K2 M9500 purchase

[4313B]

Maybe Dennis will shoot some pictures for us when he comes back.

Here's the voltage drive:

Not quite as "involved" as the K2-S9800.

[ngccglp]

Finally I landed my dream JBL...

Bow to the Phantom Lord...

[pos]

Wonderful!
I really like the industrial look and massive impression these speakers enforce

[ngccglp]

Hi Pos,

i was using 4350A before these. There is a sense of speed and tautness in the bass that the 4350A cannot match. The 1400Nd does hit you in the chest like a sledgehammer. The other major difference is the imaging, I Guess it boils down to the 2 way versus 4 way advantage.

Currently driving them with ATC P2 power amp.

[Mr. Widget]

Congratulations!

Rare but cool beasts. Tell us more after you've had more time with them.


Widget

[1audiohack]

Super cool!

I have one of those horns and drivers and it sounds very nice. I bet the whole system is awesome.

Congrats!

Barry.

[Titanium Dome]

Hey! Hey! that's an impressive looking pair, and the 1400ND is a fantastic beast. Congratulations!

[ngccglp]

Thanks guys.

Its a beast indeed, i've been playing with it for the last week and realised that it could swallow up the ATC P2 and more. At 4 ohms the P2 is 450 watts. I can feel the M9500 wanting more. I read somewhere that the recommended power is 800 watts. Would consider passive bi-amping with another P2 in the future, with the M9500X network it would be super convenient.

My recent JBL history included 4345 then 4350A. With the M9500, the immediate impression is that everything tightens up. bass and drums sounds faster, the kick in the bass department is a lot more pronounced, and bass lines can be easily followed. I'm really impressed with what JBL did to the compression driver and horn, it does not sound like a horn even at insane playback levels. I can really crank out Metallica without fear.

I see many M9500 owners adding tweeters. As of now I do not feel the need as yet as most of my test music sounded absolutely perfect to me ears and I do not feel anything is missing.

Cheers.

[martin_wu99]

Congratulations!
Is it necessary that M9500 need a UHF like S9800/S9900?

[Robh3606]

Nice! Glad you were able to get a pair in such nice shape.

Rob

[ngccglp]

Hi Martin,

i read somewhere that adding a tweeter might cause the speakers to lose the IET benefits. Right now the imaging is really good and I do not wish to lose that. When I spread the speakers wide apart the image is still dead centre and solid. Amazing.

Hi Rob,

the only down side is that the nextel finish leaves behind many hand and fingerprints that cannot be removed. The good thing is that the woofers looks spanking new. And I know the foam surround are new. So it will need some running in.

[martin_wu99]

Hi Martin,

i read somewhere that adding a tweeter might cause the speakers to lose the IET benefits. Right now the imaging is really good and I do not wish to lose that. When I spread the speakers wide apart the image is still dead centre and solid. Amazing.

Hi Rob,

the only down side is that the nextel finish leaves behind many hand and fingerprints that cannot be removed. The good thing is that the woofers looks spanking new. And I know the foam surround are new. So it will need some running in.

What is IET?
I think the most important thing of a HiFi system is balance! adding a UHF to M9500,of course will break the balance,but you can adjust it,untill it reaches a new balance.
I auditioned a set of S9500 which added 077 on it at local audiophile's home, it gives more details and airy indeed.
I suggest you may add JBL 045Be UHF,but how to position it on M9500 is a big problem.
We all noticed that today's JBL speaker all have UHF,such as S9900/66000/67000,it is a trend for modern audio format.

[ngccglp]

Hi Martin,

indeed, and I think the JBL team did achieve the most optimal balance in the M9500. Adding anything might just ‘tilt’ the balance. I think users of S9500/M9500 would have to accept that they are not 9900/67000 and enjoy them for what they do extremely well and not worry about what they are missing with the super tweeters.

I had Tannoy Westminster Royal before, and tried adding the recommended Tannoy ST200 super tweeters. At the end I felt that it took away some of the coherence and imaging and depth from the excellent dual concentric driver.

There’s an interesting thread on Imaginary Equivalent Tuning (IET).

Cheers.

[martin_wu99]

Hi Martin,

indeed, and I think the JBL team did achieve the most optimal balance in the M9500. Adding anything might just ‘tilt’ the balance. I think users of S9500/M9500 would have to accept that they are not 9900/67000 and enjoy them for what they do extremely well and not worry about what they are missing with the super tweeters.

I had Tannoy Westminster Royal before, and tried adding the recommended Tannoy ST200 super tweeters. At the end I felt that it took away some of the coherence and imaging and depth from the excellent dual concentric driver.

There’s an interesting thread on Imaginary Equivalent Tuning (IET).

Cheers.

If a product has defect why we tolerate it and not to improve it only in order to keep it original?
Since you'v just got your M9500,enjoy it first,perhaps after some time you may have some ideas

[ngccglp]

If a product has defect why we tolerate it and not to improve it only in order to keep it original?
Since you'v just got your M9500,enjoy it first,perhaps after some time you may have some ideas

Haha Martin, it's interesting to imagine if you have mentioned this to GT when the M9500 was first released... The product has defect...