BEST Speakers of ALL-TIME (Vintage ~ Modern)
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2020
- In this video, I go over some of the best audiophile speakers and best hi-fi speakers I have experienced. Some of these loudspeakers are seen as the best vintage speakers. Some are considered the best modern-day speakers.
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Magnepan .7i Speakers: www.magnepan.com/model_MG_7
Wilson Audio Sabrina: www.wilsonaudio.com/products/...
JBL L300 Speakers (Vintage)
Quad ESL 63 Speakers (Vintage)
QUAD ESL 57 Speakers (Vintage)
JBL 4311 Speakers (Vintage)
Martin Logan CLX Speakers (Vintage)
Tannoy Speakers (Vintage)
LS3/5A Speakers (reissued: www.falconacoustics.co.uk/ls3...)
Meadowlark Kestrel Hot Rod Speakers (Vintage)
Buchardt S400: www.buchardtaudio.com/shop/s4...
Tekton double impact: www.tektondesign.com/double-i...
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Please feel free to comment down below what are your picks for "Best Speakers of ALL-TIME"
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The Next Best Thing Studio my favorite speakers of all time are the Magnepan 30.7 K
Vintage best of all time: SONY SS-G9
Newer: PIONEER S-1EX, YAMAHA NS-F901
New: YAMAHA NS-5000
Excellent video Jay! Enjoyed your journey.
My “best speaker” for MY taste has been Apogee Ribbon Speakers. I fell in love listening to the Apogee Diva back in 1990. I could not dream of ever owning them due to price and size, but I got a great deal on a pair of Apogee Stages in 1991. I still have them! Incredible midrange, but they sound seamless across the music frequency range and great at communicating emotions.
Just curious about the acoustic panel behind you and the couch. Is that made of 2 x 2s (wood), styrofoam blocks, rubber, or something else?
neuropsychdoc Same here! They’re some sort of skyline diffuser and I’m trying to figure out where to buy.
LOVE this video Jay! I really like when you do these videos where you just kind of riff on topics or your experiences. Your ears may be different then everyone else's, but you've had experience with so many different speakers that I find your opinions valuable and interesting. You really are a standout in the audiophile world. To me you represent the new era of audiophiles. Thanks Jay.
Hahahaha
This channel is turning out to be one of the greatest audiophile channels on CZcams. One of my favorites! Thanks Jay!
much appreciated !
Agreed, there's a personal honesty about Jay that's refreshing!
This was just plain and simple an absolutely top notch vid, Jay. Great explanations of each speaker. Your reviews are becoming more and more excellent. Keep it going. Yes, to a pt. 2.
Most of these speakers i have not heard, but those i have like the quads are truly one of a kind. Great vid man!
One of your best videos. So nice to hear your opinion on what each one of the speakers in your journey taught you as well as how different each one sounded.
I love these kind of stories Jay. You’re quickly becoming one of my favourite CZcams reviewers!
Your videos just keep getting better and better , it’s not easy to catch someone’s attention and draw them in for a long video but you have succeeded in doing just that . Thank you for the great stories and sharing your audio journey, keep em coming 👍
Very enjoyable listening to your speaker journey. Looking forward to part 2!
What a great tour over your years of speakers today. Very enjoyable. You hit home for me because I have lived with several pairs of Meadlowlark speakers over the past 20 or so years. I have the Kestral Hot Rods for my home theater in a pretty small room and have enjoyed them as they are paired with Vandersteen V2W subs to handle the bass very musically, and the room is small enough that this works perfectly for me for both 2 channel listening as well as home theater...very musical. These are driven with an AudioControl Preamp & solid state amps, so the relatively warm speakers work well for me paired with the clean amps.
For dedicated 2 channel listening, I have also the Meadowlark Shearwaters (big brother of the Kestrals), and they are driven by an AR-15 tube preamp and a solid state Belles 150A solid state amp, and these not only image crazy but the soundstage is large as well. Thanks for the terrific walk down memory lane.
