watchnerd
Grand Contributor
Every time I read / watch info from the Harman speaker group, regardless of whether it's the JBL Pro side or Revel, a couple of things strike me:
-There is usually some comment about how the speakers in a given line basically are voiced the same, you just get more output and bass extension as you move up the range
-Multi-hour stress tests discussed (e.g. the 705P is tested for 100 hours at 101 dB at 1 m)
-Lots of numbers talk, but very few adjectives
-Not purists or ideologues. They don't seem to get wrapped up in if you have an extra AD or DA conversion in the chain
-No mention of fancy parts, silver wires, special caps, etc.
-No digital de-crapifier products
-Cabinetry ranges from completely utilitarian to just minimally finished when compared to the likes of Oval, Focal, Sonus Faber, etc
Are the Harman speaker designers just sneering at most of the self-styled "visionaries" at the boutique audio brands?
And do the boutique guys look down on the boring Harman engineers for not being artists?
Do hardcore audiophiles shy away from Harman products because it doesn't contain enough "secret sauce" to titillate?
-There is usually some comment about how the speakers in a given line basically are voiced the same, you just get more output and bass extension as you move up the range
-Multi-hour stress tests discussed (e.g. the 705P is tested for 100 hours at 101 dB at 1 m)
-Lots of numbers talk, but very few adjectives
-Not purists or ideologues. They don't seem to get wrapped up in if you have an extra AD or DA conversion in the chain
-No mention of fancy parts, silver wires, special caps, etc.
-No digital de-crapifier products
-Cabinetry ranges from completely utilitarian to just minimally finished when compared to the likes of Oval, Focal, Sonus Faber, etc
Are the Harman speaker designers just sneering at most of the self-styled "visionaries" at the boutique audio brands?
And do the boutique guys look down on the boring Harman engineers for not being artists?
Do hardcore audiophiles shy away from Harman products because it doesn't contain enough "secret sauce" to titillate?