I was fortunate enough to be invited to Greg Timbers home to meet him and to listen to his home audio system thanks to Greg Burns of Home Audio Sound in Brighton, CO. I purchased a pair of Everest DD65000 from Greg Burns a little over two years ago. I listen to them daily and have never looked back.
I've always liked the big sound that JBL's horn loaded, higher end speakers offered. My father owned a paragon and I've had numerous JBL speakers over time.
It was so much fun being able to meet Greg Timbers and hear his system. I'm not a technical person, just someone who enjoys listening to music. Mr. Timbers is great. He played some super hi resolution CDs through his system, both in two channel and surround sound (DD67000s up front, K2-9900s in the back). World-class sound. Highs were absolutely fantastic. In my opinion, JBLs have always had the bass. The highs and the integration of those highs were just simply amazing.
It was cool being able to ask Mr. Timbers simple questions. Like, why only 4inch voice coils and no larger? How Bart Locanthi and Ed May would have heated discussions about product, and how both of them were other-worldly smart. Really fun for just an average Joe like myself.
Also, Jerry Morro stopped by as well. It was great hearing his stories about woofer design as well. How had the engineering staff remained historically in tact, that potentially the next Everest woofers would have used TCR wire, like that used in the 2216 and 4312E woofer. Instead of trickle down tech, it would have been trickle up.
I brought my cross over cover plates from my DD65000 and Greg Timbers signed them for me, as well as my JBL 60 years of history book. Both Greg and Jerry signed it. I will try to upload pictures to show them.
I would like to thank Greg Burns and his wife Terry for inviting me and providing me with photos of the occasion. I don't know of anyone selling JBL Synthesis speakers and equipment that does as much as he can for someone who wants to own a pair of JBL statement speakers. I met Greg Burns by chance on a visit to my wife's Mom's house in northern Colorado. I live in southern Ca., and I could not find a displaying synthesis dealer to save my life. So I found Home Audio Sound online, we called and made an appointment when we were visiting. Greg Burns has the entire JBL line up in each different room in his home so you can listen to any current speaker JBL synthesis has (book shelf or floorstanding) I don't know about the in wall stuff. After spending about 3hours there and listening to all the various speakers, I though I was going to buy a pair of K2s but I was able to obtain a pair of the 65000s, and since this was my big speaker purchase (one and done), That's what I purchased.
The future of JBL synthesis speakers are not known, but it appears likely that the statement speaker era is coming to a close. Not sure when, but that is the feeling I got in my visit to Greg Timbers home and just listening to the conversations.
If anyone out here wishes to buy any product by JBL synthesis, Greg Burns of Home Audio Sound will take care of you like no other dealer. He is a JBL nut, he wants people to enjoy these things and wants to move product at more than fair prices.
I hope my photos upload properly..
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