/aud...-467107/review

[Titanium Dome]

Who doesn't like to hear what the GadgetGuy from Australia has to say? His thoughts on JBL's LS line are here:

http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/jbl-ls-s...-4085-113.html

Ian, do yo know him?

[jblsound]

Those reviews automatically want me to do a 2 hour audition, maybe sometime next year?

[4313B]

Very exciting!

[rdgrimes]

I'm a little surprised at the seemingly underwhelming sub. There must be a port lurking behind it, which makes it sort of a clone of the S120PII. Although the cab design is new, so it might be better tuned. I sure don't see anything on the surface to justify the MSRP of $2k.

The center speaker looks nice, but I think I'll stick with my PS setup.

[Titanium Dome]

No ports on the sub. It's a sealed enclosure, which IMO is better for a 12" sub.

The L8400P is a sealed unit with a 12" Polyplas® driver, MSRP $1099, street price $500 or so. The HTPS400 is a sealed unit with a 12" Aluminum driver, MSRP $2000, street price around $1300 if you can find one.

I can't determine the composition of the 12" in the LS120P, but it doesn't look like either of the above.

[jblsound]

No ports on the sub. It's a sealed enclosure, which IMO is better for a 12" sub.

The L8400P is a sealed unit with a 12" Polyplas® driver, MSRP $1099, street price $500 or so. The HTPS400 is a sealed unit with a 12" Aluminum driver, MSRP $2000, street price around $1300 if you can find one.

I can't determine the composition of the 12" in the LS120P, but it doesn't look like either of the above.

The center speaker looks nice, but I think I'll stick with my PS setup.

Well, I'd like to have the LS in the same room as my PS and do a face off and keep the winner.


Just looked on the JBL Europe site and found this:

Tuned-port bass enclosure extends low-frequency response and increases overall efficiency of the bass driver, reducing distortion and improving its power-handling capacity

SPECIFICATIONS
LS 120P

Frequency Response

25Hz – 150Hz

Amplifier RMS Power

400 Watts

Amplifier Peak Dynamic Power
†
700Watts

Crossover Frequency

50Hz – 150Hz;

24dB/octave, continuously adjustable

Driver

300mm (12") PolyPlas™

Dimensions (H x W x D)

487mm x 375mm x 425mm

(enclosed only)

(19-3/16" x 14-3/4" x 16-3/4")

Dimensions (H x W x D)

500mm x 375mm x 438mm

(with feet, controls, grille, etc.)

(19-11/16" x 14-3/4" x 17-1/4")
Weight 25.8kg (57 lb)

[rdgrimes]

No ports on the sub. It's a sealed enclosure, which IMO is better for a 12" sub.

The L8400P is a sealed unit with a 12" Polyplas® driver, MSRP $1099, street price $500 or so. The HTPS400 is a sealed unit with a 12" Aluminum driver, MSRP $2000, street price around $1300 if you can find one.

I can't determine the composition of the 12" in the LS120P, but it doesn't look like either of the above.

Yes, but!

The L8400 has a 600W/1200W amp and this has 400W/700W. Underpowered for a sealed sub IMHO, unless there's some very serious cabinet magic going on. Oh, just saw that it's ported. Still not impressive on paper. Apart from the different cab, it's just a S120PII. I have one of those, and it's nothing compared to the L8400P.

[Titanium Dome]

You're right. There's even a picture if you look close enough.

[Titanium Dome]

You can see the port at the top, which of course is the bottom of the back as the picture is from the top looking past the controls toward the bottom.

Well, I take back some of my enthusiasm, though I'm sure it's still a fine subwoofer.