Performance Series 5.1/1990s L1.L5.L7/L100A
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I had to drive it on Sunday, and trust me, it still seems bad. One hour and forty-eight minutes from the I-5 split in the north to the 110 south. Still, it was only 35 miles of traffic jam.
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As for the laments for JBL of a bygone era, that epitaph was already written.
As for current JBL by HARMAN branded gear, I'm happy with current K2 and SAM1HF/SAM2LF products, and the late Performance Series, with its Chinese developed drivers. In fact, those drivers are my favorite part of the PT250 experiment, too.
Widget and a few others seem pretty pleased with their Everest IIs and/or 1400 Arrays.
If I were to upgrade any of my current favorites, it wouldn't be to go back to the 70s, 80s, or 90s.
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Martin
The Stereo Sound Grand Prix selections are far from definitive. It's more of a showcase than a comprehensive evaluation of all comparable products. It's meant to generate buzz in the Stereo Sound community, create discussion, and award prizes. In any given year, some of the better products are not even in the running due to lack of availability, lack of time, lack of comparable listening environments, lack of interest. It's more of a "this is the best of what we were able to get to this year."
I find it interesting, but not authoritative. I'm sure it does not represent the opinion of all the Japanese hi-fi enthusiasts.
Out.
Performance Series 5.1/1990s L1.L5.L7/L100A
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Totally.
No, I mean TOTALLY, dude. Dude from the OC.
If only I could have gotten those SAM1HF units in Alameda, then taken the 880 to the 101 to the 152 to the 5 South all the way through the Central Valley, then up through the Grapevine and Tejon Pass past Pyramid Lake and Great America in Santa Clarita down to the 405 through (God help Me) the Valley past the Northridge/Balboa exit to JBL/Harman, the Sepulveda Pass past the 101 and the 10 and the Westside past Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, and the 105 and LAX, I would have been copasetic to the 110 south to San Pedro (Pee-dro) to Gaffey and 5th St to the Bandini tunnel and San Pedro Canyon...
But NO! No SAM1HF deliveries for you!!! Sorry man! It's harshing my buzz...
You'll need to UPS or FedEx it.
But hey, I got 33.0 MPG. And I listened to Clazziquai on the K2s when I got home.
Out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interst...5_(California)
It's the freeway that Huikyong takes every day to work, and the one I try to avoid whenever possible. Most places it's 10 lanes wide (including carpool lanes), and in some places it's 14 lanes wide. It takes her 1 hour and 30 minutes to drive the 17 miles home from work in the afternoon. So she's averaging 25.5 miles per hour.
Her car has Infinity speakers in it, so she can't even enjoy JBLs on her commute.
Out.
Except there is no "The 880". That's a SC thing, and 880 ain't down there. Northern California has been calling it "880" since it was built, well those that don't still call it "17". Likewise 101, 153 and 5 South, and North. 280, 380 580, 680, even 80, no "The" needed, and I've been down it all, never heard anyone add "The". Gotta learn the lingo dude, when in...
All that unnecessary "The" this and "The" that grates on the ears, like hearing someone saying "The El Camino". Really? The The Highway?
It sort of reminds me of being in New Jersey for some reason, you think that's where it came from?
Funny though, Great America is in Santa _Clara_ up here. Must be the bigger version?
My wife drives 101 everyday, 15 miles round trip, her car turned a year old this month, but it hasn't needed any gas yet. Still has the dealer gas in it... And Boze speakers, not that they sound bad, at least not till you really crank 'em.
Mike Scott in SJ, CA
Drive 'em to the Xmax!
Martin
The Stereo Sound Grand Prix selections are far from definitive. It's more of a showcase than a comprehensive evaluation of all comparable products. It's meant to generate buzz in the Stereo Sound community, create discussion, and award prizes. In any given year, some of the better products are not even in the running due to lack of availability, lack of time, lack of comparable listening environments, lack of interest. It's more of a "this is the best of what we were able to get to this year."
I find it interesting, but not authoritative. I'm sure it does not represent the opinion of all the Japanese hi-fi enthusiasts.[/QUOTE]
The Stereo Sound Grand Prix is just a reference, i think it is relatively reasonable than others hifi reviews
46 lover
Yep, that' some funny stuff; however, there was no "The" used as a proper noun marker, only "the" as a definite article used as an uninflected stem for a specifying effect. There's only one 880 in all the US since the decommissioning of an 880 around Sacramento in the early 1980s, so yours is the 880.
Now take I-275: there's one in Florida, one in Tennessee, one in Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio, one in NW Ohio, and a fifth one in SW Michigan. No matter which one you're on, you're on "a" 275 until you specify which one: the Toledo 275, for example.
The use of definite and indefinite articles is part of my American English lingo, bro. I use it all across this great land.
Here, just for you:
If only I could have gotten SAM1HF units in Alameda, then taken 880 to 101 to 152 to 5 South all way through Central Valley, then up through Grapevine and Tejon Pass past Pyramid Lake and Great America in Santa Clarita down to 405 through (God help Me) Valley past Northridge/Balboa exit to JBL/Harman, Sepulveda Pass past 101 and 10 and Westside past Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, and 105 and LAX, I would have been copasetic to 110 south to San Pedro (Pee-dro) to Gaffey and 5th St to Bandini tunnel and San Pedro Canyon...
Better?
Out.
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