I remember when

snow
snow Posts: 4,337
edited September 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
I remember when my JBL L80T3s were my favorite 2 channel setup and they sounded so sweet.

I like switching stuff out every so often when I get a new component in to see if there is some special synergy.


Today I unhooked my SDA SRS 1.2TLs and put the T3s in there place. Geez the treble was so sharp it seemed to almost puncture my eardrums And I cant get it turned down enough to sound good.

I guess its the nature of the titainium tweeter. O well back they go to surround duty.

REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited September 2007
    I brought up these exact speakers in the thread about first true hifi experience. These are the speakers! I was trying to remember their name... but that's them!

    I was a younger kid and my friend's father had a set... was the first time I truly heard recorded music, as it was meant to be, as opposed to just sound.

    Thanks for the nostalgia... been trying to remember the name of those damn things forever.

    That tweeter is the same one they used in their pro monitors. This speaker was basically a JBL farfield monitor rebranded as a consumer speaker. I have that same tweeter in a set of nearfield monitors and I do agree that it can be revealing, to say the least.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    I think over time we get used to the sound of our current speakers.. then if we change them out... other speakers seem off or not as good. and maybe they never were..
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited September 2007
    danger boy wrote: »
    what are T3's? i don't know that brand

    JBL L80T3s :D

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited September 2007
    Yashu wrote: »
    I brought up these exact speakers in the thread about first true hifi experience. These are the speakers! I was trying to remember their name... but that's them!

    I was a younger kid and my friend's father had a set... was the first time I truly heard recorded music, as it was meant to be, as opposed to just sound.

    Thanks for the nostalgia... been trying to remember the name of those damn things forever.

    That tweeter is the same one they used in their pro monitors. This speaker was basically a JBL farfield monitor rebranded as a consumer speaker. I have that same tweeter in a set of nearfield monitors and I do agree that it can be revealing, to say the least.
    Yes they are still very nice speakers They were around 1k a pair back in 89 but with the amp and pre I have right now there too bright, perhaps if i get a tube pre that might change.

    Heres a pic for old times sake for ya.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited September 2007
    A tubed pre would mellow out that tweeter for sure. I would also consider restoring the crossovers with new caps... ones that people consider "warm".

    My tubed buffer (not as good as a fully tubed pre) mellowed that tweeter out a little bit but it is still pretty bright. I really want to try a crossover upgrade. Speakers from the 80s probably have caps that need to be replaced. I will say though, at least those t3s have the low end to back up the highs.

    My friend's father, where I first heard those speakers, he had them hooked up to an 80's vintage Onkyo reciever.
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