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    Question In or out?

    My 4343 came with the 2405's on the right side on both speakers. What is the ideal placement for them? As is or mirrored and if so should they be placed inward or outward. What arrangement gives the best imaging?
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    Re: In or out?

    Pull them and mount them up on top the enclosure with a 2504.

    OR

    Mount them mirrored and either in or out depending on how far apart the two loudspeakers are placed.

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    Mount them mirrored and either in or out depending on how far apart the two loudspeakers are placed.
    They are placed a about 6 feet apart and I seat 10 feet from them.

    Fred.

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    Hello Fred

    Try and see what you like. Once they are mirrored you can play with either inside or out. Play with the toe in too. With the 2405 I would try to set the height close to ear level. They get very beamy in the vertical axis.

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    Rob,

    I do have them toed in and sitting on my coach they are near perfect vertical aligment with my ears.
    I will experiment over the week end as I will refoam them too if the faom shows up in the mail tomorrow.
    Is removing the upper front baffle the best access to the 2405?

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    Roll up a towel and put the speaker system on its back on the towel so you can pick it up again.

    If you want to make it easy, remove the 2121.

    Take out the screws, remembering the long ones are in the middle of the sides.

    Tilt the baffle out by grabbing it in the 2121 cut-out.

    Use a book to prop it.

    Hold the 2405 against the baffle when loosening its screws so none gets bent

    Or on the other hand it may be stuck to the baffle and wiggling will free it.

    When reassembling, it should be possible to hand-tighten screws if things are lined-up properly

    Remember that the wire with the black stripe goes on the black terminal on the 2405 and the 2121 and other JBL drivers too - black to black is the rule.
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    Originally posted by John Nebel
    Remember that the wire with the black stripe goes on the black terminal on the 2405 and the 2121 and other JBL drivers too - black to black is the rule.
    Dammit, Nebel! Nobody ever told me there was a rule!!
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    Baffle removal

    Thank you John for the excellent explanation.

    Fred.

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    I have them out!

    Saturday while refoaming the 2121 and 2231I unmounted the front baffle folowing John's advices.
    I mounted the 2405 outward and like it that way.
    No big difference but a little more open stage.

    Fred.

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    Re: I have them out!

    Originally posted by Infredible
    ...a little more open stage.


    Now, pay your dues!! The only kind we (or many of us... ) thrive-on here - some pics of your gear!
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    Now, pay your dues!! The only kind we (or many of us... ) thrive-on here - some pics of your gear!
    Now that I'm done with it I will take some snapshots.

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    Talking and here are the pics

    Now, pay your dues!! The only kind we (or many of us... ) thrive-on here - some pics of your gear!
    Per Bo's request and for the general public here I've done my home work right coming back from work.
    Here's a few shot of my gear.
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    The ladys... notice how mint they are.
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