Hi Martin
Please use the search function to locate more information about your questions. Audio is a very personal experience and your product selection is as much about who you as a person as it is about your taste and music preferences.
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Do not listen to a 4343 on You tube
Hi to all,
My answer to that question has to be the JBL HLA Series 4895 three-way all horn-loaded model. The reason being for its "out-of-the-box" thinking, innovative technologies and drivers.
The "Space Frame" tubing (instead of a box) made of aluminum composites is an unconventional and interesting concept in my view.
The accompanying subwoofer 4897/4897A has the outside appearance of a box, air contaiment obliges, however this model too was the subject of new ways (materials and technologies).
I've had a large picture of the 4895 under the "glass" on my desk for many years and almost everyone's reaction to it is what the hell is "that thing "? Space invaders I tell them...
These were developed by JBL in collaboration with Colorado's Audio Analysts Sound Contractor (if I recall correctly, the latter purchased in 2011 by Canada's Solotech to become their Las Vegas Office) for the Premium Touring market. The 1996 HLA Series brochure is quite nice. A JBL "White Paper" on that HLA Series also exists in their library, with comparisons to E-V and EAW, along with the usual product data sheets.
As for the technological achievements here, BRAVO to Bill Gelow's team (Acoustical Engineering) and Doug Button's team (Transducer Engineering).
Impressively tight frequency response curve for that type of system (+ or - 3 db, and even less on a good part of the spectrum). Considering horn coverage is given as 40° X 30°, this is a long-throw device, not exactly home hi-fi... But still quite interesting. Regards,
Richard
EDIT RE POST # 79:
Audio Analysts was in fact the system's testing and launching Sound contractor. I've found a joint ad from JBL/Audio Analysts in Pro Sound News, Sept. 1996, P. 58 and at the time of the testing phase the system had a different name: AALTO SYSTEM. The ad says: "Audio Analysts, utilizing world class technology from JBL Professional, has made the one truck arena Touring System a reality AALTO SYSTEM". The system's picture shown reveals some differences with JBL's final product (4895/4897). The "trial version" of the former appears to be a two-way (instead of three) and the subwoofer "trial box" of the latter seems to be housed in a tubing frame on wheels similar to 4895, instead of a more conventional looking subwoofer enclosure on the final product. Things evolve with testing in the field. In case you wonder about retail pricing, in EQ Magazine Jan. 1997 P. 74: $7,500.US for the 4895 and $3,990.US for the 4897.
Richard
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Hello,
has anybody sugesstions where to find the passive crossover option for the JBL HLA 4895 `?
I have seen some pictures around from others but dont wan to start from scratch, as they are
very "friendly" speakers his should not be to complicated :-)
Regards Alex
CROWN+JBL+18SOUND = Fun
I only have three to enter, at the moment:
- M2 (quite possibly the best speaker I've ever heard)
- L250 (always liked its sound better than the 250Ti)
- 4675 (it changed cinema sound, forever and had a VERY long run)
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