Critic's Corner

Posted by E-Stat (A) on January 30, 2008 at 06:09:24

In Reply to: RE: Studio monitors... posted by mkuller on January 29, 2008 at 10:48:55

Can't say I've ever heard - or heard of - a studio monitor in a home environment...

I've known plenty of folks who used what was arguably the most widely used monitor from the 70s in their homes - the JBL 4310 (aka Century L100). Neutral reproducer? Not a chance!

rw

• Back in the late '70's... - mkuller 09:47:18 01/30/08 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: I'll have to disagree posted by E-Stat on January 30, 2008 at 06:09:24

  ...when I was shopping for loudspeakers, the JBL L100s were on my short list.
  
  IIRC, the 4310s were also available and had a little different design, other than their stark appearance.
  
  That's when I discovered the Dahlquist DQ-10s and entered the realm of high end.
  
  Through the 1980s my next door neighbor had L-100s with their colored foam grilles.
  
  No wonder a lot of recordings from that era sound so bad.
  
  

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  • Differences - E-Stat 10:56:35 01/30/08 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: Back in the late '70's... posted by mkuller on January 30, 2008 at 09:47:18

    The 4310/4311 used the same drivers, but were inverted (tweeter on bottom) for the hang-it-high-above-the-window-to-the-studio mounting and had foam damping around the tweeter. They were essentially the same speaker.
    
    They sounded best with stuff like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple where you wanted the peaky upper bass and elevated lower highs. I was always an "East Coast" sound kind of guy. As you indicated, the DQ-10 was an altogether superior musical reproducer.
    
    I spent some time on the Genelec site and read their positioning guidelines. From their perspective, it is a bad thing for the speaker to be more than a meter away from the back wall. Funny, that's exactly the opposite of what I find works best. That's not surprising since they like to bury them in the wall, much less let them breathe and minimize room effects.
    
    rw
    
    

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    • Minimizing room effects - KlausR. 01:48:46 01/31/08 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Differences posted by E-Stat on January 30, 2008 at 10:56:35

      > That's not surprising since they like to bury them in the wall, much less let them breathe and minimize room effects. <
      
      This sentence clearly shows that you don't have a clue. You'd better go and read some acoustics textbooks instead of those glossy audio magazines.
      
      
      Klaus
      
      

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      • Doesn't the link you provided above... - robert young 04:35:37 01/31/08 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Minimizing room effects posted by KlausR. on January 31, 2008 at 01:48:46

        show them mounted in the wall? Your own example, Klaus.
        
        You're slipping.
        
        

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