Does anybody own, or has anybody at least heard either one of these speakers:
The JBL E50 8" 3-way bookshelf.
The Pioneer ISO-Drive SDF3 8" 2-way bookshelf.
The JBL is very similar to their old S38 which I liked, but has cleaner styling, especially in the grill area. I really like this speaker's horizontal configuration--last night I did some experimenting with my Bostons by laying them sideways on my stands. For some reason this was more easy on the eyes & they "fit" better into the room's visual space--could it have something to do with a long rectangle being less visually jarring than a vertical rectangle?
The Pioneer I would like to hear about also because they have always made good-sounding speakers that don't cost much. I think this ISO-Drive series is a relative of Pioneer's Elite floorstanding (cancelled?) speaker line (a complete $4500 system was reviewed by Stereophile a few years ago).
Thanks!
FYI: if anyone here is old enough to remember Pioneer's HPM series from the late 70s, the reason they looked so much like certain JBL models at the time was because the man who designed the HPMs had previously worked at........JBL! Read about him here. I guess he influenced Pioneer enough to allow the ISO series to be designed/engineered here also.
LJ
The JBL E50 8" 3-way bookshelf.
The Pioneer ISO-Drive SDF3 8" 2-way bookshelf.
The JBL is very similar to their old S38 which I liked, but has cleaner styling, especially in the grill area. I really like this speaker's horizontal configuration--last night I did some experimenting with my Bostons by laying them sideways on my stands. For some reason this was more easy on the eyes & they "fit" better into the room's visual space--could it have something to do with a long rectangle being less visually jarring than a vertical rectangle?
The Pioneer I would like to hear about also because they have always made good-sounding speakers that don't cost much. I think this ISO-Drive series is a relative of Pioneer's Elite floorstanding (cancelled?) speaker line (a complete $4500 system was reviewed by Stereophile a few years ago).
Thanks!
FYI: if anyone here is old enough to remember Pioneer's HPM series from the late 70s, the reason they looked so much like certain JBL models at the time was because the man who designed the HPMs had previously worked at........JBL! Read about him here. I guess he influenced Pioneer enough to allow the ISO series to be designed/engineered here also.
LJ