The Altec A7 speakers aren't true horn loaded as your video has suggested. The midrange and highs are definitely from a true horn but the low frequencies are in a ported enclosure. The reason for the curvature (horn) in front of the woofers is to set the position of the woofer further back in order to time align the frequencies produced by the woofer voice coil with those of the upper horn driver. The mid frequency accentuation of the A7 is what made it a major player in professional sound installations because of the vocal clarity it provided over virtually any other speaker system of that time. These were designed many decades before the heavy bass sound came into vogue. They were used extensively in movie and live theater applications. Later applications included live concert sound reinforcement. Did you know that A7's were used exclusively at the Woodstock rock festival in 1969.
The Altec A7 is often misunderstood by get them for home use. They are referred to as "voice of the theater", because that is what they are designed for- a commercial theater, where the sound is to be projected from behind a movie screen to all the way back at the top row in the theater. Because of this, the top sectional horn, is incredibly powerful and efficient. Typically crossed over at 500hz. They were equipped with an L-pad for the horn to pad to reduce it's output so it can better balance with the 15" woofer bass section output. But these adjustments were intended for attenuation in a commercial theater application, not a typical home setting, where even more pad would be needed to even out the output between the horn and bass section. I've owned a pair of A7s for about 5 years. I too got very frustrated with the setup in my home, mainly due to what seemed like a lack of bass and too much high frequency response. After a lot of experimentation with crossovers, caps, resistors, different amps, cabinet position, etc, I did find that the speaker make a lot of bass, but the cutoff frequency is somewhere around 40hz (not super deep, but thunderous). I could feel them shake the house and chest. pound. That was after moving them to the widest open area in the house and standing at least 30ft, (10m) back. So what happens in a medium or small room to the bass response is wave cancellation and an over presence of the top sectional horn. Again the A7 is made to project for a long distance. If someone is willing to fidget with them enough in their home, they can sound spectacular and uniquely dynamic.
Jay, really great for you to share your audio journey...
Great video Jay. Love how sincere you sound when you make such "journey videos." Great memory by the way!!!
This is my new favorite audio channel and i hope you make a part 2 to this video
When they say “what matters is the journey...”
Jay, I really believe this is your best video ever. Great job.
As for me, if I have to put together the words “vintage” and “different” I can’t help but think of my dad’s Allison Two. I was 10 years old at the time, no clue of what soundstage or imaging meant, but going from small transistor radios and cassettes to those coffins was great great music.
Great video... would definitely enjoy a part two. Keep up the good work
Jay, I really dig your attention to details as a whole.Keep up the good work.Your viewers come up with great comments as well, such as companies and overrating specs. As I've experienced multiple times as an enthusiast. 👍.
One of your best, most thoughtful videos.
Love your passion Jay, especially the MJ/JBL story, great Stuff buddy.
One of your best videos, thanks Jay.
Found you from Steve’s channel and your interview there.
Enjoyed this very much. Part two, three...I shall await patiently, brother. 😁
Your video(s) are great! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Enjoyed this review very much. Thanks Jay!
You have improved a great deal and I congratulate you.
Great video looking forward to part 2.
Great video with a lot of info from your personal journey which was a joy to watch.
A speaker repairer once told me one of the most important factors in speakers are the actual cabinet design. He told me you can have average drivers in a well designed and constructed cabinet and it will sound great -or- you can have expensive drivers in a poorly designed and constructed cabinet and it will sound below par. I also believe if you are on a budget then spend most of your money on speakers.
Keep up the great videos -- well done.
Waiting for part 2,Thanks Jay!
Well, this was interesting video. Making me rethink a lot of misconceptions and assumptions I've made over the past. Lotsa good advice in this video. Alot of information here that I wish I had known 45 yrs ago. Keep up the good work!
Very nice job - I enjoyed that a lot. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Nice journey into sound. A lot of 2nd hand speakers + amps can sound terrific. The room treatment is not to be neglected...
MY SPEAKERS ARE INFINITY QLS-1’s AND I HAVE LIVED WITH THEM FOR OVER 40 YEARS !!!
IN ALL THAT TIME, EVERY DAY THEY STILL IMPRESS ME !!!
I RUN THEM AS THE AUDIO FOR MY TV WHEN NEEDED !! DVD MOVIE OR CONCERT ON DVD ETC....
