Official JTR speaker thread - Page 233

Originally Posted by Gorilla83 

Beast - you need to take a road trip to NYC to grab those t8s in the classifieds. They are cheap!!

Originally Posted by COACH2369 

Well, I finally had the opportunity to listen to a set of JTR speakers. A fellow forum member welcomed me into his home yesterday for a lunch hour demo. He has the following in his room:
3 – T12’s, 2010 models, no updates
2 – Slanted 8’s
1 – BIGGGGG Oribit Shifter

First impressions were…. They look much bigger in person, yet I like the way they look. The speakers are well built and boy do they weigh a ton!!

The OS resembles something out of a commercial A/C installation and I can only imagine how fun it was lugging that thing up the steps to the bonus room.

We listened to several scenes of some blu-rays, all movies I hadn’t seen before, and they sounded amazing. Great dynamics and plenty of bass….

Since I wanted to hear something I would be familiar with, we put in “The Dark Knight” and listened to chapter 20 or 21, where they go under ground and get ambushed by the Joker…..This is where I could tell how special these speakers are how big of an improvement they are over my Klipsch setup.

He had the CD’s on the Left and Right speaker located at the top and didn’t have the speakers on a stand. It seems like that put them at the perfect listening position for at least the first row of seats….Oh well for my second row. HaHa

After yesterday, it is quite obvious why this thread is so active. These speakers were everything they were advertised to be. It was shocking to me how much better they sounded than my Klipsch RF-7II/RC-64II setup. I do realize that they could sound different in my room, but I can’t imagine they would sound worse. If anything, they could sound a bit better.

I am sold and will be owning some VERY soon… ;-D

Originally Posted by purbeast 

Well that is what I'm debating. I was originally going to get the T8's for my mains. But I saw a deal for T12's that was about the cost of T8's new, so I went for those instead, and I'm sure they are overkill lol.

So I'm kind of in the same boat now - looking for used T8's if I can find them for the same price as new Slanted 8's. My room is odd in that the surrounds are going to be offset a bit. The left one is going to be significantly further away from the listening area than the right one, and I'm just wondering how the Slanted 8's would hold up in that situation.

I'm sure T8's would be overkill for my area, but like you, I like overkill

Originally Posted by purbeast 

What were your impressions of those SLanted 8's as the surrounds? How far away from the listening position were they?

The reason I'm asking is because I have T12's as my front 3 and am not 100% set on surrounds yet. Would like to hear what you think about them as far as surrounds go

And yes, I blind-purchased my speakers and they were all that and then some! They exceeded my expectations. I was initially going to buy that exact Klipsch setup you have and demo'd a setup as well. I'm very glad I did not rush into the purchase and waited to do more research, and ended up with these

Originally Posted by carp 

Glad to hear you liked them coach. Are you going to go with the triple 12's?

Originally Posted by COACH2369 

That still hasn't been decided yet. I am weighing a few options right now...it is all about the $$$ and Co-CFO in the house:rolleyes:..

Originally Posted by purbeast 

Yeah man I just don't have time to drive up there right now unfortunately. But damn it is a great price, even though they are the 2010 models. Wonder how much has changed in them.

Originally Posted by Gorilla83 

For surround use I'm sure the 2010 version is far more than adequate. I know the compression drivers and crossover have been upgraded since.

Dude, for 400 a speaker it's worth paying a buddy 150 for so to take the day and go pick them up.

Originally Posted by Gorilla83 

For surround use I'm sure the 2010 version is far more than adequate. I know the compression drivers and crossover have been upgraded since.

Dude, for 400 a speaker it's worth paying a buddy 150 for so to take the day and go pick them up.

Originally Posted by purbeast 

Just wanted to quote myself since I just ran Audyssey...

After running it, as well as making a few adjustments such as crossover for the LCR speakers, and making adjustments to the LCR and sub levels, I'm glad to say that I'm back in business!

It's just incredible how much of a difference Audyssey can make. It literally made my system go from sounding like a wimpy weak system to sounding better than a damn movie theater.

