STEREO wanted to know wether scaling down the dimensions has a decisive influence on the fun the speakers might provide.
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Now, they send out the smaller sibling L82 to try and captivate listeners. The American Fighter - JBL already displayed convincing qualities with the L100 Classic. The new speakers are based on the bigger model JBL 4349. Harman Luxury Audio launches the compact studio monitor loudspeakers JBL 4309 in a retro design. At the same time, the new all-in-one music system L75ms is also introduced. JBL adds L52 Bookshelf Speakers and L75ms all-in-one System to Classic SeriesĪfter the L100 and L82, Harman Luxury Audio now presents the L52, the currently smallest compact speaker in the JBL Classic series. On the occasion of the Consumer Electronics Show CES, Harman Luxury Audio presented new products for the brand JBL: an active bookshelf speaker as well as a subwoofer. STEREO tests the anniversary model of the S150. "Miller & Kreisel", as is the proper name of the originally Californian and now Danish brand, indeed has something to say in the highest class of compact speakers that is worth hearing. M&K S150 25th Anniversary Limited Edition ReviewĪ Cinematic Experience – True cinema and home theater fans of course know M&K. We don't want to complain that the frame is not made of wood but of plastic, because this way it can and probably will not bend even in decades, and its durability should easily outlast that of the foam.
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Otherwise, rather hang them on the wall as small absorbers than in front of the speakers. If you just consider them as an attractive cover and use them when small children are visiting or for some soft background music, for example, don't hesitate to do so.
Original large advent speaker impedance drivers#
So you improve drivers and crossover dramatically with today's knowledge and possibilities, including the waveguide, and then put a highly efficient antique plug on the speaker so that it not only looks but also sounds like a JBL from the 70s? Nope.Ĭouldn't you have saved yourself the progress then? As an extreme tweeter filter, these foam covers prevent good sound and should definitely be taken off for listening. Acoustically, these were already not the greatest in 1970 – which hasn't changed, of course. The integrated foam blocks contribute enormously to the vintage appearance, without a doubt. Still, especially the grille, which is available in various colors for individualization, raises what we consider to be some fundamental questions. This "remake" of an old speaker with today's technology sounds very good, and is of course a great idea in general. After all, the price tag reads 4200 Euros without and 4500 Euros with the matching stands. For example, we found the workmanship of the sturdy 25 mm housing with its walnut wood foil rather "good" than "very good" somewhat rustic and "pragmatic", in an American way.
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Some criticism should be allowed and expressed.
Original large advent speaker impedance movie#
This may be a stupid question towards the STEREO reader, but have you seen the movie "High Fidelity"? Because then you understand this speaker and its right to exist! In the past, this kind of loudspeaker actually played mainly in record stores, where music lovers met behind and in front of the counter. This has such a power and energy that it will surprise nobody that such, admittedly old, combinations are desired and cherished by many Oldie fans. Take a good integrated amplifier – preferably, for example, an old Sansui like the AU-7900 or AU-717, which was developed with such loudspeakers – and listen to rock music through them. Your foot starts to tap along, the feel-good factor is enormous. The front-mounted midrange and tweeter controls are by no means just for show, but prove their worth, for example, with unfavorable room damping. JBL has succeeded in forming these three drivers into an extremely harmonious whole, with a modern, high-quality crossover smoothly dividing the labor of the drivers at 4 Hertz. The fast midrange cone and the tweeter, which reminds of the titanium dome tweeters of the late 90s, are a congenial fit and need not hide from high-end competitors. This is also due to the high efficiency of 90 dB, the lower cut-off frequency of less than 30 Hertz (!) and the low distortion that is noticeable over the entire spectrum. Thanks to the typical JBL pure pulp cones, plastic-coated for increased speed and tailor-made for hi-fi, there is still enough of the speed the larger models have – known from the PA sector – to make some of the more audiophile competitors pale in comparison.