Hello,
I was hoping for some advice as I may be above my head in my enclosure knowledge.
I have some AM6200/95 Mid/High compression horns which I like the sound of, and I sat them on top of some existing JBL bass units I have.
These are the JBL 4637 - not to be confused with the much more expensive 4367
https://usermanual.wiki/JBL/4637.1891637758
These are made up of a 2035HPL driver in a C4507 cabinet - cabinet info here:
https://jblpro.com/en/products/4507-4508-4518-4550bka-4560bka
The bass response sounds a little sloppy now compared to the mid/highs on top, which are a much higher grade speaker from JBL.
My question is because I don't understand enclosures enough to know if this is a crazy idea, but I can easily buy some JBL 2216nd which I know are great models as per the M2 and funnily enough a variant is on the 4367.
I think the 2035HPL can be swapped for a 2226H without issue, and I saw mention of using a 2216nd instead of a 2226H in many threads which got me thinking.
I assume I would get a much better response immediately than the 2035HPL, but I don't know if my enclosures can 'handle' it.
The enclosure specs as per the link:
Lowest Usable Frequency - 40 Hz
Q
500Hz - 4
800Hz - 8
140L - 5 cu ft
546 x 775 x 448 mm
Not knowing about enclosure design I wondered if anyone could tell me if this was an insane idea.
Speakers would be for general purpose stereo use, movies and music.
Thanks for any help!
I was hoping for some advice as I may be above my head in my enclosure knowledge.
I have some AM6200/95 Mid/High compression horns which I like the sound of, and I sat them on top of some existing JBL bass units I have.
These are the JBL 4637 - not to be confused with the much more expensive 4367
https://usermanual.wiki/JBL/4637.1891637758
These are made up of a 2035HPL driver in a C4507 cabinet - cabinet info here:
https://jblpro.com/en/products/4507-4508-4518-4550bka-4560bka
The bass response sounds a little sloppy now compared to the mid/highs on top, which are a much higher grade speaker from JBL.
My question is because I don't understand enclosures enough to know if this is a crazy idea, but I can easily buy some JBL 2216nd which I know are great models as per the M2 and funnily enough a variant is on the 4367.
I think the 2035HPL can be swapped for a 2226H without issue, and I saw mention of using a 2216nd instead of a 2226H in many threads which got me thinking.
I assume I would get a much better response immediately than the 2035HPL, but I don't know if my enclosures can 'handle' it.
The enclosure specs as per the link:
Lowest Usable Frequency - 40 Hz
Q
500Hz - 4
800Hz - 8
140L - 5 cu ft
546 x 775 x 448 mm
Not knowing about enclosure design I wondered if anyone could tell me if this was an insane idea.
Speakers would be for general purpose stereo use, movies and music.
Thanks for any help!
Based strictly on these 4367's 2035HPL specs, this reference to the LE15B Vs 2216ND, it should be fine, though may want to re-tune the vent for best overall performance in your room/app.
Ok, great thanks, just wanted to make sure it wasn't a pointless idea. Having enclosures ready is way easier than becoming an expert in building them overnight.
The spec sheet says 32Hz-5KHz for the 4637 boxes, so if I am lucky I will get a few Hz down with the lower Fs of the 2216nd just with the swap, again thats my limited knowledge of enclosures, so I may be totally wrong. And I will need to get up to date on vent tuning.
Thank you for the advice!
Something feels a bit off when I am listening, I assumed it to be the bass.
My favourite speakers I owned were the PMC MB1 and while I know I am using extremely different units I dont get the same feeling of control and power in the bass, even the JBL 708 feel better in the bass, this feels more boomy less controlled thump, I was thinking the M2 bass driver units may have what I wanted, but of course I don't want to spend money for them to sound exactly the same.
I am guessing I am comparing too different units with transmission line vs a tube ported enclosure. I think I should learn more about the figures on drivers and enclosures to better understand what I am looking for, I just don't want to be spending mega money this time, the units I found were all amazing deals and I am hoping I can make a great sounding system for not too much.
You're welcome!
Sorry, no; BR box tuning is strictly a Helmholtz resonator, so it (re) shapes the driver's free air frequency response.