| E-140 [message #35178] |
Sat, 23 February 2002 13:50  |
LuxmanLover
Messages: 164
Registered: May 2009
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I was wondering thru a local music dealers annual blow out sale when out from beneath a table did I spy a pair of boxs....loudspeaker shaped boxs to be exact....sure enough a pair of JBL E-140 recones for cheap....like $175/00 Can. cheap.....so I get home and run them thru PiAlign and Unibox to try and get an Idea of what these things could do.....keeping in mind that these particular drivers are musical instrument drivers and not "loudspeaker" drivers per se...they didn't have a real screaming low F3....no big suprise there....more like an F3 of around 65Hz in a 60 L Pialign box or 46 in a 112 L box as JBL specifies....but considering that the much sought after 2226 has an F3 of around 50Hz in a Pialign box, that didn't seem too bad considering that everyone seems very happy with bass response and accuracy from the 2226's in Pialign, I was wondering if I could expect similar results from the bargain bin E-140's in a 60-112 L box or is the fact that they are musical instrument drivers going to give them a sound that perhaps would not be desirable in a home monitor situation? Waste of time time or ?????????
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| Re: E-140 [message #35180 is a reply to message #35178] |
Sat, 23 February 2002 14:50  |
bmar
Messages: 346
Registered: May 2009
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Hi, I use an E140 for a subwoofer and it works fine. Some day it would be great to have a few 2245's, but to be honest, with a plate amp I have this turned almost off for any music listening. I turn it up a little for home theater. For grins I have swaped out the 2226's in my mains with E140's. I think you would be ok using them. They sound very similar, and to me they seem not as tight as a 2226. Wayne might have some better insight on distortion qualities. Great buy! Bill
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| Re: E-140 [message #35185 is a reply to message #35180] |
Sat, 23 February 2002 17:14 |
replay
Messages: 284
Registered: May 2009
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hi bill, i just heard a pair of oskar vmt's today, 10" woofer with the heil tweeter $5800.00 pr cdn. awful. then i heard the carver amazing's. 4- 12's per side and a 60" ribbon. gob's of power feeding them and still they suffer from compression. i'm listening to my pi's now and tapping my foot as i type. if only everyone knew! cheers,
george
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| do a search for jbl 2035 here [message #35232 is a reply to message #35178] |
Tue, 26 February 2002 05:38 |
Sam P.
Messages: 307
Registered: May 2009
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and see what Wayne and I have discussed about this driver, still available from jbl NEW at $216 a pair (4638 system), delivered. Should be OK as rear surrounds, or with a sub. Sam
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