JBL 4329p 8”active Studio Monitor series

[VintageFlanker]

the sound is now best described as “ ropey if not slightly coloured “

Hopefully, not because of the powercord.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Comparison with Genelec 8341

 

[meracus]

I tested the angle thingy prior to commissioning the stand …. It made no difference I could hear … maybe on paper

 

[skyfly]

28Hz -6dB anechoic seems very good
And it should give at least 6dB more output than the little 4305p based bass driver area/ sensitivity and doble the power amplification

Any reason why it is "anechoic" spec?

 

[mjgraves]

Darko confirms that 4329P is Direct Digital. Digital input feeds DSP, crossover & digital amplification without any D/A conversion. This is difffrent from the 705P and 708P. In those monitors the digital input, DSP and crossover is run through D/A prior to feeding the class D power amplifier.

In the 4329P JBL takes advantage of the latest silicon from Axign in The Netherlands. https://audioxpress.com/news/axign-...-stages-for-class-d-audio-amplifier-solutions

 

[NTK]

There is really no inherent advantage to Axign's "direct digital" approach since it has to use ADC to convert the analog output signals back into digital for the feedback correction to work.

 

[unexperienced]

I like them so much I built a nice frame for them in Macassar and a fancy powercord using decorative zip wire from Bologna Italy and the ohh so effective oyaide plugs … the sound is now best described as “ ropey if not slightly coloured “

I also have h/made racks for them, made of thick plywood. Stands have a 7°degree angle. )

 

[meracus]

I also have h/made racks for them, made of thick plywood.
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Nice
Also purchased a 308 mk2 for holiday home …. They also very good … really really nice line up from JBL … the brand flew under the radar to me for years … believing expensive foo foo peddlers …

 

[unexperienced]

Nice
Also purchased a 308 mk2 for holiday home …. They also very good … really really nice line up from JBL … the brand flew under the radar to me for years … believing expensive foo foo peddlers …

In general, after a lot of trial and error in audio, I want to say that there is something in it when you don’t assemble a system from individual components. You don’t buy a separate source, an amplifier, separate speaker systems, wires... You don’t match these individual components to each other, making mistake after mistake over and over again... In this case, these monitors themselves are a complete, full-fledged system . You can't imagine anything better for streaming. Well, except that there is no HDMI input, well, that’s if we’re really being picky. Although I connected them to my smart TV via bluetooth, without any problems, and I’m willing to bet that the sound quality is no worse than with a wired hdmi connection.

 

[meracus]

In general, after a lot of trial and error in audio, I want to say that there is something in it when you don’t assemble a system from individual components. You don’t buy a separate source, an amplifier, separate speaker systems, wires... You don’t match these individual components to each other, making mistake after mistake over and over again... In this case, these monitors themselves are a complete, full-fledged system . You can't imagine anything better for streaming. Well, except that there is no HDMI input, well, that’s if we’re really being picky. Although I connected them to my smart TV via bluetooth, without any problems, and I’m willing to bet that the sound quality is no worse than with a wired hdmi connection.

I don’t have a tv in the living room , so no call for arc really
The matching thingy is a fib for most part if one understand the basic
You get somewhere only to be brainwashed into believing that something else is better
I remember a period around 2003/4 when I was buying cd players and dacs .. flavour of the month most late 4 figures early 5 figures
Never been able to differentiate between the move as there was nothing in it but the pride of ownership ( expensive gear gives the impression of exclusivity )
At one point it was just meaningless pursuit of totally bs gear …
I concluded that the intricacies only existed in speakers , followed the routes of devialet and started matching “ tech “ using sam , but most was just a side move at most , it didn’t matter , using bending wave transducers / planar / conventional drivers in a box / single driver etc the only worthwhile move was an Avantgarde duo … but to be frank … it is not superior to the 4329 … in a way it’s far better not to mention far cheaper !
I have since diverted my passion to boats ! I’m well sorted hi-fi wise
The end

 

[unexperienced]

