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    Is there 4346 exist?

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    Quote Originally Posted by more10 View Post
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    Definitely not from Northridge.


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    Yeah definitely not JBL! I guess they are just catering to their market as some of the driver combo's are a bit weird.

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    I believe Rick told me about these when we were talking about building a system for me maybe ten-years ago. They were his creation.
    . . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.
    ". . . 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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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    . . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.
    What the heck is a New Zenith?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DES-1 View Post
    What the heck is a New Zenith?
    Member here who was the previous owner of my (Ken)Rick-built black-ash-baffle 4345s.
    ". . . 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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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    I believe Rick told me about these when we were talking about building a system for me maybe ten-years ago. They were his creation.
    . . . before I bought the New Zenith 4345s.
    Ten years ago?had anyone listened to this?how about it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by martin_wu99 View Post
    Ten years ago?had anyone listened to this?how about it?
    It's just a 4344 rearranged to have a small footprint and get the tweeters up a bit higher. Not a new JBL model, just a Kenrick creation.
    ". . . 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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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Member here who was the previous owner of my (Ken)Rick-built black-ash-baffle 4345s.
    And hear I thought you'd say Zenith of Benton Harbor. Interesting posts by NZ.

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    It’s like a tower system but with only one woofer

    My observations from a user of this small foot print while not completely conclusive indicate a problematic tonal imbalance in the system. Narrowing of a baffle does impact on a systems balance when simulated in free space leading to peculiar response irregularities at different frequencies. Some frequencies are emphasised while others recede.

    Why do wide baffle systems (read large) sound bigger than narrow baffle systems (read tall) that do not employ multiple woofers?

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    Wasn't Zenith of Benton harbor just the computer tech variant of the old Heath Company?

    Quote Originally Posted by DES-1 View Post
    And hear I thought you'd say Zenith of Benton Harbor. Interesting posts by NZ.
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    Good memory, had forgotten that's what happened to Heath, had to review on Wiki. Zenith Data Systems was formed as a division of Zenith, acquired Heath from Schlumberger in 1979.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Mackenzie View Post
    Why do wide baffle systems (read large) sound bigger than narrow baffle systems (read tall) that do not employ multiple woofers?
    Baffle step losses, I think.

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    You only have to look at the M2 EQ to realise it’s not academic

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