I for one am interested I have jx92xs in backhorns for about ten years now. I have been very impressed with their performance and have some very nice 3way speakers to co.pare them to. I don't find their upper end lacking at all, but the 3 ways do sound a bit more warmer and controlled. I'm looking for a meaningful upgrade in the same enclosure. So I'm looking for experience from the Jordan camp as to whether or not it is a big Improvement. As for the Mark Audio drivers I'm open to them, but I need them to work in the existing enclosure.
Thanks,
PJN
Haha! "...relative merits." Yes, I like that. I always try to be diplomatic, but I think I got my point of view across.
I also owned a pair of JX92s. The Eikona 2 are a substantial improvement. The highs are much smoother. No signs of sibilance or ringing. The bass can most definitely go deeper and is better controlled.
I think the mids also sound better, but measurement wise the 92s and Eikona 2 are pretty similar in the middle. So I think my perception that the Eikona 2 have smoother mids probably has more to do with how the highs shade my perception of them. Then again, it could be the Eikona 2's lower distortion at play as well.
Yep, I know what I heard, and liked it for obvious reasons, although I have the first version and, gosh...should I upgrade...?...
The Eikona 1? I also have a pair of those! (There are few full aluminum range drivers I have not tried).
The Eikona 2 are certainly easier to build a box for (better T/S parameters) and there are some other differences here-and-there. No massive differences, but you can hear it side-by-side. The build quality of the Eikona 2 is also definitely much better.
Yes Eikona 1, had to wait ages for them, they were being built to order originally and the situation was less than ideal, one of the reasons they went over to scanspeak I believe. Yes I imagine build quality is better now, but mine have a little union jack on them! And I actually prefer the shape
Oh, yeah. You have one of the first editions. Mine were made by whoever Jordan used after that, but before ScanSpeak. If you ever want to sell those, let me know.
I ended up getting the Eikonas and I have been breaking them in very slowly.
Now they can be pushed and I thought I might pick your brain about a couple amperage and wiring questions I wrote down in this thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full...ivers-internal-wiring-cable-requirements.html
If some of you guys have done this kind of testing and care to share your observations I would very much appreciate it.
Now they can be pushed and I thought I might pick your brain about a couple amperage and wiring questions I wrote down in this thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full...ivers-internal-wiring-cable-requirements.html
If some of you guys have done this kind of testing and care to share your observations I would very much appreciate it.
Nothing, it's the bare driver I did those calculations on for now.
They will probably be different once the driver is loaded with the cabinet air mass, but I don't know by how much.
That's why I was asking other people here to share their results, if they ever investigated the transient current max value.
They will probably be different once the driver is loaded with the cabinet air mass, but I don't know by how much.
That's why I was asking other people here to share their results, if they ever investigated the transient current max value.
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