THE IMAGING THEY CREATE IS MIND BLOWING !!!
Great video and as others have said you've certainly covered a lot of ground I have done similar and have now also built a few pairs of my own speakers taking into consideration what I've learned along the course of owning and hearing many commercial designs,have you ever owned any Apogee's these seem to be one of the best speaker ever?
Very helpfull information. Thanx Bruce :)
Great insightful video... maybe can you explain how you've financed your lifestyle.. is it accessable for most people?
Would love to see a best headphones video from you!
One lesson I learnt, no matter how much you throw at a system, there is always a cheaper one that sounds better. In some cases quite a lot cheaper ones. But hey Jay love your videos. 👌
No such word as "learnt"...LMAO.
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Depends on how much time you spend with it probably. If I were rich I could just keep buying speakers hooking them up and not liking it buying another speaker hook it up not like it by amps hook them up not like it just keep buying over and over and over but when you don't have money you have to keep messing with what you got and eventually you start digging into science start researching placement and ask questions about crossovers and electronics and learning about acoustic treatment and I think that's what makes cheaper systems sometimes sound better because of people don't have money to keep upgrading and they have to just keep working at it. Money definitely helps but patience and research can bring things about cheaper.
@@stephenoverton8352 it's a word now.
@@stephenoverton8352 oh yes there is! still laughing?...
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Great Discussion Jay. I like your love for the Maggies. I drove mine (3.7i) with Mcintosh mc402 and Primaluna Dialogue two. Regarding the JBL 300s. I tried to get the 300s in the late 70s but they were replaced by the L220s. Bought those and paired with Phase Linear and Carver Amps. They are still in use. Love your quest for detail,soundstage etc. would love to hear Quads someday. Have not yet.
Good stuff man, I'm a new sub and you are one of the better audiophile channels I have seen. It's good to hear your opinion since I'm a younger audiophile like yourself, I just don't have the ear experience with the high end stuff you have owned
Great info. Am still on my journey. So far, the best sounding speakers I own are the Yamaha NS 2000. I also would recommend Sony SS-G7 and Victor FB5. You are so right about placement. Everyone should take the time and just move their speakers around to find out where they perform optimally. Every room is different and all ears are unique. Thanks for the infotaining video. Have just subscribed.
Great stuff. Clearly the Buchardt S400 has had an impact on you since it tends to come up in many of your videos. I am currently using them and your thoughts about the toe-in are interesting as well. Keep listening...
best video, I've seen from you so far.
When I was in high school (in 1970), I built a pair of A7's. The "stock" Altec ones are pretty lame, being made of unbraced 5/8" plywood (the horn sides were only 3/8"). They were so coloured, you couldn't really tell how good or bad they were. Mine were built with 3/4" MDF, heavily braced, and I built the horn sides up to 3/4" by laminating 3 sheets of 1/4" birch plywood together.
They were wonderful! (although, they still didn't have any real bottom end, of course) After trying many amplifiers (including McIntosh MC75's, Crown DC300's, Phase Linear 400's, etc, and even building my own amps from scratch), I finally settled on a pair of modified Altec 1570B's which were about 165w ea. They were huge, ugly green things that certainly weren't perfect, but they were pretty damn good., and really woke up the A7's.
I eventually sold the A7's to a friend after hearing a set of Magneplanar Tympani 1D's, which I instantly fell in love with, and bought on the spot.
When I brought home the Tympani's, I set them up in front of the A7's, hooked them up to my 1570's, and sat down to listen to them.
Wow... what a disappointment. They sounded EXACTLY like the A7's. I thought to myself, 'what a waste of 10,000 1972 dollars...' (probably close to $20,000 today). At that point, my friend showed up to pick up the A7's. They were on casters, as they weighed over 250 lbs. ea. ("stock" ones only weigh 140 lbs), so we just rolled one of them out of the room, but left the Maggies playing.
I came back in the room, and the sound had changed. Not a huge amount, but quite noticeably. I was a bit puzzled, but didn't really pay that much attention, as we had to get the other A7.
