JBL M2 versus 4367 Shootout

[NorthSky]

I'm speechless.

 

[Sal1950]

Guess I'm a dinosaur, I also still miss the days when I could get the optional oiled walnut cases for all my gear.

 

[RayDunzl]

I am trying to arrange a 'shootout' between JBLs passive 4367 and their active M2, winner will stay loser
goes back from whence it came.

What's the status now?

 

[NorthSky]

We're back to the sixties...with The Beatles.

 

[amirm]

So what happened to the shoot out???

 

[NorthSky]

Christmas?

 

[RayDunzl]

I just noticed JBL has a sub to go with the M2.

http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/sub18

 

[Purité Audio]

Long story, JBL ( domestic)UK would rather sell direct , they appear reticent to lend equipment but have no problem contacting my potential customers direct.
Pro division are much more forthcoming, I am hopeful we might have some M2's here.
Keith

 

[Sal1950]

For those with a bit less cash Monoprice might have 4367 competition.
MSRP $160 each, $127 on sale.
http://www.avsforum.com/monoprice-15-passive-pa-speakers-review/

 

[RayDunzl]

Monoprice:
The crossover is at 3.3 KHz
50 Hz ~ 20 kHz (-10dB)

4367:
CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES 700 Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (-6DB) 30 Hz – 40 kHz

$320 vs $15000

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This might be the more logical comparison speaker:

http://shop.harmanpro.com/p/jrx215?pp=20

Frequency Range (-10 dB) 41 Hz - 18 kHz
Crossover Frequency 2.2 kHz

$299 (or so) each.

You do want genuine JBL, don't you?

Frequency Range (-10 dB) 41 Hz - 18 kHz

 

[Sal1950]

You do want genuine JBL, don't you?

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

I know you're kidding, but I have a pair of these...

And they're pretty "hifi."

Tim

 

[NorthSky]

Audio is a serious business, there is no joke with music reproduction from an audiophile forum.
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I have never own JBL speakers, but I'm interested in that shoot-out. ...And also on Michael's comments from his own pair in his own room....with fine tuning.

 

[Sal1950]

I know you're kidding, but I have a pair of these...And they're pretty "hifi."
Tim

Humm, have to admit first I'd heard of QSC
So many speakers, so little time. LOL

 

[amirm]

Humm, have to admit first I'd heard of QSC

QSC is mostly famous for their pro amplifiers. They compete heavily with Harman's Crown line for example.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Humm, have to admit first I'd heard of QSC
So many speakers, so little time. LOL

Sound reinforcement gear, not home audio. They started with amps a few decades ago, branched out into speakers. They're considered a step up from JBL, etc., but I don't know that they sound much better. I have the K8s because they have a ton of headroom in a small package, with wide enough dispersion that I can get away with doing solo and small ensemble gigs without carrying floor monitors. 8" woofer, horn, DSP, and 1000 watts of class D per speaker. $650 each. You could stick them in a swoopy floor-standing cabinet with high gloss paint and probably convince some people they're "high end." But they certainly wouldn't stand up to an M2 system.

Tim

 

[Sal1950]

Sound reinforcement gear, not home audio. They started with amps a few decades ago, branched out into speakers. They're considered a step up from JBL, etc., but I don't know that they sound much better. I have the K8s because they have a ton of headroom in a small package, with wide enough dispersion that I can get away with doing solo and small ensemble gigs without carrying floor monitors. 8" woofer, horn, DSP, and 1000 watts of class D per speaker. $650 each. You could stick them in a swoopy floor-standing cabinet with high gloss paint and probably convince some people they're "high end." But they certainly wouldn't stand up to an M2 system.

Tim

Just got a chance to look at the K8s, that's a lot of gear for the $.
All the local Guitar Centers show them as "likely in stock" so maybe I'll get a chance to hear them at some point. Shame I no longer have rooms for secondary systems to play with.
Cheers Tim

 

[FrantzM]

OK... Where can I audition an M2 system in Miami , FL?

 

[Sal1950]

OK... Where can I audition an M2 system in Miami , FL?

Would have to be a personal home install. No M2 dealers in FL.

 

[Vladimir]

7 pages of flopping willies on the breeze and no shootout?!

BTW Laurence Dickie is not a yacht furniture 'loudspeaker' designer. The man does actual work.