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In Reply to: Cabasse Speaker !! posted by ok on July 30, 2002 at 09:06:16:
Heard the Brick and Goelette models of the Cabasse stable.They had the sound that some refer as French, but in my experience with two other French speaker brands, namely JMR and JM Lab, all three have very little in common that would allow one to draw a common line on the 'French' sound.
People often use the term 'bright' to describe the sound of French audio gear, but I found this term often overused and having little relevance to a specific context.
The only thing I have found common with French speakers is that they all seem to be very lively and dynamic as opposed to some (not all of them!) overtly 'lazy' and 'laid-back' British models.My brief characteristics of each of the three French speaker follow (strictly IMHO!).
Cabasse - very forward and 'in yer face' sound, with very prominent (though clear) midrange. Bass does not extend low, neither it feels like it, but the bass that is there is very tuneful and articulate.
Top end is 'silky' and smooth, sometimes too much so (for my taste).
Suits laid-back electronics which need a bit of a midrange boost.JM Lab (I heard Electra 906 and 926) - airy and very extended top end, clear but not too forward midrange and good and tuneful bass (more weighty than Cabasse have).
The treble can be too bright if partnered with bright electronics (especially SS amps with grainy top end) and/or in a 'bright' (read: reflective) room.
These speakers are loved by people who cherish the ultimate accuracy and prefer to use electronics to tune the sound of their systems according to their taste.JMR (based on audiotioning the Evolution 3 and Offrande) - bags of bass (much more than either Cabasse or JM Lab have) and smooth and silky top end (more akin to that of Cabasse and a complete antithesis of JM Lab). Due to its lower than usual extension (lower than 40Hz) bass can be a problem in some (especially smaller) rooms.
Midrange is a JMR's trump card - it's "voiced" around the concepts of 'intimacy' and has a kind of 'halo effect' that is rarely heard in many mass market speakers.
The JMR's midrange is not as prominent (forward) as that of Cabasse - more similar to JM Lab in terms of balance, but JM Lab does not have that kind of sweeteness in the midrange as the JMR has.
Some may refer to this presentation as 'coloured' and ever so slightly 'opaque', but many people like it, because it gives them an 'emotion' which many (myself included) regard as a necessary component of a good sound reproduction.my 2 cents
olpot
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Follow Ups
- Cabasse vs JM Lab vs JMR - olpot 21:12:09 07/30/02 (1)
- thanks for a nice summary, nt - tomas 09:20:36 07/31/02 (0)
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