We rolled out the other one, and I briefly came back on the room to get some cables, and was astounded. The Maggies suddenly sounded like they did when I first heard them!
I called out to my buddy, and we brought one of the A7's back into the room. The "Maggies" sounded like A7's again. At which point I realised that the "Maggies" didn't really sound like anything. What they were doing was exciting all the various resonances that the A7's had.
After that, whenever we wanted to test a new set of speakers, the first thing we would do would be to fire up the Maggies, then just bring the new speakers into the room. In most cases, it was't even necessary to wire them up. You would hear what they sounded like just bringing them into the room.
Which explains why, when you go to a "HiFi store" that has 50 sets of speakers in their sound room, the speakers you bring home with you never sound anything like what they sounded like in the sound room.
You weren't listening to one set of speakers in the sound room. You were listening to 50 sets of speakers in the sound room - each one of which contributed their own particular 'character' to the overall sound you heard.
The best amps I ever found for the Maggies were Crown Delta Omega's. They were 2,000 watt monoblocks that weighed 92 lbs ea. What a nightmare to move those things. Felt like they were welded to the floor. We were installing lots of them in nightclubs (like Graceland) and recording studios, so I thought I would drag a pair home and try them on the Maggies. Definitely worth the trouble.
Hello J, I have come to the conclusion that I need 2 audio systems. I now have a system that plays rock, blues, electronic genre's very well . Now I need one for more spacial and airy for soft female voice, acoustic stringed instruments, piano and saxophone type of sounds. My current system does play the latter very well, but I believe some electrostatic speakers and a hefty amp for said speakers should suit me well . So if you don't mind send my wife a e-mail to soften her up a little. I sure could use your help.
Keep up the good work you sound like a seasoned veteran at such a young age
Great one Jay 👍. Looking forward to a part 2.
I am experiencing what you said about the metal dome tweeter thing currently - I bought the KEF R3 thinking they would have a bit more extension up top with more sparkle and more natural symbols etc than my Buchardt S400, but I am actually finding them a bit rolled off up top and a bit boring. In fact, I find the Buchardt S400 to be brighter and more extended than the KEF (and overall, the S400 are NOT bright speakers and are quite smooth but detailed). Of course some of this is likely due to my room, but I was surprised nonetheless. In contrast, the LS50s I found those to be too bright and metallic up top and fatiguing. Go figure.
Hi Jay - really enjoyed your video. I am curious as to what speaker you would pair with the MC462. I currently run B&W804D2, which I find to not have the rock-solid bass I like, though for the most part, I love the highs. Occasionally I find them to be a little hot - but not nearly so often as I find them lacking in bass. My preamp is also Mac - the C49. Keep the great vids coming.
"Billy Jean is not your lover".... your hi fi is.
Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
You talk interesting about the item. Like to listen to you. Nice channel!
Thats a nice story Jay,i have at the moment Opera Mezza monitors in combination with a tube amp,very good sound.
What an interesting journey, when comparing to mine I heard maybe 80% of the gear you talk about Jay, but with your conclusion I agree 100%.
great report and comments. Have you ever done Snell Type As from 80s?
Yes keep in mind the Altec A7 VOTT was designed for movies in a day when movies were about dialog, not much in the way of big explosions etc in movies back then, it was all about dialog and the A7 definitely shines for the application they were designed for. If I recall correctly the A7 was introduced in 1946, movies were a lot different then.
Don't know about that I was caught about 20 feet away from the set up when the speakers went into a low frequency oscillation scary heart pounding stuff. My neighbor who lived four house down told me his kitchen cabinets doors were buzzing he thought it was the start of an earthquake.
My absolute favorite sounding speakers to date are Heritage Series Klipsch Belles driven by my Sansui au-717 amp. Not what some of you would consider upper end I'm sure, but for mere mortals such as myself, this is as sweet as it gets I think. Great vids bro.
I have on my 4311 jbl's for 40 years still love them
I agree , top speaker, i changzd pots and caps for recent audyncaps and its top
Like your videos man. Learning right now so thanks for the info! Wassup from the South! Hahahahaha Have a good day and stay safe up there !
