Hi, I’m looking forward to your findings. Wish #4 , certainly throws a huge curve ball ! Anyway , I heard a friends system, Westlake BBSM-15’s bi amped with a pair of Bryston 4BSST’s . He picked up an almost dead pair from a studio that had shut down . They were flat black . He refinished the cabinets and had the ( JBL ) drivers rebuilt at Orange County speaker . To me the older big JBL studios sound better than the new stuff. You will need a lot of power and some room treatment too . I saw Supertramp play at a restored theatre in Fresno when they first toured . They played “ Crime of the Century “ just like the album . I’ve been trying to capture that sound ever since! There is a guy named “ Chip “, he is on EBay as “ Rumdog”. He’s an old school JBL fanatic. He runs the 44XX series bi amped . Last year he was selling some Everest . He offered me a pair of JBL L 300’s restored for $5k. I’m at 559 392-5209. Text me for his number . He loves to talk and he is a wealth of knowledge . As far as trying you meet all your criteria, I started like you, and now my JBL’s are in the closet ( not for sale ). But to get it all and have the beautiful audiophile smoothness , Big System and Big Bucks . So on a budget , restored JBL , bi amped with a tube mid/ upper and SS in class A/B or class D. Run an active crossover and use room correction . And please share your results . Thanks , and Happy Listening , Mike B.
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Phased array powered concert speakers can sound better than ever if they're good ones…they vary, as does the ability of professional sound mixers (like me). Bad live sound is inexcusable but common. I think any good system can be "explosive and dynamic" in the proper space, and about 12,000 examples exist. I like relatively small main drivers for their specificity (?) paired with powered subs to help with the grunt for either home or live stuff, and although the live stuff I do is uncompressed (I hate compressors) and smaller venue, it still requires way more wattage than home gear (thousands of watts actually) for clarity. |
@buellrider97 Consider your journey to capture that sound forever is now over. For a fact, Supertramp went on tour with their own gear - custom speakers using ATC drivers (same as Pink Floyd on tour, Genesis ’78 Trick of the Tail tour). All you need do is find some large ATC speakers with 12 or 15 inch woofers. I believe 12 inch (PA75-314) was what Supertramp and others used. High explosive levels with ultra low distortion. The studio version of that driver is even higher performance. |
mind that the attributions you are looking for are also very dependant on amp/preamp. I can’t see anything outside these: - Tannoy Legacy Arden, needs a good quality/decent power amp - XTZ Divine Alpha, needs a powerful dynamic amp - absolutely gorgeous and capable speaker in that price range - equals the B&W 800D, but difficult to beat the Tannoy 15" DC driver for presence and soundstage - Giving you away a great tip, and far bettering the two above; there is actually a pre-owned pair of Tannoy GRF90 - you cannot get any better for the price in my opinion, these will do everything to a very high level, and kick you in the face with dynamics and huge soundstage. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-as-new-2017-10-21-speakers |
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