Alan Parsons still uses his old JBLs

[Ed Zeppeli]

From a series on studio mixing and mastering he did which is now on youtube. This segment is on monitors.

[Mr. Widget]

Thanks Ed, that was fun. More of a B&W ad than a JBL endorsement, but that's OK. I particularly enjoyed his man on the street interviews and comments about audiophiles.


Widget

[Tony Sullivan]

The brief skim comparison to the acoustic phonograph's horn to the cone of a dynamic loudspeaker are not quite correct
It is the stylus-diaphragm aka the "sound box" or reproducer which "picks up" the vibrations not the "metal horn"
Think a purely mechanical cartridge
The horn, internal or external, didn't do the vibrating rather the amplification
By the time that Victor gained dominance of the phonograph market most of the "horns" were made of wood, did not move and were internal
By 1910 Victor was moving away from external horn machines altogether
These machines were called Victrola(s)-the name most misapplied to all acoustic phonographs-designs and brands-to this day
http://www.victor-victrola.com/Basic...Phonograph.htm
Like the way Kleenex is used to refer to a paper handkerchief or "facial tissue"

[Ed Zeppeli]

Thanks Ed, that was fun. More of a B&W ad than a JBL endorsement, but that's OK. I particularly enjoyed his man on the street interviews and comments about audiophiles.


Widget

Agreed on both counts but there was some 4320 content related to Dark Side Of The Moon so it seemed....relevant.

Also agreed on the different takes of hi-fi guys versus the people who actually make the recordings. Food for thought.


Warren

[Tony Sullivan]

Moves not withstanding, I wonder how those speakers became so beat up?
And what that second network was hooked up to as the holes looked empty-best I could see from the brief glimpse

[SEAWOLF97]

"Do you know what Mono means" ?

I used to ....



18:27

[DavidF]

"Do you know what Mono means" ?

I used to ....

I do...I had some friends that had it back in the day. They weren't allowed anywhere near the school.

[Goldjazz]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

[Ed Zeppeli]

Your welcome. Great pic!