cooky1257
pfm Member
I'm a big fan of JBL's and their design philosophy of 'live' dynamics and high efficiency, a quality very often found in their PA and monitor loudspeakers.
One particular studio monitor I've always fancied having a play with is the 4430/4435.
The distinctive feature being the Dolly Parton/Butt cheeks 2344 bi-radial horn.
The same horn and 2426h comp driver crops up in the 1725AP pro mid tops from a while ago and on finding pair with original diaphragms that weren't blown(the 2206's were a different story) I got them for a rather good deal.
As with most things JBL everything is over engineered and this substantial/heavy trapezoidal enclosure is from the install range and is covered with what looks like carbon fibre wrap boy racers are fond off!
After sourcing a mint pair of 12" 2206 bass mids-really high quality drivers that have 4" voice coils, high power handling and very low distortion I installed them and awaited the arrival of an 8 pole Neutrik speakon plug-think Land of the Giants speakon.
Knowing they are PA mid tops with passive networks designed for pa coverage I wasn't expecting silky highs(it isn't uncommon to find Radian diaphragms in the 2426 to sweeten them a bit)
I was very pleasantly surprised, the mids in particular are actually very good as is the stereo image-the horn doing its job really well.
They are effortless and have for domestic settings enormous headroom.
I've sweetened the hf slightly via parametric eq-nothing drastic just a gentle notch about 4 kHz and will run them above 80hz with a spare XXL400 sub I've got lying round.
JBL dont mess about when it comes to crossovers;
Cant make my mind up wether they need a bra or underpants;
They are rocking the house at the mo'.
One particular studio monitor I've always fancied having a play with is the 4430/4435.
The distinctive feature being the Dolly Parton/Butt cheeks 2344 bi-radial horn.
The same horn and 2426h comp driver crops up in the 1725AP pro mid tops from a while ago and on finding pair with original diaphragms that weren't blown(the 2206's were a different story) I got them for a rather good deal.
As with most things JBL everything is over engineered and this substantial/heavy trapezoidal enclosure is from the install range and is covered with what looks like carbon fibre wrap boy racers are fond off!
After sourcing a mint pair of 12" 2206 bass mids-really high quality drivers that have 4" voice coils, high power handling and very low distortion I installed them and awaited the arrival of an 8 pole Neutrik speakon plug-think Land of the Giants speakon.
Knowing they are PA mid tops with passive networks designed for pa coverage I wasn't expecting silky highs(it isn't uncommon to find Radian diaphragms in the 2426 to sweeten them a bit)
I was very pleasantly surprised, the mids in particular are actually very good as is the stereo image-the horn doing its job really well.
They are effortless and have for domestic settings enormous headroom.
I've sweetened the hf slightly via parametric eq-nothing drastic just a gentle notch about 4 kHz and will run them above 80hz with a spare XXL400 sub I've got lying round.
JBL dont mess about when it comes to crossovers;
Cant make my mind up wether they need a bra or underpants;
They are rocking the house at the mo'.