Toronto past 1am in the morning.
Listening to Reuben and the Dark on a Quad pre amp/ amp through to to JR 149 speakers and it’s just sounds great. “Newer” recording on a 40 plus year set up- marvellously fab.
Like seeing the graph plots and all that stuff don’t get me wrong but just listening to music you like is great.
Happy late at night.
Agree I am amazed how good they are and how much bass comes from such a small speakerYes well it’s 7 a.m. here and I’m listening to 149s through a Radford power amp, and it sounds great too - how can it be that such little boxes can be so very musical and involving.
The wonders of baffle-step correction!Agree I am amazed how good they are and how much bass comes from such a small speaker
Alan
MK2 as in the version with Scanspeak tweeters and Focal bass drivers, or do you mean the later 'gold logo' version of the mk1 still using KEF T27 and B110 units? If it's the former then it's good to hear some more appreciation for this often overlooked version.I really like the JR 149's, I first heard a pair in early 1980's and was shocked as to how good they sounded connected to a Trio KA 9100 integrated amplifier and a Technics DD turntable. The imaging was super and I stayed in the shop listening to them for ages and felt sad because I could not afford them then.
I have 2 pairs of these now but MK2 versions and along with my Snell K MK1 speakers they are keepers as they do a lot of things "right" that some other speakers just don't. I think my son has his eyes on one pair of 149's so hopefully he will appreciate good sound reproduction for many years to come.
Yes I have 2 pairs of the "MK2 as in the version with Scanspeak tweeters and Focal bass drivers" and they are the best sounding version to my ears but also to a dealer who was visiting my London home. He could not believe they sounded that good and he had not heard of Avondaled 32.5/140 combination. I had a few different pairs of various LS3/5a's and ended up selling them but kept the JR-149 MK2's.
One pair needs the tops rubbing and polishing but otherwise good so a project for the sunny bright days I think. I am intrigued by the Falcon Acoustics version of the 149's so it is on my radar for some time in the future.
Thinking about it, a cylinder is a very efficient use of material to contain a given volume.
The speed of sound in aluminium is about 50% higher than in wood, so this must affect resonances for a certain cabinet size