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- 2021-12-16 22:39
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
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Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Has anyone compared the powered monitors from Neumann (KH120?) or any other brands to the JBL 3 and 7 series? I picked up a used pair of LSR305P for my office and they are shockingly good for the price. The 305s are shockingly good for the price. The 308s are shockingly good irrespective of price. ...
- 2021-12-16 15:02
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
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- 2021-12-15 02:49
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Measure twice cut once comes to mind......
- 2021-12-15 02:36
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
- Replies: 464
- Views: 256993
Re: Latest records to enter your collection
Best track, "Guess I'm doing fine". Indeed you are :)
- 2021-12-15 02:35
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Does an upgraded product make the former one obsolete?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10811
Re: Does an upgraded product make the former one obsolete?
Occasionally you have to stand your ground. It's the annual battle between the Christmas tree and the HiFi. Tell her the new subwoofer is a little bit bigger than you thought but it was a bargain and a vintage investment :) Add a triangular piece of cardboard and it's almost a tree ;) e3f8bb98274fc4...
- 2021-12-13 01:51
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: MinimServer 2?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11381
Re: MinimServer 2?
I've been using dBpoweramp but I'm doing it one album at a time so far. I need to dig further and see if I can make it do the whole music folder. Thanks. Prompted by your reply I've been experimenting successfully with converting single tracks and album at a time specifying ffmpeg codecs to convert...
- 2021-12-12 18:38
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: The LP12 just got better (again)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 35140
Re: The LP12 just got better (again)
Guinness, off the Record, boys, topped with a Shamrock. Tirconaill Bar, The Gorbals. I'm on board with the Guinness. Relatives emerged from the Gorbals and prospered. Your knowledge of Scotland is probably superior to my knowledge of Amsterdam and I lived there for a year (working too close to Medi...
- 2021-12-09 23:07
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
- Replies: 464
- Views: 256993
Re: Latest records to enter your collection
One of the best albums ever to document a break up. Whether it's with a former lover or loved brand.
- 2021-12-08 20:02
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
- Replies: 7085
- Views: 5314593
Re: Playground for practical listening exercises
The Beatles being played using cd and vinyl. Cd: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o5ktxg80ahfs1zl/Video%2008.12.2021%2010.05.06.mov?dl=0 Vinyl: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7rcc0kfreovglt2/Video%2010.04.2017%2009.43.22.mov?dl=0 It is not possible for me to make a completely fair comparison but possible to he...
- 2021-12-08 01:29
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
I’m going to try disconnecting the earth inside the speaker rather destroy an expensive power lead. Do you have "cheater plugs" available to you? Here in the U.S. we can get adaptors that convert 3 prong leads to 2 prong, eliminating the ground. This is a chap and easy way to experiment with the gr...
- 2021-12-08 00:42
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Careful Sparrko!
- 2021-12-07 22:34
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
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Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Atacama Nexus 6 with my 308s. 60.5cm.
305s arrived, working perfectly and making me smile :)
305s arrived, working perfectly and making me smile :)
- 2021-12-07 01:31
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
jajo & Azazello, I’m not using “traditional” stands. They consist of an open metal frame with a couple of 75mm timbers on top to raise the height to 500mm! 😳 🤣 Regardless of the construction, they seem to work very well with Graham LS5/9’s, producing a tuneful, harmonious and rhythmic sound, but ad...
- 2021-12-06 19:59
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
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Re: JBL 308P and 708P
They are! One uses ADC chips, the other TDAs. Both are R2R designs. The TDA one doesn't perform close to its best until it's warm (actively in use for 45 minutes).
- 2021-12-06 19:20
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Gave up on that idea. I can't look past the "proven" JBLs. The implementation of the ADC/DAC/DSP is impeccable. Sprinkle is using the same ADC chip and a slightly different model of ST chip in the Kali. I guess he knew what didn't need to be changed. My streamer DAC experiments were to ascertain if ...
- 2021-12-06 10:14
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Tom Evans phono stage and a Grado MC cartridge.
- 2021-12-06 10:12
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
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- 2021-12-06 09:42
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
They're giving me the feeling of younger ears :) Fantastic to get this degree of upgrade in my fifties. FairPlayMotty what is your complete chain (source if LP12 what configuration) and pre amp please? On which stands do you have the 308‘s Home made streamer, Linn Kolektor, Rega Planar 9. The turnt...
- 2021-12-06 08:00
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
- Replies: 464
- Views: 256993
Re: Latest records to enter your collection
I bought the remastered four CD box set. He was consistently good at songwriting and performing. Wild times with Steve Earle - I think Earle realised if Townes was giving him a lifestyle lecture all was not right :)
- 2021-12-06 07:54
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
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- 2021-12-06 01:41
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
They're giving me the feeling of younger ears :)
Fantastic to get this degree of upgrade in my fifties.
Fantastic to get this degree of upgrade in my fifties.
- 2021-12-06 00:39
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
What do they sound like when they’re not fully run in? I can't answer your question, mine were fully run in. But getting these for silly money is a surreal audio experience. I questioned my initial impressions for a few days. Could they really be better than extremely good floorstanders and two Lin...
- 2021-12-05 23:39
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
- Replies: 464
- Views: 256993
Re: Latest records to enter your collection
If only for one song, If I Needed You.
- 2021-12-05 23:31
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
- Replies: 789
- Views: 413341
Re: JBL 308P and 708P
Ok. 308P are insanely good. Clearly better than TM/3677 (although I still miss them on some recordings). It’s nuts. My pair must have been more or less new, and apparently they need quite some time to break in. I have made some adjustments during the weekend, tightening some screws and adding nuts ...
Re: Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fIm1tfNxegoMGbltMgc26 The Harman list for some reason misses out the following songs: 1. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car, 2. Dire Straits - Six Blade Knife, 3. Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where The Lions Are, 4. Rebecca Pidgeon - Spanish Harlem, 5. Johnny Cash - Hurt, 6. T...