no the front baffle of these speakers (JBL LE8 + 075 in this video) the front baffle is recessed 19 -25 mm deep. I realize that this technique significantly increases the strength of a cabinet which it was traditionally employed but unfortunately it also increases diffraction. The speakers sound very good and could sound even better on an uninterrupted baffle . This is the same reason why drivers are flush mounted on baffles today. Thank you for posting I very much enjoyed listening to your speakers.
It seems they were made when JBL experimented with a “Japanese” sound. Very dynamic one, very bright. May be a Japanese cartridge helps, I’m not sure (do not recognize it)
very nice sound. do you think you might consider trimming the cabinet so the baffle is no longer recessed? You would eliminate a lot of unnecessary diffraction.
Thank you for watching. Are you talking about round baffles? I made one for the D130 40 years ago, and I think there was a change when I measured the characteristics, but I remember that there was no change at all when I listened to it.
Actually sounds very good considering its a single full range driver , with the addition of the 075. Very interested in setting up the same. Would you care to share how you set up the 2 drivers ? Did you add a crossover ? passive or active with DSP ? Would appreciate your advice on how to set up the same. Many thanks Alain
Hello Alan. As you can see, it is a simple 2-way speaker that connects LE8T and 075 using a dividing network JBL3106 with a crossover frequency of 8kHz.
