Drop is taking orders for the Open version of the DC.
You can get the S809 open box from Adorama for 160, got mine in excellent condition. Only issue was the rear vinyl wrap or whatever it is was peeling at the corner, glued it when I got it and it's perfect. They show photos of the damage, some had crushed corners and this and that.On Woot.
I am using 530s for my main speakers right now. The reason that I asked the question was that the 520C is a two-way design (with only four inch drivers at that) and so I expect it might have all of the problems we see with the other two-way design centers. But it also looks like an attempt was made to counteract that. The tweeter is recessed (like the 530Cs) and the waveguide might help the four inch drivers as well. It also looks like the four inch drivers may be angled slightly again in an attempt to make a two-way design work. Hard to tell from the pictures.If you bought the 530 to match for L and R, then yes. Erin has been doing measurements along with Amir on center channels that seem to show how it's not great to have 2 woofers side-by-side but since the 530 doesn't really work on it's side like something like a KEF, it seems reasonable enough to get the matching center. Especially while it's 99$.
I am not a speaker designer. There is always some level of cancellation. The goal is to have enough horizontal spread that you don't have to be completely on-axis to hear the dialog! Even your left and right will cancel at some point (although hopefully that doesn't happen until the sound is behind your head and then you don't care!) The distance you need is a function of wavelength which is why three-way designs don't have as much cancellation. They still have drivers that could cancel but for such low frequencies, you get constructive interference rather than destructive interference. Of course too much horizontal spread and the sound bouncing off the walls might make speech unintelligible. Fortunately I don't design speakers. I just buy them now and again. But yeah wouldn't surprise me if the drivers point straight forward and any angles are just in the plastic for the tweeter waveguide. Anyway I'll find out if I like them before Christmas I guess since I ordered one. In the worst case, the dimensions are perfect to integrate with the cavern in our drawer furniture. My wife will like that. I'll take a listen with it outside of the chasm first, though.I do not have the center, but I have the 530s but all the pics online looks like the woofers are on the same plane and not angled but I may be wrong. That would not matter though because even if they were angled, there would still be cancellation somewhere right? That seems to be the design of almost all the centers but it seems to create problems single woofer speakers of the same ilk do not have.
The center will probably no go much below 90$ shipped until they are blown out when they discontinued (but I also thought the 530 were a steal at 299 shipped). It says free returns but YMMV.
just got that 520c. what i had before, a jcenter admittedly low-brow, got blown off the map.We all like the JBL 530s. What does everybody think of the 520C? They are on sale for less than $100 which seems like a bargain?
Studio 520C | 150-watt, dual 4" centre-channel loudspeaker
A truly enveloping theatre-quality surround-sound experience begins with the centre channel. The Studio 520C centre-channel loudspeaker raises your home system to the next level with the advanced technology that JBL® engineers developed for professional audio systems. The Studio 520C features a...www.harmanaudio.com
just got that 520c. what i had before, a jcenter admittedly low-brow, got blown off the map.
id had always thought something could be better.
this took my ht to theater level for me.
and for the price? yeah.
Damn 60 cad for delivery and foreign transaction fee. Bummer going to be 190 usd. Guess this is a Canadian special.For Canadians:
Those looking for AKG K371-BT (same as Amir's AKG K371 review, but with bluetooth input).
Normally CDN$260, but now on sale for CDN$164 at acclaim-music ($182 retail, plus using coupon CASHBACK10 at checkout).
I bought them and applied Amir's PEQ for K371 (non-BT version).Can you EQ these headphones even though they’re bt?
Yea I just canceled and got the wired version, I got phenomenal portable Dac/amps.I bought them and applied Amir's PEQ for K371 (non-BT version).
Sounds much better than out of box.
To apply EQ, I use SoundSource (when on MacOS) and Equalizer APO (when on Windows).
Yea always wanted a nice sennheiser, however I am pretty much done with headphones. I am fairly invested in stereo listening as I do it about 99% of the time now. Before was different because I wasn’t able to make any noise past 10 pm.No one mentioned the drop's sale yet!
1. Sennheiser HD 6XX on sale for US$179 (down from US$220, or 18% off).
2. Sennheiser HD 58X on sale for US$129 (down from US$170, or 24% off).
3. Sennheiser PC38X on sale for US$129 (down from US$169, or 23% off). Amir's review.
4. Sennheiser HD 8XX on sale for US$999 (down from US$1100, or 9% off).
5. Sennheiser PC37X on sale for US$99 (down from US$120, or 17% off).
I see discussion about 6XX (not others) on Canadian forums about people buying them.
I posted the AKG K371 deal on the Canadian forum, and crickets...since everyone's buying the 6XX's.
Would love to see the review of 6XX and also the promised HD 560s!