He wants to play with ribbons!
Very neat interview - tho I had to notice this aside ..
When asked
if you could go back in time, any speakers that you would do differently?
The only big mistake on my part was the L212 system. I was working on it at the time we were moving from Glendale to Northridge.
The measurement facilities were up and down at both locations and listening rooms were at both places so there was no consistency to any of the results.
I made a tactical error that made the system less than it deserved to be.
I just refurbed a pair of the L212 towers around Christmas, I like the combination of drivers and really enjoy the sound of these speakers,
(although the seller did not offer the original sub B212 Bass unit, so I made do with a Volkswoofer I already owned),
but I'd love to know more about what "tactical error" or compromises might have been made ...
2ch: WiiM Pro; Topping E30 II DAC; Oppo, Acurus RL-11, Acurus A200, JBL Dynamics Project - Offline: L212-TwinStack, VonSchweikert VR-4
7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
Never tried them
I am eagerly waiting for Tranquility Bass' solution right now, enjoying my openDRC's in the meantime
http://www.audioheritage.org/html/pe...ives/smith.htm
Originally Posted by David Smith
Thanks pos. Not sure if I forgot that page or never stumbled upon it before.
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Sure - I read that David Smith page at Christmas when I did all my research on the system as I was rebuilding the mid-woofers and such,
(Google is very helpful) but I was sort of hoping maybe Greg Timbers would give HIS thoughts on the system ...
I can recall some discussion in the forums in the past where someone had mentioned taking the feet off the towers
and possibly wall mounting them - and of course the various thread on stacking multiple pairs of them.
But - this is a thread about Greg Timbers ...
2ch: WiiM Pro; Topping E30 II DAC; Oppo, Acurus RL-11, Acurus A200, JBL Dynamics Project - Offline: L212-TwinStack, VonSchweikert VR-4
7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
Yes thank you you Mt Timbers - I loved your work - a true genius.
GT stresses the importance of high efficiency for dynamics. In my lifetime of owning many JBL's - high efficiency JBL's have been the ones I turn down in volume. Whereas the low efficiency have always wanted to turn up.
Mr Timbers says that he made a mistake with the 212's. Well to me they were the best sounding JBL's I've ever owned! Sure they're colored and when pushed were dirty. Male vocals were chesty - mids were a little honky and highs were over emphasized but just glorious. The colorations were a plus IMO!
The Everest enjoying pride of place in Greg's listening room. Anyone have an idea of the dimensions of the room?
David F
San Jose
From my poor recollection it's what you can see in the pic and maybe 2.5x longer with a listening seat/couch
at the 2x dimension (verry very roughly). Perhaps someone else recalls better. It sounded swell
(prior to the DEQX, JC-1 room heaters, and some of the other goodies).
I thought the tweeter amp was something like a Marantz 1060.
Whatever it was, it either did the job or was unimportant to my ears
Interesting interview. I like his, no nonsense, insights. His comments about vintage vs present day loudspeakers are succinct and correct. Satisfying to read when someone hits the nail on the head like that, it neatly wrapped up a few of my thoughts and observations I had on the topic.
It took five days, but my comment on the article was finally approved. Maybe I was ragging on Harman a little too much? To Posi+tive Feedback's credit, nothing was edited out.
The article is linked and Greg is quoted on the DEQX site for those who love this kind detail.
Out.
Your comment appeared there when I first viewed the article some days ago, not sure why it's just showing up for you.
Re DEQX, here's a take from a guy who spent more time and money on them than most here:
The Deqx was never intended to be a DIY product? I have been told they dislike that it is. It was designed by the same people who designed the Dolby Lake Contour. The two products are similar. The Dolby was for the Pro Sound Market and the Deqx for the OEM Speaker Manufacturing Market. It was designed by engineers for engineers. That being said, it would not surprise me if the DIY market has kept them solvent while they continue to court the OEM's. The company will sell to the DIY market, as evidenced by looking at their website, but appear to have minimal interest in supporting it. Hence, the self- serving comment. Common guys, commission someone to create a usable instruction manual. You owe it to us.
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