I am considering changing my LCR speakers. I currently use three JBL Professional C222HP speakers. I am very happy with the sound but I am not happy with the viewing angle I now have. The speakers are almost 1.5m (59”) high and that forces the flat screen TV to be mounted too high in order to place the centre speaker below the screen.
@tuga suggested JBL Synthesis SCL-3, which I overlooked originally because they were not listed within the JBL Pro cinema range. I was wrongly expected all JBL cinema speakers to be under one roof. Anyway, within that range SCL-2 looked to be most fitting to my set-up, physically. I downloaded the documents and was pleasantly surprised to read the user manual, which said:
Here is the layout JBL suggests.
I could see that the horn is symmetrical but I could not understand how an MTM system can be rotated and still offer same polar diagram. I decided to email and ask JBL Synthesis, which you may know is part of Harman International, one of the largest audio companies in the world, and which is now part of Samsung, one of the largest electronic equipment manufacturers.
Furthermore, a single SCL-2 costs around US$9,000. I was enquiring for a purchase totalling US$27,000. On my email I said that I am planning to upgrade from C222HP. Three of them costs US$7,000. I was asking them information so that I can spend further US$20,000 with them.
This is what I received:
I now wonder what is the point of all that work done by those esteemed researchers if the company is not willing to part with basic information? Not to mention most likely offering bad advice in the case of the rotation of the centre speaker.
I feel pretty disillusioned with JBL Harman now...
@tuga suggested JBL Synthesis SCL-3, which I overlooked originally because they were not listed within the JBL Pro cinema range. I was wrongly expected all JBL cinema speakers to be under one roof. Anyway, within that range SCL-2 looked to be most fitting to my set-up, physically. I downloaded the documents and was pleasantly surprised to read the user manual, which said:
The SCL-2 may be oriented either vertically or horizontally when used as a centre channel speaker.
Here is the layout JBL suggests.
I could see that the horn is symmetrical but I could not understand how an MTM system can be rotated and still offer same polar diagram. I decided to email and ask JBL Synthesis, which you may know is part of Harman International, one of the largest audio companies in the world, and which is now part of Samsung, one of the largest electronic equipment manufacturers.
Furthermore, a single SCL-2 costs around US$9,000. I was enquiring for a purchase totalling US$27,000. On my email I said that I am planning to upgrade from C222HP. Three of them costs US$7,000. I was asking them information so that I can spend further US$20,000 with them.
This is what I received:
The information you request [spinorama and polar diagram] has not been provided by the engineers at this time, thus making it unavailable for consumers. The only available specifications are what's listed in your manual or online through the SCL-2 product page.
I now wonder what is the point of all that work done by those esteemed researchers if the company is not willing to part with basic information? Not to mention most likely offering bad advice in the case of the rotation of the centre speaker.
I feel pretty disillusioned with JBL Harman now...