typericey
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My nostalgic 42 year old self had been drooling on the L100 Classic, but didn't want to own them coz the price is ridiculous and out of reach. Then I discovered the 4312SE which is ~$1000 less. I robbed my daughter's education funds and took a pair home.
Less than a week with these babies and wow, love the sound! Response seems to be very flat (hope I can find measurements online to prove this). My Bowers Wilkins 705 S2 sounds colored compared to these, although they're still better in terms of nano-resolution and detail.
Sharing this here not to seek congratulations, rather I felt these types of accurate, presumably well measuring, speakers will be appreciated by this crowd. Full disclosure though: yes, I got them partly because of their looks. Gotta love 'em 12-inch white paper woofers and bonus points for the voice coil ends sticking out of the dustcap!
While the 4312SE are technically "Samsung era" speakers launched in 2017, I'm sure people here know that this is based on the 4310's from the '60s. The original L100s were the consumer version of the 4310s. What some may not know is that all the three drivers used in the 4312SE 70th were designed by Jerry Moro, former JBL engineer, who is considered a living legend among JBL aficionados. These drivers are tried and tested on other JBL models. That gave me the peace of mind that I made the right choice (compared to the "overpriced" L100 Classics that have newer, "post Jerry Moro" drivers).
I'm going to make a risky assumption that the 4312SE is a type of speaker that objectivists would like. Happy to try and answer questions anyone here might have on these. That's it for my "initial impressions review" and catch you guys later. Gotta get back to listening.
Yes, they are on a stack of magazines pending delivery of a proper stand. So sue me.
Less than a week with these babies and wow, love the sound! Response seems to be very flat (hope I can find measurements online to prove this). My Bowers Wilkins 705 S2 sounds colored compared to these, although they're still better in terms of nano-resolution and detail.
Sharing this here not to seek congratulations, rather I felt these types of accurate, presumably well measuring, speakers will be appreciated by this crowd. Full disclosure though: yes, I got them partly because of their looks. Gotta love 'em 12-inch white paper woofers and bonus points for the voice coil ends sticking out of the dustcap!
While the 4312SE are technically "Samsung era" speakers launched in 2017, I'm sure people here know that this is based on the 4310's from the '60s. The original L100s were the consumer version of the 4310s. What some may not know is that all the three drivers used in the 4312SE 70th were designed by Jerry Moro, former JBL engineer, who is considered a living legend among JBL aficionados. These drivers are tried and tested on other JBL models. That gave me the peace of mind that I made the right choice (compared to the "overpriced" L100 Classics that have newer, "post Jerry Moro" drivers).
I'm going to make a risky assumption that the 4312SE is a type of speaker that objectivists would like. Happy to try and answer questions anyone here might have on these. That's it for my "initial impressions review" and catch you guys later. Gotta get back to listening.
Yes, they are on a stack of magazines pending delivery of a proper stand. So sue me.