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JBL Northridge EC25 vs EC35

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Walter L.

Discussion Starter · May 25, 2004

My setup is as follows:

center: EC25

front: E90's

sur: E20's

sub: E250P

I've been thinking on upgrading the center from EC25 to EC35 and was wondering if somebody have done a comparison. Any opinions?

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Walter L.

Discussion Starter · #2 · May 26, 2004

Here are the specs:

EC25:

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Woofers: Dual 5" (130mm) PolyPlasâ„¢, shielded

Tweeter: 3/4" (19mm) Titanium-laminate dome, shielded

Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power: 150 Watts

75W Continuous/300W Peak Power Handling

Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal

Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 90dB

Frequency Response (â€“3dB): 80Hz â€“ 20kHz

Crossover Frequency: 4000Hz

Dimensions (H x W x D): 6-7/8" x 18" x 10"(175 x 457 x 254mm)

Weight Per Speaker: 15.6 lb (7.1kg)

EC35

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Woofers: Dual 5 1/4" (133mm) PolyPlasâ„¢, shielded

Tweeter: 3/4" (19mm) Titanium-laminate dome, shielded

Midrange: 3" (75mm) PolyPlasâ„¢, shielded

Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power: 150 Watts

75W Continuous/300 Watts Peak Power Handling

Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal

Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 91dB

Frequency Response (â€“3dB): 75Hz â€“ 20kHz

Crossover Frequencies: 800Hz, 3200Hz

Dimensions(H x W x D): 7 1/4" x 22" x 10 7/16" (185 x 558 x 264mm)

Weight Per Speaker: 22 lb (10kg)

It seems that the main difference is 5" vs 5.25" woofer and the addition of a 3" midrange.

Any opinions?

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mgfred

· #3 · May 26, 2004

Walter:

I don't know what you can do about your EC25 when you get the EC35, which I'm pretty sure you're going to do.

I have the EC35 and considering how much dialog is sent to the center channel (me being a movie junkie), I am so glad I have the bigger model.

If you watch a lot of movies, in my case I watch a lot of stuff from the 60's and 70's, the bigger the center channel the better!

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BigK35

· #4 · May 26, 2004

I read in a review that the EC 35 has a slightly better midrange, though I have not heard either one myself.

-BigK35-

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spyfy

· #5 · May 26, 2004

I switched from EC25 to EC35 and it was a significant upgrade. I moved the EC25 to rear surround duty.

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Walter L.

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 25, 2004

Thanks a lot to all of you for your input!!! I finally got my EC35 upgrade last week. Initially, I was skeptical about the difference but after going through some testing, I have convinced myself that it really makes a difference. The sound is not only louder and clearer as expected, but it has some sort of 3D element that was missing before. As I posted in another thread, I think that besides the larger woofer and midrange addition there must be some other "secret sauce" inside that big box

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