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items: JBL 2012 discontinued?
items: Midhorn drivers
items: Re: Midhorn drivers, < 0.1% distortion?
items: Distortion percentage chart

JBL 2012 discontinued?
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description: It appears the JBL 2012 has been discontinued. Has anyone tried the replacement and is it still suitable for the Pi midhorns? I was thinking of buying a pair of 2012's, especially if someone knows of a place that has a decent closeout price? Thanks, Ian
creator: swett
date: 2006-10-11T06:07:25-00:00

Midhorn drivers
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description: I've tested only the JBL 2012 and Eminence Alpha 10 and Delta 10 drivers in the midhorn. Each of those sound very nice. If you can get a good price on 2012's, snatch them up. If not, don't worry, the midhorn sounds great with a Delta 10 too.
creator: Wayne Parham
date: 2006-10-11T13:35:08-00:00

Re: Midhorn drivers, < 0.1% distortion?
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description: The best price I found for anyone with stock was jblpro.com's B-Stock for $240, which doesn't seem like a great deal for B-stock. I was looking at the specs, and they seem to indicate that the driver has less than 0.1% distortion(over 30db down) over most of the range its used in the midhorn. Am I reading that correctly? If so, thats quite impressive.
creator: swett
date: 2006-10-13T05:56:40-00:00

Distortion percentage chart
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description: The JBL 2012 is a very nice driver, as are all the JBL Professional Series woofers and midrange drivers, in my opinion. However, distortion products that are 30dB below the fundamental represent 3% distortion. That's a pretty respectable figure for moderate to high output levels in the middle of the passband. Here's a dB - percentage conversion chart: -60dB = 0.1% -55dB = 0.2% -50dB = 0.3% -45dB = 0.5% -40dB = 1% -35dB = 2% -30dB = 3% -25dB = 5% -20dB = 10% -15dB = 15% -10dB = 30% -5dB = 55%
creator: Wayne Parham
date: 2006-10-14T16:49:50-00:00