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.