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[KungFucius]

reatail at around 1200. could easily knock it down to 900

has anyone heard them, do you recommend them.. im seriously considering selling my kicker SS56.2's

thank

[zion187reigneth]

these questions are prolly better in the general discussion section champ............cors

[Shreknos]

jl amps are cool, jl subs are cool,


never heard the speakers though,

although they have some of the finest engineers and minds, so i cant see them being too terrible..

[Winno]

Used to sell their amps and subs no problem.
Did have some trouble getting people to like the sound of their components, even their top stuff.

Still, if a listen sounds like heaven, then knock yourself out.

[KungFucius]

Winno, on Apr 23 2007, 08:32 PM, said:

Used to sell their amps and subs no problem.
Did have some trouble getting people to like the sound of their components, even their top stuff.

Still, if a listen sounds like heaven, then knock yourself out.

these are the brand new, just came into aus comp splits.



but i havent had a chance to get a good listen to them



and would one of the mods or admin be able to move this to general discussion please

[edy]

I think I chatted to you about these the other day. If you want come and have a proper listen to them as I litsten to them most days all day long and I love them.

edy

Edited by edy, 23 April 2007 - 09:56 PM.

[KungFucius]

edy, on Apr 23 2007, 09:55 PM, said:

I think I chatted to you about these the other day. If you want come and have a proper listen to them as I litsten to them most days all day long and I love them.

edy

do you work in JB hifi riverlink?





at the kedron store chris said brett had ordered some in for the board there



i cant wait

[FL0SSIN]

mate i heard some of these the other week, in a jb demo board... i thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and had to ask the sales man which sub was running, turns out, no sub at all!!! these things sounded like they had the L7 running or something, the midbass has to be heard to be beleived, a set of these in well prepped doors would eliminate the need for a sub imho... honestly people, go out and have a listen to these things, theyre insane

[Ben]

I listened to them on a sound board in a shop while I was in the U.S.A. ("tweeters" electronics) about 6 months ago... I was comparing them to the Z6s, and a set of Polk SRs.



The JLs were probably the liveliest of the bunch, and I remember being quite impressed by the midbass out of them. One little gripe I had with them however was that they tended to give a kinda sharp sound to the music.. not harsh or overbearing, just sharp. Electronic and heavy metal music lovers would like them but, I ended up choosing the Z6s because they "seemed" to lend a more realistic sound to female vocals, and the Z6s were slighty better with the imaging, which was VERY hard to pick out unless I stood dead centre and used the test CD they had (chesky?)..



One thing about the JLs, they can keep it together through about any type of music, and don't sound like they are straining at all when playing any type of music through them. I remember thinking long and hard before choosing the Z6s over them, and I think it was only because I was going with what I knew was good by past reports other than the sound of them compared alone. The JLs made everything sound tight and vivid, compared to the Z6s. Actually, the JLs may have sounded that way because the were brand new at the time. Crap...They probably would have sounded better than the Z6s after running in...



The Polks... well, they were slightly more expensive than the JLs and the Z6s (the Z6s were on special), but I liked their sound.. very realistic but a little boring to listen to after hearing the JLs at full blast. It was interesting to hear how different each of the splits sounded to each other on the board, I would have thought they would have all sounded much the same being "reference" type splits, but not so.



All the splits were set from the same amp which had them high passed at 80 hz (dunno what slope they were at though).... I would have liked to see how each of the splits would have handled the music without the high pass.....



Just as a further note, I've got slight hearing loss at around 3k-4k (by about 10db) measured last year, so while I thought that the JLs sounded lively, someone else may find them harsh.... I love my Z6s, but I have heard other ppl coment on them being a little too bright at high volumes (various opinons I found on the net).

[Riley.]

if you are going to spend that much on speakers.....why wouldnt you get them in your front doors? or am i starting to sound like a broken record?

[Gideon]

Personally, i think you can get much better speakers at that price range than the ZRs.

[Shreknos]

if your missing 10db at 3-4khz mate, thena dead flat speaker like the polks would sound boring lol,


and the brighter metal domes would obviously sound more lively, i find the z6 to be a tad bright..

[KungFucius]

Gideon



would you care to enlighten me on what you think i could get for the same price range as the JLs?




and btw, im a huge techno, and metal fan thats why i love my kicker SS's atm.. but i want more out of my speakers o.O

Edited by KungFucius, 24 April 2007 - 07:10 PM.

[Gideon]

I'd probably go a pair of MB Quartz Pro / reference series for Techno type music. Dymanic and responsive speakers.

Boston Acoustic Pros wouldn't be bad either.

I find that the ZR are a bit too colored. They seem to sound as if they have some artificial mid-midtreble added to have some presence in the speakers.

The kicker splits aren't bad too for their price vs the ZRs. Sorry, i'm just not a huge fan of the ZRs. Even the Eclpise splits might give a more "cutting" sound than the ZRs

Edited by Gideon, 24 April 2007 - 10:32 PM.

[Shreknos]

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The kicker splits aren't bad too for their price vs the ZRs. Sorry, i'm just not a huge fan of the ZRs. Even the Eclpise splits might give a more "cutting" sound than the ZRs

i personally found the the kicker splits and the eclipse spplits poo...

its very narrow to ask one person or any person what speakers to get,

as its all subjective, this bloke doesnt have to listen to your stereo all day, you do,


so go out and listen to all the speakers you can and get a taste for the sound you want