I had the Kestrel Hot Rods and they ( to me ) were exactly as described, except the transmission line bass was everything I needed. Then I went a different direction and regret it to this day.
Enjoyed the video, thanks.
Thank you for this video ♥️ and what you said at the end is for me the most important lesson I’ve had to learn the hard way... it’s all about the music 🎶 and now when I go to buy equipment if when listening to it I find I over analyze the sound I don’t buy it.
I agree, when listening, I can easily tell, if I am analyzing a particular sound/bandwidth, that speaker is no good for me, there is something not right. My criteria for the perfect speaker, if the music sends chills down my spine, and I get goose bumps, that's a great speaker! I purchased PSB Stratus Gold i speakers back in the day, those were better, for me, than speakers costing a few grand more. Drove them with a McIntosh MC2205, and that gave me the live sound I wanted, and passed the goosebump test. lol
I have 2 large rooms - Infinity IRS Beta and JBL 4333a (pro version of L300). The Betas are panel speakers that excel at classical, especially strings / cellos, horns ... and the JBLs rock.
Good Job. Me finding a system was endless experimenting and i put together several frankensystems. Eventually i found a system that was already singing together very nicely, and i transplanted it into my space. All Canadian.(Bryston Pre and Amps, Oracle table, PSB towers) Now i just make upgrades.
It just boils down to what turns you on and the colour of your money. An infinite journey for sure. When you get synergy you will experience bliss. Good video.
Great video thanks...part #2 please...
Would love part II. Thanks
He where did you get the gray skyline diffuser behind your brown couch? Thanks and nice video!
Most of the time I have difficulty to hear differences between speakers. But I was really impressed by electrostatic speakers like Quad. The JBL paragon also made a big impression on me. Unfortunately all these speakers are way beyond the money I am willing to pay.
I'd be willing to pay it, but I don't have the money, but if I did!
You never know what you might find at the thrift stores go hunting early and make sure you bring money, Kids these days cleaning out the garage just don’t know what they are throwing or giving away. Bought a Kenwood super 11 for 40 bucks, and woofer surround foam or rubber not that hard to replace ,usually under $50 on ebay
I love your vids.
Is the wall behind you covered with sound material or is it a work of art??
Nice one Jay
I'm surprised that you didn't mention Paradigm speakers since you're in Canada. I bought a pair of Paradigm Signature S6 speakers in 2007 and still have them. I've bought and sold many speakers since then but the S6 still remains. Perfectly balanced and has Be tweeters.
Thanks for sharing this!!
I tell ya... I'm struggling to decide between the JBL 4343B, JBL4333B and the Altec Lansing 604-8g Model 17 620 cabinet. Would you or anyone have any advice?
Awesome channel! What do you think of Telefunken tlc 3's?
Very good and interesting!
Jay - I have had the QUAD ELS 57 speaker for a long time - maybe 25 years now and cannot imagine life without them. With the right amp they are just increddible. You should try your stacked ELS 57s again but look around really carefully for a good tube amp to play them with. I use an OTL amp - a Croft Series 3 - and the sound is just amazing. Give them another go with the right amp they are the best!!!!
I remember hearing a pair of Martin Logan reference speakers at Marvin Electronics in Fort Woth back about 1985 or so. They were set up near the door but away from all the walls, and on the way out, you had to walk very close to the sweetest spot. The imaging was phenomenal.
Very impressed that you’ve owned all those speakers. How about vintage snells such as the model A. On the cheaper side, the j and k models.
Hi My name is Bill and I live in New Rochelle NY; just love your channel! I became interested in higher quality sound for music and TV last year. I purchased on Facebook Marketplace a Magus MFA A2 preamplifier and with it 2 MEITNER MTR monoblocks and 2 BOZAK URBAN vintage speakers. I saw you had the MTRs and my question is what Meitner preamplifier did you own with them back then?
I really enjoy my setup for music. My next project is to get a really nice 5 channel setup for my TV; I have started that with a ROTEL RB985 amplifier and for now a MATANTZ SR5400 preamp out for fronts KEF c1 and rear Mission bookshelf speakers and then the center a KEF Q15 and a KLIPSCH sub.
Have a great day!