Originally Posted by purbeast 

Well ... you want to make $150? lol.

Yea I mean I'd pay him to ship them he just does not want to do that either. But it would cost probably close to $150 in gas/tolls going to pick them up as well.

Originally Posted by Diesel 48 

Hey guys, just found out about JTR speakers yesterday. I am building a dedicated home theater room, 23'L x 15'W x 9'H. AT screen 3' out from the back wall. My sub will be 4 of Gorrilla's 18" dual opposed design. I have one cabinet built . I am liking what I have been reading about these speakers. I am currently running Ascend Acoustics 340's in my current room. Once the new house is done with the new room new speakers are a must. I was thinking Triple 12's or 8's for the front and slanted 8's for the surrounds. I live in West Michigan and would love to demo some of these speakers. Does anyone live in the area?
Aaron

Originally Posted by Diesel 48 

Hey guys, just found out about JTR speakers yesterday. I am building a dedicated home theater room, 23'L x 15'W x 9'H. AT screen 3' out from the back wall. My sub will be 4 of Gorrilla's 18" dual opposed design. I have one cabinet built . I am liking what I have been reading about these speakers. I am currently running Ascend Acoustics 340's in my current room. Once the new house is done with the new room new speakers are a must. I was thinking Triple 12's or 8's for the front and slanted 8's for the surrounds. I live in West Michigan and would love to demo some of these speakers. Does anyone live in the area?
Aaron

Originally Posted by beastaudio 

I had the 340SE's long ago. Great little speaker actually I used them several times in between different speakers in my theater, that is, until I got my T-12's After that I realized the upper-echelon of speakers and sold the SE's immediately to a friend. The difference between what you have now and what the JTR's are capable of, isn't even fair. IF you are close enough to visit JTR personally, it will be even less fair (on more than one level, lol)

Originally Posted by Gorilla83 

Man, it would probably be March before I had time to make another day trip, haha. If I had the time or need, I probably would have bought them myself by now.

Glad to hear you got your system back up to spec.

Originally Posted by logicators 

I am the guy who bought his Quintuple LCRs (they are upgraded with 2011 compression drivers). They sound amazing and are very HEAVY

If I knew you guys were interested in his T8s I would have gladly picked them up for you in the same trip. But I can't go there again anytime soon.

Try persuading him to deliver them to my home for a little bit more than his asking price? My zip code is 08852.

I could hold them in my garage and bring them with me in March, or you could pick them up sooner and also listen to Quintuples and a S2.

Originally Posted by ufokillerz 


glad you liked them! i never heard back from you, but i would assume anyone with jtr speakers would have nothing but praise for them regardless. fyi its upgraded compression drivers and completely new crossovers from jeff. So its practically 2011 models, not sure if there were any 2012 changes to the speaker, and now quintuples are special order only.

Originally Posted by Avliner 

Why not using black carpet instead? Cheap'n easy to mount with either glue or staples, though...

Originally Posted by purbeast 

I was thinking that as well. I'm not set yet on what I want to do. I was thinking speaker grill cloth as well.

The one thing I'm not sure how to do though is attach the material around all 5 faces of the stand without it looking like crap at edges. Anyone have a guide on how to attach cloth/carpet like that and to make it look like there are no "edges/ends" to the cloth?

Originally Posted by Gorilla83 

Speaker cloth will show the color of the wood behind it if not painted black, FYI.

If you're going to wrap in something, you would want the edges/seams to be directed in an area you would not normally see - in this case it would be the bottom of the enclosure. Duratex is a pretty easy option too and it would match the finish of the T12s. Just do some sanding of the boards and edges, fill in gaps as needed, and then go to town.

Originally Posted by N8DOGG 

i've gotten six 4CF boxes out of a gallon of duratex and still have some left!!! I'd suggest adding some water to thin it out a bit it, it makes the finish smoother and look nicer than just straight duratex. I've used it for the last 4 or 5 years. The spray stuff looks the best but is not as durable since it's much thinner. Just use a smooth foam roller and it will look just like the JTR speakers do.