Originally Posted by
Regis
The sound was simply unbelievable. The range, the depth, detail and separation, the 250 ti's have it all! The music pours out in a rolling crescendo, building up as you stare at the black trapezoid boxes wondering how in the hell so much sound can come out.
...My friend wasn't sure how they'd sound. He had a mild case of the pre-listening-sesh jitters. Would the JBL's disappoint? Would they not live up to the legend that they were? No and hell no! He was solidly stoked at how they sounded and was very pleased at the sonic characteristics of these fine speakers. I was pretty frigging impressed too. We flipped on the L-300's on the other and it was obvious that the L-300's have a higher decibel output even at lower volume, with the high-efficiency horn pushing out more sound than anything else, but you trade some detail for that as the doubled-up mid drivers on the 250's make up in that respect. Turn off the L-300's, just not fair to have horns vs. regular drivers.
Finally, rolled some techno/trance music onto the CD player. Besides liking the music, the electronic music is some of the most demanding stuff you can push through a loudspeaker. Electronic drums, wide and fast ranging synthesisers and radical highs really make a speaker work hard. This is what separates the so-so 'polite' speakers that people pay far too much for, from our favorite brand. The 250's stepped up to the task. The bass was simply bad-ass. You could feel some serious low frequency moving the whole roomful of air. The punch of the drumbeat was crisp and taut with no muddiness whatsover. Harsh electronic highs slammed out of the top effortlessly. They were almost overpowering in output. God, did they sound nice. I could live with this pair of speakers, no problem, as they really, really haul, call me impressed!