Bill
This is my first time I watch your video. You are like me, I was able to listen/own a lot of equipment such as 3/5A, Watt Puppy 5, Cello, Quad, Apogee, Avalon, Hartsfield (too many to list) bcoz my father is also a audiophile. I understand in a very early age that every design has it pro and cons, it is all about matching. I was able to walk down this path rather quickly without spending too much on unnecessarily.
I now 40 and has been staying with active xo TAD horns for 15years. Guess they will stay with me for a much longer time.
Good vid man..
For headphone use I like my Koss Pro4X phones purchased new in early 1980's. However, since the pandemic and my wife working from home I've gotten to enjoy using her AKG K-40 phones that I got her in 1981. An economical version of the rave reviewed model K-140's. The K-40's reproduce everything from accordion to zither and for cheap ($18) phones they've held up well for almost forty years. An interesting and informative video, thanks.
Could you please tell me the name brand of the the chair you’re sitting in? It looks really comfortable. Thanks.
I was planning to get the klipsch RP600M however they will need to sit next to the wall on a bookshelf.....should I consider a different speaker given that the y will be so close to the wall.
For me it has always been the Avantgarde Acoustic Trio Classico or Duo Mezzo XD. Love them for so many reasons, sound stage, speed and detail of sound, timbre, realism , spacial perception, holographicness - feel they have it all when run by the right equipment.
Please make a part 2 of this video and would be keen to hear your thoughts in the above.
Interesting experience, pls share your other speakers more.
The solid imaging from meadow larks comes from the tight tolerance of the tweeters they have, which are Peerless back when they are danish made. The Buchardt and Tekton both uses SB tweeters and I was told they have the highest QC possible right now.
Suggest you audition the SB kit bookshelf, the Aras. They use SB's top of line Satori drivers so high end no maker can afford them as the resultant price would be like what, 15-20k?
I've had friends upgrading from their Dynaudio C1s to these kit speakers costing 1/4.
This really was a pretty fucking fantastic video and I appreciate it. Look forward to part 2. Also, while different materials don't mean something is bright or soft, I find they do tend to express the timbre of instruments more naturally. Saxophone for instance, will never sound good to me with a soft dome tweeter
Jay, I'm thinking of down sizing in the near future. In speakers what is your opinion or comparison of the Tekton Lore vs the Zu audio Dirty Weekend ll ?
Thanks.
Great video enjoy all your videos a second speaker video would be great
Ooo!!! I like the sound on that coffee pot! Sounds outstading!
Hi Jay! I wanted to buy the JBL l100 Classics I was wondering if it would be too big for my 11ft x 17ft room.
Bought Martin Logan Quest over 20 yrs ago but the two speakers that bewitched me are my friend’s Proac Tablette and Totem Mani-2.
Have a pair of altec horns and two 16" altec woofers, I need to build horn cabinets for the woofers..
My ears are a bit screwed up, I can hear low frequency very easily but I have a hard time with high. I tend to lean toward wanting a really strong tweeter. I love My ESS from the 70's They have a tweeter diaphragm. Check them out and tell me your opinion. Thanks, Hector
Hey J, very insightful vid, learned alot! I'll hav 2 say though, I lost a bit of respect4 u when u said u were a big fan of Michael Jackson. Jk, kinda. But no, i really like th logical process u explain your perspective on various speakers & their sound signature. Keep it up & thanx!🎸🎶🍻🍸
gizzy2403 what's wrong with being a fan of michael jackson?
My father had the L200's - 15inch woofers etc. Anyway, one day I'm in a "stereo shop" in Silver Spring, MD in the 1970's, and they have "stacked" L300's. that's right, 2 on each side sitting on top of each other. Unbelievable sound.
