There is a vegetable juice commercial where a man drinking a glass of orange juice taps his forehead with the palm of his hand and moans, "I could of had a V8"
Beautiful sweet juice was sought after, until science proved the nutrition of Green Smoothies.
Like many here, I lust after a JBL Everest DD66000 or DD67000 which used are $25K - $30K with good resale value. The Everest has greater audio nutrition than the Paragon. To many, the Paragon has more audio sweet beauty than the Everest.
Some things man must build. Some things man can buy.
Beautiful sweet juice was sought after, until science proved the nutrition of Green Smoothies.
Like many here, I lust after a JBL Everest DD66000 or DD67000 which used are $25K - $30K with good resale value. The Everest has greater audio nutrition than the Paragon. To many, the Paragon has more audio sweet beauty than the Everest.
Some things man must build. Some things man can buy.
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Wasn't 40 yrs ago for me, but I had exactly the same impression of the sonics - but certainly a classic piece of sculpture
it's worth the efford
I listened to a paragon here in Germany 1982 and it was the most impressive sound I've ever heard. The Paragon was new and one of the last models of the production.
I've biuld my own Paragon in 2003. It was a long and tricky road to success.
If you do the woodwork right and can lay you hands on good speaker components and crossovers, you'll end up with a speaker that deliveres a unique soundstage with mids to die for.
... and for the looks, I can't imagine a better looking speaker in my livingroom.
I listened to a paragon here in Germany 1982 and it was the most impressive sound I've ever heard. The Paragon was new and one of the last models of the production.
I've biuld my own Paragon in 2003. It was a long and tricky road to success.
If you do the woodwork right and can lay you hands on good speaker components and crossovers, you'll end up with a speaker that deliveres a unique soundstage with mids to die for.
... and for the looks, I can't imagine a better looking speaker in my livingroom.
The JBL 2240 is great and the 2441 is close. Can't imagine the BMS sounds better in the midrange. I have had only the small format BMS but thought they were a joke for music in the home. Top 2440/2441 with 2402 or 2405 for the UHF range
EDIT- oh I do have the large format BMS with plastic diaphragm - didn't care for them. Forget the model off hand.
EDIT- oh I do have the large format BMS with plastic diaphragm - didn't care for them. Forget the model off hand.
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I bought the plans on Ebay. They're black and white, not grey scale, so some pages are a little hard to read. There are also a few missing drawings.
The original design is very old school. Lots of cleats and wood screws put in by hand with a screwdriver. I started to re-engineer it in Sketchup using pocket hole screws and biscuits, but before too long decided to just make a big bass reflex like the DD67000 or 4350. Even that takes months. Look at the 4351s. Very pretty, but definitely not mid-century modern.
The original design is very old school. Lots of cleats and wood screws put in by hand with a screwdriver. I started to re-engineer it in Sketchup using pocket hole screws and biscuits, but before too long decided to just make a big bass reflex like the DD67000 or 4350. Even that takes months. Look at the 4351s. Very pretty, but definitely not mid-century modern.
You can have it ALL! ...and you can have it NOW! Buy a used DD66000 for ~ $22,000.
But if getting there is half the fun for you......AMAZING build by Guido
DIY Everest DD66000....finally by Guido in Audio Heritage forum
"It was a 2 year project but finally the cabinets are ready for pickup. They are still at my carpenters shop but will be picked up soon. Many thanks to my Carpenter for his outstanding work!
The components to be used are:
4x JBL 1500AL
2x JBL 476Be
2x JBL 045Be-1
Thanks to Giskard for his help to get these incredible stack of componets together!
I must confess that all crossover parts are still sitting on the shelf and I didn't manage to make the crossovers yet. I bet I'll be fast when the cabinets are here.
I will post some progress here but it will need some time as I'll do it right"
DIY Everest DD66000....finally
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