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    JBL 4351 AKA 4355 NEW BUILD....Big bad blue Monitors

    HI ALL,
    Just wanted to share my latest build. It was alot of fun. Alot cheaper than Kenrick Sound! I just have to sneak them into the living room, will she notice? The jbl 4355's I finished last year didn't fit so I had to build this vertical set. So yes i have two of these sets. One will have to go but when , not sure. Have the matching walnut dollies ready and the walnut lenses are ready for assembly. Any comments or questions are welcome.
    thanks from Vancouver Canada.

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    Very nice.
    Think it was this way you would have them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by focalguy View Post
    HI ALL,
    Just wanted to share my latest build. It was alot of fun. Alot cheaper than Kenrick Sound! I just have to sneak them into the living room, will she notice? The jbl 4355's I finished last year didn't fit so I had to build this vertical set. So yes i have two of these sets. One will have to go but when , not sure. Have the matching walnut dollies ready and the walnut lenses are ready for assembly. Any comments or questions are welcome.
    thanks from Vancouver Canada.

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    Hi focalguy,

    You have made great job. Why not mount 2202 'under' 2308 lenses, I think that in your design some amount of comb-filter effect in the horizontal plane would be present.

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    Wow!! GREAT BUILD. I too have turned my 4350's on there side and they sound awesome!! this has lead me too currently build a modern version of a 4350 that is nearly at the test stage for final build. Fully modular so i can experiment with sound and configuration.

    Congrats again well done.


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    thanks for the comments

    The shear presence of these is amazing and the sound ... well just amazing and so live , at concert levels if desired. My next project is the 4345 for which i have all the parts ready to go. Making these boxes is really quite easy and this forum has made it so easy .. from how to veneer, baffle colours etc... I have decided on the quad amp option with the behringer dcx 2496 crossovers.... for the money they cant be beat. I put walnut sides on them and take all branding off for that custom factor. Not that its needed but I also stack two Velodyne HGS-18's for that low low bottom. Lets say its a concert every night. these projects would not be possible without the forums and they are a great asset to the hobby.Thanks to Rick for posting all those specs... made it real easy.... round of 4355's for everyone! LOL!

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    Quote Originally Posted by focalguy View Post
    The shear presence of these is amazing and the sound ... well just amazing and so live , at concert levels if desired. My next project is the 4345 for which i have all the parts ready to go. Making these boxes is really quite easy and this forum has made it so easy .. from how to veneer, baffle colours etc... I have decided on the quad amp option with the behringer dcx 2496 crossovers.... for the money they cant be beat. I put walnut sides on them and take all branding off for that custom factor. Not that its needed but I also stack two Velodyne HGS-18's for that low low bottom. Lets say its a concert every night. these projects would not be possible without the forums and they are a great asset to the hobby.Thanks to Rick for posting all those specs... made it real easy.... round of 4355's for everyone! LOL!
    Very very nice John!

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    shawing!

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    Stunning

    Beautiful work. Too bad Harman can produce some retro type speakers.

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    I agree that quad-amping with the DCX-2496 is the way to go, almost a "no brainer" IMO (I hate that expression, but sometimes it just seems to fit). Excellent build! I'm sure they bring you untold amounts of pure unadulterated joy.

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    Yes , it makes going to any hi-fi shop pointless... they just can't get the clean spl's these blue boys deliver.

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    Beautiful!

    Is that blue a custom mix or were you able to find something "off the shelf"?

    What material did you use for the box?

    Speaker building must be a part of Canadian DNA?

    Very nice, very nice indeed

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    Quote Originally Posted by focalguy View Post
    I just have to sneak them into the living room, will she notice?
    My ex-wife would have said something like, "Oh, so you're a smart ass now...sneaking them into my living room?" lol But in jest and I'm sure she would have dug them. She never minded Maggie Tympani IV's and they were 6' x 4.5' ginormous.


    Nice boxen!

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    Those are beautiful! Hope you have hearing protection.
    4425, 4311, Control 1 PRO, Cabaret, etc

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    Lovely build, congrats!

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