JBL 2373 Horn with JBL 2414H-C
JBL 2373 Horn This JBL 2373 Bi-Radial horn has been troubling me for more than 20 years. In the late 90s, I installed some JBL MR826 in a church and… Read more >
JBL Control 5 Mod by Truong
JBL Control 5 Mod Hello Michael, The Vocal sound of the Control 5 is very good, many people like it. Due to the Covid-19 situation in my country, buying components… Read more >
Condor-II (Dayton H6512 with FaitalPro 10FE200-4)
Condor-II 45 Liters Bass Reflex In this Condor-II, I replaced the woofer with a FaitalPro 10FE200-4. My aim is to design a 10″ 2-way for professional use. For that, I… Read more >
Condor (Dayton H6512 with Peerless FSL-1020R02-08)
Condor 45 Liters Bass Reflex The Condor is putting together the previous tests, the Dayton H6512 / JBL 2414H-C combo for the high section and the 10″ Peerless FSL-1020R02-08 pro… Read more >
Dayton H6512 Horn with JBL 2414H-C Review
Dayton H6512 Horn Specifications: • Throat diameter: 1″ • Driver mounting: 1-3/8″-18 TPI • Nominal coverage: 90°H x 50° V • Cutoff frequency: 1,000 Hz • Dimensions: 6-1/2″ H x… Read more >
Control 5 – Electronic Crossovers and Bi-amping (Part 7)
Synergy 18dB/oct Electronic Crossover Having redesigned the Control 5 passive crossover, I just can’t resist to see whether the performance can be improved further with electronic crossovers. Out came the… Read more >
Control 5 – Upgrading the Crossover (Part 6)
a moment of inspiration I thought long and hard about improving the sound of this Control 5. I was very tempted to discard the original woofer and tweeter and replace… Read more >
Control 5 – Sound Quality (Part 5)
Control 5 Frequency Response I don’t know whether the designers of the Control 5 tried to follow the Harman Target Curve but it does appear so. The problem with it… Read more >
Control 5 – Step & Waterfall Measurements (Part 4)
The transient of the woofer in the Control 5 suggest it’s not very responsive. Bear in mind that there’s only a 0.6mH inductor in the woofer crossover and it takes… Read more >
Control 5 – the elusive Frequency Response (Part 3)
JBL Control 5 Woofer & Tweeter Frequency Response The Blue plot above is the Control 5 woofer with the passive Low Pass network. The Red plot is of the tweeter… Read more >