Can't seem to find it now but great review hear calling them best of axpona 2017. https://www.avsforum.com/jtr-speakers-noesis-215rt-7-channel-home-theater-system-best-axpona-2017/ Ill keep lookin |
Here is a review with measurements. https://www.avnirvana.com/threads/jtr-noesis-212rt-review-and-measurements.6779/ Any other thoughts ? |
@smodtactical — The JTR’s are interesting for a number of reasons. They’re fairly high efficiency, use very good pro/pro-ish drivers (certainly the mids/tweeter compression driver), are partially horn-loaded, sports a large radiation area, D’Appolito configuration, and what appears to be an overall well thought-out and -executed design. The BMS CD, even at close to war volume strolls along because of being damped ~20dB’s (or maybe “only” about 15dB’s because of the small-ish horn) in this design to meet the mids/LF drivers, and this translates into very low distortion, smoothness and ease of reproduction in their frequency region. To really have these take off I’d high-pass them in the 80Hz region and augment them with a pair of (or more) very big and potent subs (JTR has a variety of suitable subs for consideration; I wouldn’t use less than one 18” direct radiating driver per channel here, preferably two, or even horn-loaded at that as the Orbit Shifter LFU). This would relieve the bass drivers in the JTR’s and add +6dB’s more headroom for an even more effortless sound, and also “free” them in regards to placement and where they sound the best (without taking into consideration LF-response). But even as stand-alone I suspect you’d be impressed by their impact and general coolness. The particular directivity pattern of the horns means involving more of direct vs reflected sound (contrary to what’s heard from most direct radiating designs), and this likely entails a fundamental aspect of their perceived sonics. Taken as a whole the traits/characteristics mentioned makes the JTR’s inherently capable into musical reproduction, if you ask me. |
