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Ted Solesky

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jul 2005 7:30 pm    
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I like to hear your input on this. I just bought a used 15" JBL and the tone on it is darker than my other 2 JBL's. The speaker really puts out but I'm used to more highs when I'm pickin on stage. Here's what puzzles me. Throughout the years, I always had a high, clear sound on stage and I usually got compliments on the quality of the rich tone. When I used this newly bought speaker, it's stage sound wasn't near as clean as my other speakers, but, the band leader turned around and commented on it's tone after I did a ride. The guitar player, who likes highs, praised it and the sound man at Billy Bob's really liked it.? My wife, who I have trained to listen to the tone etc, liked it a lot. So, what I'm hearing on stage isn't what's projecting to the audience. I thought I had it all figured out after all these yrs.?
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Smiley Roberts

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jul 2005 8:53 pm    
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WHAT???

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Bobby Boggs

 

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Upstate SC.
Post  Posted 26 Jul 2005 9:07 pm    
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Ted wrote:

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So, what I'm hearing on stage isn't what's projecting to the audience.


NOPE
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John Bechtel


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Post  Posted 26 Jul 2005 9:29 pm    
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Ted;
I doubt anyone hears identical to anyone else. It’s all in the ear(s) of the listener! (inside~joke) I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If you’re satisfied with your sound, that’s what helps you play better. Carry on!

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John Daugherty


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Rolla, Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jul 2005 5:22 am    
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If that speaker had a lot of bass notes pumped into it, the cone will be softened,and it will lose some high frequency response.
I played with a bass player who had an amp identical to mine. My amp had never had a bass played through it. I could tell a world of difference in the sound of those amps.
After that lesson, I would never let anyone play bass through my amp.
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Dave Grafe


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Hudson River Valley NY
Post  Posted 27 Jul 2005 9:23 am    
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Ted,

You don't mention which model the speaker is. You imply that they are all the same model. Is this true? If not, there would definitely be some difference in sound. A D130 is not the same as a D130F, for instance.

Also, it is important to note that severe impact (such as might occur from dropping) to any magnet will affect it's magnetic properties -- if it is old enough and has survived such an impact it would be significantly less efficient, particularly in the high frequencies.

[This message was edited by Dave Grafe on 27 July 2005 at 10:27 AM.]

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Ted Solesky

 

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Mineral Wells, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jul 2005 10:01 am    
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Dave, the speaker really humps. A sound man told me that it depends on what kind of driver was installed in it does make a difference. But what does puzzle me is what everybody else is hearing is different from what I'm hearing? They say it's clear as a bell where it sounds more on the dark side to me. Another words, Chalker would have loved this speaker.
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Gary Walker

 

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Morro Bay, CA
Post  Posted 27 Jul 2005 10:26 am    
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Hey Ted, I agree with Curly.
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