After flying to sydney and inspecting these wonderful speakers, the deal was done,with marvin. It has been a long time coming as these speakers are very rare in Australia or any rare jbl monitor for that matter. they are in very good condition,they just need a good clean and dust off which i am happy to do!!! they came with a jblb460 aswell, which i am planning to hook up on the weekend for a listening session.
Nice!!!!! Now I think there are only two sets of the dd55000 in Australia (jump in and let us know if you are aware of others) and now both sets are in Geelong; which is hardly a metropolis of Australia. ahahha...
Intersound Hifi, in Balwyn, Melbourne, had a pair in the very late 1980s which I thought were in blue cloth. The horn had a surface which could get dusty. There was a matching cover for the horn half. The cabinets had done the rounds and were little rough on the edges. The price was about $8k.
They have a fantastic visual impact. You get a lot of speaker for your money. The owner, who I had a lot of respect for, said the bass was a little soft compared with traditional JBL studio monitors. I didn't audition out of fear of getting addicted and having to purchase.
These speakers make a statement. They should reward handsomely an owner who is prepared to work with their strengths and weaknesses. I look forward to a fair dinkum review of their performance in the home.
Grats on your purchase! Very cool!
I remember hearing them years ago at a CES show.
These everests where actually flown in by the owner in1986 from germany buy air!!!..now thats keen!! My friend has a pair aswell that where perchased at a jands auction in the early 90's. As for the bass it is a little soft, i have two pairs off 4435's and the bottom end in them is amazing.
I do agree with you on that they do make a statement, i personally think they are the nicest looking jbl's you can buy, and the sound stage is HUGE!!!. The total perchase price was $10k with a jbl b 460 sub and x over. I thougnt that was fair pricing for these wonderful speakers and the owner was offered by a high end audio dealer here in sydney.......$750 dollars!!!!.........i'm not kidding!!!! i plan to have a good listening session this weekend.
TV looks a wee bit small.
What a great looking pair of speakers!! I bet they will just be awesome with the B460.
Rob
"I could be arguing in my spare time"
Nice Krells as well -- what are they, KSA-100s? I can't live without my KSA-300s...
Yes i have 2 ksa 100s and 1 ksa 300s they are great amps!!! i have a wadia 23 cd i use with krell krc 2 preamp.... never ending money pit butOriginally Posted by jerry_rig
i just love this hobby!!!
Another Jaws paraphrase:TV looks a wee bit small.
You're gonna need a bigger TV.
Great purchase on the DD55000s. You will enjoy them for a long time!
Out.
WOW, words can not describe how amazing those speakers are. Do you have apicture with the lower cover removed?
Ps. You are not married are you, I showed the picture to my wife and she could not even comment. I think she did not share the same feelings as me.
Well why not it's just one more pair...
4340's and 250ti's what an odd pair...
Yes i have 2 ksa 100s and 1 ksa 300s they are great amps!!! i have a wadia 23 cd i use with krell krc 2 preamp.... never ending money pit but
i just love this hobby!!!
Too bad Joe, everybody "knows" that you have to use tubes with horns.
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