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Do you mean KEF Reference 1?Is R1 that good that it remained the same for 6-7 years? Why no meta-material for the tweeter of R1
Do you mean KEF Reference 1?Is R1 that good that it remained the same for 6-7 years? Why no meta-material for the tweeter of R1
Yes.Do you mean KEF Reference 1?
Since he has a good access to the Harman group loudspeakers I would like to see the 8" JBL 4306 as its currently offered here in Germany for a quite lower price than its smaller 6,5" sibling JBL 4309 which got a good review here in ASR.
It might be a good passive high SPL alternative to the 708 and looks imho cooler than its smaller sibling:
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Thank you, true, I had seen that Polish test in the past but I forgot it, I also used to own a pair of 4312SE myself, what a pity as the 4306 could have been a good bargain.The 4306 looks nice but it unfortunately is not a very good speaker
JBL Luxury 4306
Najmniejsza z testowanych konstrukcji, i jednocześnie w całej kategorii bookshelf JBL-a, ma swoją specyfikę, zarazem bardzo wyraźnie nawiązującą ...audio.com.pl
In that era, 4312x, 4319, 4429 are good. The 4319 was tested here with a slightly hot treble and all the limitations of a 12” box speaker, but has very low distortion drivers.
I heard them at Capital last weekend. They are my new favorite multipurpose speaker. Probably the best jack of trades I've ever heard, possibly beating even line source Wisdom Audio Sage L75s which were my previous reference for an exceptional "do it all" speaker but those require specific active crossovers and high end DSP to sound their best and here these are just straight up passive and easy to implement. Some other speakers may be better at one given genre but the PerListens truly played all things very well and did that better than any other passive speaker I can think of. If you are equal parts movies, and music or music but with a very wide taste these are nigh perfect. The subwoofers are incredible too. At least competitive with a dual JL Fathom and maybe a tad better. Heck I'm even considering selling my three Wisdom Audio P4Ms and two subs just to get a pair of S7Ts now. The gentleman who exhibited them is a Magnapan dealer and a huge Maggie fan himself. I asked him why he brought these instead of Maggies then. He said (paraphrase of course) "Because this is the best passive dynamic speaker I've heard yet and while I still love my Maggies for my own music and tastes, these are objectively accurate and they just work with everything, and even for me are the closest anything else ever got for my own enjoyment versus the Magnapans." If you how Maggie lovers think, then that's a maximal endorsement coming from him lol.After reading all the praises of Perlisten... I know it's along shot, but if a chance arises, I'd love to see Amir's test of any of Perlisten speakers.
"Perceptual Listening"Yes, for those of you whose mind it skipped over time, the search bar has a drop down menu where you can search a specific thread to see if your candidate has been covered (please refrain from silly puns).
On a side note, I really hope the brand name Perlisten isn't derived from "for listening", I'd loose all respect.
As oppose to all that pesky non-perceptual listening. Doesn't help, but thank for the info."Perceptual Listening"
Thank you for this feedback. If you're talking about "do it all" speakers, I'm guessing you're talking about towers. Bookshelves lack low end in the eyes (ears) of most objective reviewers and measurements support this. The main weapon of these should be STAYING flat while loud, not so much being flatter than the flattest.I heard them at Capital last weekend. They are my new favorite multipurpose speaker. Probably the best jack of trades I've ever heard, possibly beating even line source Wisdom Audio Sage L75s which were my previous reference for an exceptional "do it all" speaker but those require specific active crossovers and high end DSP to sound their best and here these are just straight up passive and easy to implement. Some other speakers may be better at one given genre but the PerListens truly played all things very well and did that better than any other passive speaker I can think of. If you are equal parts movies, and music or music but with a very wide taste these are nigh perfect. The subwoofers are incredible too. At least competitive with a dual JL Fathom and maybe a tad better. Heck I'm even considering selling my three Wisdom Audio P4Ms and two subs just to get a pair of S7Ts now. The gentleman who exhibited them is a Magnapan dealer and a huge Maggie fan himself. I asked him why he brought these instead of Maggies then. He said (paraphrase of course) "Because this is the best passive dynamic speaker I've heard yet and while I still love my Maggies for my own music and tastes, these are objectively accurate and they just work with everything, and even for me are the closest anything else ever got for my own enjoyment versus the Magnapans." If you how Maggie lovers think, then that's a maximal endorsement coming from him lol.