I don’t have a tv in the living room , so no call for arc really
The matching thingy is a fib for most part if one understand the basic
You get somewhere only to be brainwashed into believing that something else is better
I remember a period around 2003/4 when I was buying cd players and dacs .. flavour of the month most late 4 figures early 5 figures
Never been able to differentiate between the move as there was nothing in it but the pride of ownership ( expensive gear gives the impression of exclusivity )
At one point it was just meaningless pursuit of totally bs gear …
I concluded that the intricacies only existed in speakers , followed the routes of devialet and started matching “ tech “ using sam , but most was just a side move at most , it didn’t matter , using bending wave transducers / planar / conventional drivers in a box / single driver etc the only worthwhile move was an Avantgarde duo … but to be frank … it is not superior to the 4329 … in a way it’s far better not to mention far cheaper !
I have since diverted my passion to boats ! I’m well sorted hi-fi wise
The end

And I have them in my bedroom, and I like to watch video concerts with good sound. Before that, I tried to output sound from a laptop via USB to the JBL 4329p, watching concerts on the laptop screen, and then I tried to view the same thing on an Android TV, and output the sound from the TV via bluetooth to the JBL 4329p, and I didn’t find any noticeable difference. So we don’t really need this e-Arc, judging by the sound quality via usb and bluetooth, it’s understandable why the manufacturer didn’t install this port in this speaker, it doesn’t make any sense.

 

[TSB]

I use these speakers with a TV, and eARC is the only thing I really miss on these! Having to look for the remote to manually turn on the speakers is annoying. My wife often prefers to use the terrible sounds on our TV because of it

 

[mjgraves]

I use these speakers with a TV, and eARC is the only thing I really miss on these! Having to look for the remote to manually turn on the speakers is annoying. My wife often prefers to use the terrible sounds on our TV because of it

I 'd be inclined to automate that. If the speakers turn on when connected to switched power a smart outlet would handle it. If not, something that emulates the remote's IR function.

My JBL 705s are on a smart switched outlet. They power on when the associated source goes into an active state. Logic implemented in Home Assistant.

 

[TSB]

I 'd be inclined to automate that. If the speakers turn on when connected to switched power a smart outlet would handle it. If not, something that emulates the remote's IR function.

My JBL 705s are on a smart switched outlet. They power on when the associated source goes into an active state. Logic implemented in Home Assistant.

Airplay/cast/spotify would not be able to wake it from network standby in that setup (since it would be powered down).

Come to think of it.. Maybe I can set up home automation to wake it from network standby and switch the input source using the HTTP API.. hmm

 

[meracus]

Airplay/cast/spotify would not be able to wake it from network standby in that setup (since it would be powered down).

Come to think of it.. Maybe I can set up home automation to wake it from network standby and switch the input source using the HTTP API.. hmm

Airplay does wake up the speaker

 

[TSB]

Airplay does wake up the speaker

Not if the power is cut. Read the post I was responding to

 

[meracus]

My bad.… I have never powered down an active speaker... Its always on standby
Why would one power cut an electronic appliance?

 

[GXAlan]

Power management is the challenge of active speakers. PoE is great for smaller 100W continuous max speakers as is 48V distribution type speakers (~168W). With big capacitors, this can give you 2x the power or more during short term musical bursts/transients.

12V triggers work if your setup is
[L speaker]—[power strip]—[R speaker]

But it gets unwieldy with
[power strip]—[L speaker][R speaker]
+—————————————-+
In terms of really long cables.

Using something like daisy chained PowerCon cables, which is common in pro audio would solve this because your speakers have power in and power out.[power strip]—[L speaker]—[R speaker]

 

[mjgraves]

My bad.… I have never powered down an active speaker... Its always on standby
Why would one power cut an electronic appliance?

A few reasons:

1. Conserve power - even in idle mode they draw something
2. Darkness - some have status LEDs that can be annoying in a dark room
3. Noise reduction - some cheaper powered speakers make a soft hiss when idle
4. Protection - disconnecting them from utility power may offer some protection from surges & lightning

My 705s don't have the airplay/wake-up stuff, just balanced XLR and AES inputs. They power on to a functional state after about 15 seconds of soft boot-up.

 

[mjgraves]

Power management is the challenge of active speakers. PoE is great for smaller 100W continuous max speakers as is 48V distribution type speakers (~168W). With big capacitors, this can give you 2x the power or more during short term musical bursts/transients.

I really liked this idea. I wanted to use it for speakers distributed around the yard. MiniDSP for a time made a small cube network speaker with built-in digital amp. A dozen of them would have been interesting. But they were around $400 each. Also, the input was AVB.

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