JBL 4429, deep bass ?


Hi, i have bought pair 4429. They have aprox 40hs.

I have had 4312SE and i hear more deep bass than 4429. I see tight bass in a 4428

This could be ?

im using mc275.

Manual: FREQUENCY RESPONSE 40Hz – 45kHz (–6dB)
CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES 800Hz, 7kHz 


mati1979

Showing 1 response by johnnyb53

JBL 4429 and "deep bass" don't belong in the same sentence. I worked at an audio store in SoCal several years ago, and after playing some test and demonstration records through the typical JBL formula--horn plus oversized ported woofer, the frequency sweeps clearly showed that these big 12" and 15" woofers were starting to roll off at 100 Hz, which would explain why they're down 6 dB at 40 Hz.

Most of the perceived bass on this design is overtones. It's mostly midbass thump with little true extension. It sounds impressive on '70s rock and pop, but less so with deep synth tones, and the constant barrage of high frequency sizzle, blaring midrange, and upper bass thump gets fatiguing, even on the music it does fairly well.

And acoustic classical music easily shows its shortcomings.