Upgrade Bug On the Loose

[jblnut]

I hear ya bmwcca. When i went preamp shopping 3 years ago it took some 10k Sonus Fabers to even get into the realm of what i am used to hearing every night with my 250s.

Really hard to go wrong with any of the better JBLs of yesteryear. Even my lowly 940s still continue to amaze people who grew up in a world of bluetooth speakers and Bose micro boxes.

jblnut

[DS-21]

I have never known anyone who thought that McIntosh speakers were even passable.

For a little while ex-JBLer David Smith was designing McIntosh speakers. The ones with three tweeters are Smith's.

[murphythecat]

There certainly may be better deals out there. I not trying to sell anything here, but my last monitors were a pair of Event Opals. I used them for about four years in a stereo system. On a whim I bought the a pair of JBL LSR6332's. They were definitely a serious upgrade IMO. This was the second time with JBL's. I owned a pair of L110's in the 1970s. Always regretted selling those. I will admit that I have become a JBL fan since then. Have 4333Bs, 4425s, and LSR 6332s at present. A pair of M2s under construction, although the wood working end of that is not going very well.

Regards,

John

wow. interesting that you think the LSR6332 was a major upgrade from the Event Opals. I was talking recently to a studio guy that switch from lsr6332 to Opals and he said he prefer Opals...

im curious, how do the LSR6332 compares to 4333B and 4425 and B&W 802?

thanks

[johnlcnm]

wow. interesting that you think the LSR6332 was a major upgrade from the Event Opals. I was talking recently to a studio guy that switch from lsr6332 to Opals and he said he prefer Opals...

im curious, how do the LSR6332 compares to 4333B and 4425 and B&W 802?

thanks

The thing that struck me about the 6332 and 4333 is the fact that real instruments sound a lot closer to "real" then most other systems that I have listened to. I call the 4333s "electrostats on steroids". The bass out of the 12 inch 6332 is an upgrade over the 2235 in the 4333s. Not to denigrate the 2235. I think that 15 is really good in the lower midrange. Amazing for a big bass driver. The 4333s main strength is that old parabolic horn and driver combo. The detail in the mids is "electrostatic" in sound quality and definition. This system is bi-amped with two Crown I-tech amps, which took these old speeks to the next level.

Regards,

John