You missed a very, very important point. What the speaker manufacturer intended their product to be used for! For example, the L100 was actually made for Hi-Fi stores because they weren't allowed to sell the extremely popular JBL 4312 studio monitor that was designed as a recording studio mix monitor. Keep in mind studio control rooms aren't all that big, so the L100 only shines in a smaller, well designed room. More about rooms later. At the other end of the spectrum is the Altec A-7 Voice of the Theater. They may well be the most over rated speakers in existence, based on the prices they bring on eBay. The A-7s were designed to be placed behind perforated movie screens in small to medium sized movie theaters. Due to the nature of those screens, the A-7 needed a lot of "punch" in the mid range. Thus the otherwise awful sounding, aluminum radial horn that narrows in vertical response as the frequency goes up. That wasn't a problem back then because there wasn't much beyond a few thousand cycles except the amplifier's hiss. It also needed that punch to make the all-important dialogue easier to understand. When the A-7 and its big brother the A-4 for large movie palaces were designed, there was no such thing as good bass in movies. That is due to the optical audio track that ran down the side of the film as well as the limitations of sound stage recording equipment in general. Worse yet, movie projectors of the era created a buzz at around 125Hz due to interaction of the projector's shutter and the optical track. So Altec designed those speakers where the reflex port was out of phase with the woofer at 125Hz. In other words, the Altecs have no deep bass because it didn't exist at the time and has a notch in response at 125Hz on purpose! The L300 may well be the best of your choices, however. It is the Hi-Fi store version of the iconic JBL 4333 that, at one time, was used for playback evaluation rooms in virtually every recording studio in the world and usually powered by a McIntosh 275 tube amp. It allowed artists to record album tracks all over the world in whatever studio was available wherever they happened to have a few days off the road. Even though the finished album might have been recorded in a dozen different studios, every track was done using the exact same monitors, so there was uniformity in the finished product. If you want to listen to vinyl recordings and hear them exactly the same way they were originally mixed, you can't do better than the L100 in a small room or the L300 in larger rooms. As for the ideal room, common studio construction called for a ratio of 3 by 4 by 5 dimensions in any order of walls and ceiling. That insures no standing wave problems. Also, live end - dead end wall/ceiling treatment, meaning any two opposing surfaces must have one well padded and the other preferably irregular or sloping to further break up reflections. Once you get yourself a pair of JBLs and build a good room, you can forget about searching for the ultimate loudspeaker that doesn't exist and just enjoy yourself with the warm, fuzzy knowledge you are hearing exactly what the artist heard.
Yeah Jay's explanation of his experience with "Voice of the Theater " gave me a good laugh. His generation has a completely different perspective on going to the Movies for sure . It was still pretty much the speaker 🔊 behind the screen even in the late sixties and early seventies when I was a kid. But Jay truly got exactly what he paid for as this product was properly labeled..I'm still musing over getting them into a basement. My 12" Infiniti three ways were trouble enough. Maybe that's because I did it myself...was a bit younger too. By the way was listening to Can Future Days on a pair of 301 series II (advent fried egg tweeters for the front and new cross over) flanked inside with a small pair of home built ( a two way with a wave guide on the tweeter)). Sounds OK down here in the basement alot bigger than the room. Oh forgot and a pair of speakers in gallon paint cans kinda behind me on the floor.
Please review and comparison between jbl300 and JBL 4333A sound which speaker sound is more good..
The Altec bass bin was never designed for home use really. I use Klipsch La Scalas for my main channels, try something like that on if you want a crazy powerful two-fold horn. I kind of agree on the L-300s, but I was raised on Klipsch Heritage. A truly unique sound.
😅😅😅die scala war für wahlveranstaltungen gedacht. Überhaupt kein bass
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Bought the jbl 4311 to listen to “Billie jean”. Dude I love you. Haha nice vid!
Thoughts on the Realistic Optimus T-120? My dad bought those when he was younger, in the 80's and still has them. I grew up listening to those so my opinion is a bit biased...I also got another pair from him that he bought last year, although I would've liked to have his original ones since they have a sentimental value to me.
i would like to know your impression on Klipsch La Scala... Thanks
Please do a viedo about infinity overture 3s and let us know what you think of them.
Do a video on the best bookshelf speakers without needing a sub!
I would love to see the list of speakers you had when you had over 60 pair, I too have a large collection of vintage speakers stored in my garage that I call the wall of shame (tough I dearly love them all). I went for tube amps as well for some my favorite speakers. Have you tried Infinity, Dahlquist or Klipsch corner horns?