Hi all.
I'm hoping someone far better at interpreting measurements can help me out here.
I'm currently deciding between 2 speakers, Tannoy Legacy Arden and JBL 4349. We have the review from amir for the 4349, which while showing some flaws in the measurements, seems to of impressed in subjective listening. Personally, without wanting to delve too deep into subjective vs objective, I like to meet somewhere in the middle with speaker measurements and listening... I've heard some very well measured speakers and some of them have bored me incredibly, while others have really impressed me (all in my room).
Sooooo... What I'm really looking for is something that doesn't seem 'too flawed' in the measurements (from an engineering point of view, I can't abide by something which seems 'broken' or poorly implemented). I LOVE the look of the Ardens (not to everyones' tastes, I know). For me, I have to enjoy the look of my gear as well as the sound. I cannot have one without the other.
I like the look of the 4349s (not in love, but prefer to any narrow modern looking speaker). I've never tried a JBL horn speaker. I have a feeling I'll like the way it projects the sound.
I do not like bright sounding speakers. I've heard some say the JBL can be fatiguing. This is my main worry. Could someone please help out and tell me by looking at the measurements how the 2 speakers may differ from one another?
The best set of measurements I've seen are from an Italian magazine: https://www.h-fidelity.com/NewsFiles/Tannoy_Arden_AudioReview.pdf
I know they aren't up to the standards on here, but can anyone see any significant flaws? From my untrained eyes, I can see that the treble is much better behaved on the JBL. Apart from that, I get a bit lost.
Thanks for any help.
I'm hoping someone far better at interpreting measurements can help me out here.
I'm currently deciding between 2 speakers, Tannoy Legacy Arden and JBL 4349. We have the review from amir for the 4349, which while showing some flaws in the measurements, seems to of impressed in subjective listening. Personally, without wanting to delve too deep into subjective vs objective, I like to meet somewhere in the middle with speaker measurements and listening... I've heard some very well measured speakers and some of them have bored me incredibly, while others have really impressed me (all in my room).
Sooooo... What I'm really looking for is something that doesn't seem 'too flawed' in the measurements (from an engineering point of view, I can't abide by something which seems 'broken' or poorly implemented). I LOVE the look of the Ardens (not to everyones' tastes, I know). For me, I have to enjoy the look of my gear as well as the sound. I cannot have one without the other.
I like the look of the 4349s (not in love, but prefer to any narrow modern looking speaker). I've never tried a JBL horn speaker. I have a feeling I'll like the way it projects the sound.
I do not like bright sounding speakers. I've heard some say the JBL can be fatiguing. This is my main worry. Could someone please help out and tell me by looking at the measurements how the 2 speakers may differ from one another?
The best set of measurements I've seen are from an Italian magazine: https://www.h-fidelity.com/NewsFiles/Tannoy_Arden_AudioReview.pdf
I know they aren't up to the standards on here, but can anyone see any significant flaws? From my untrained eyes, I can see that the treble is much better behaved on the JBL. Apart from that, I get a bit lost.
Thanks for any help.