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    4430 vs 4338

    Hi,

    Anybody know the sonic different of these two speakers ?
    Which is best for classical ?

    THX

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4344 View Post
    Hi,

    Anybody know the sonic different of these two speakers ?
    Which is best for classical ?
    I always wanted 4430 for my second system, I live in Houstonand these speakers are hard to come by, I finally located a pair, took some CD’sand went to see how they sound. Bottom line they did not impress at all, thehigh frequency was definitely lacking.
    My main speakers are DIY 4350’s and I strictly listen toclassical, my reference for high frequency performance was the 4350, andcompared to the big four way system I did not like the sound of 4430.

    Vahe


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    4338 should be way better for all kind of music!

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    4338 should be way better for all kind of music!
    Agree, these should make short work of the 4430.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin2395 View Post
    Agree, these should make short work of the 4430.
    No doubt about that.

    Barry.

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    If we knew what the hell we were doing, we wouldn't call it research would we.

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    But the difference in price ($14K vs probably 2.5K at most) can give one pause.
    When faced with another JBL find, Good mech986 says , JBL Fan mech986 says

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    And there we go - for $14k one could get K2's or the M2

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin2395 View Post
    And there we go - for $14k one could get K2's or the M2
    Yes.The big difference is the price,probably I will take 4430 at the moment while searching for K2 9500.

    Thank you guys

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4344 View Post
    Hi,

    Anybody know the sonic different of these two speakers ?
    Which is best for classical ?

    THX
    No doubt is 4338,4430 lack of supertweet
    46 lover

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4344 View Post
    Yes.The big difference is the price,probably I will take 4430 at the moment while searching for K2 9500.

    Thank you guys
    why not k2 s9800se or s9900?s9500 lack of supertweet too.
    46 lover

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