New LSR 7 series. 708

[srm51555]

Looking good

[Valentin]

Been Topped By Work

give ve me a cuplé of day and i will gladly elaborate

[audiomagnate]

What is your impression after two weeks?

[Valentin]

Hi all

the 7 series are a spectacular product
in these day I have been able to compare them too Adam Ax7,Genelec 8040, Neumann kh120 , Barefoot micro main 27 Focal twin BE none of them have the sense of space that this series gives
the bass extension of the 705i is amazing for the size and the highs are very revealing with out fatigue
min a small room you will not miss the sub
the 708i has the same balance with a little more extension and personally I feel them more relax at medium levels.

Imaging is top notch

JBL has really a great product in their hands

The 3 series has a great balance also but definition extension clarity and volume is simply better in the 7 series price of the 7 series is fully justified in my opinion

[RussellD]

Valentin, are you using the built in crossover for your tests so far? Which amp are you using?
Thanks, Russell

[Valentin]

I have been using the single amp configuration with a crown DCI 2/300N
so yes the passive XO is doing its thing

this week I will be I installing a 705i with a biamp configuration DCI 4/300N and from what I saw
the sistem leaves the hipass always on and does the xo for the woofer
plus Eq for booth and delay on the horn

[dwaleke]

Has anyone listened to the 705s or 708s without the "required" dsp?

Just curious how much of a difference it actually makes and if you are unable to enjoy the speaker without the dsp.

[Spinorama]

Hi all,

A couple questions:

1. Does anyone know if / when JBL will be publishing measurements for these speakers?

2. How do they compare to the M2s (max SPL and bass extension aside)? Earlier in the thread Valentin states "the 708i is a great step down from the M2" but then later says "the 7 series are a spectacular product". I suppose both statements could be true but perhaps the first statement contains a typo and should read "the 708i are not a great step down from the M2"? In any case, would greatly appreciate reading people's thoughts on this.

[Valentin]

hi

when i said a step down is in a good way
de 708 and 705 are very very good systems

yes the M2 has more extension than either and has a bigger image and sens of space

its a size thing i would describe not a tonal one

in a small room 705 are amazing

[Spinorama]

Fantastic. Thank you for the clarification.

You've now got me wondering why there is a difference in image size. The specs indicate similar waveguide dispersion numbers. If they were placed in the same position in a room, what would be the cause of the difference?

Edit: is it simply that the M2s can be placed further apart / in a larger room as they can play louder?

[jaswrx]

So I am looking at a new speakers for my small apartment living room.

Is there a reason I should buy the new LSR 705 over some of the older higher end studio monitors or even the powered ones?

It seems these look very similar to the base (entry level) 3 series...

Thanks for your help.

[Spinorama]

Some measurements for these guys have finally surfaced over at avsforum:

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-spe...l#post43179826

[Valentin]

Thanks for the link

I will post them here

[Aaron]

Has anyone cracked the dsp files so a normal minidsp can be used?
I managed to score a used 705i for $410. It is really nice, but I only have one.

[pos]

If someone with one of the compatible DSP units can measure the output of the DSP with something like REW or HOLM it will most probably be easy to replicate...