FYI, Dr. Toole was asked about his opinion of JBL 705/708 vs M2 on AVS Forum. Here is what he had to say: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-sp...viewed-speakers-ever-made-9.html#post54607258
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Seems like they may be too good for Thomas and hence the reason JBL UK doesn't want to send him one.
Price: ~$8 in single quantities
LOL at Class A amps.
I'm thinking the 708P would pair nicely with the NAD M12.
Choose XLR or AES inputs, or maybe go wireless with Blue OS modules.
If only it had a headphone jack.
But-but-but if we use that taboo Class D garbage how would we be able to stand listening to unmusical amp distortion produced magnitudes well below the transducers own distortion?
Easy you'll need an audiophile modification to add an external LPS to each Class D chip.
I'm of the thinking , if you know the load ( speaker) and you are the one pairing the known drivers with the known amp ( your making a active speaker) then there's no need to spend much on the amplification.Price: ~$8 in single quantities
LOL at Class A amps.
As an M2 owner and Harman visiter, I can say they will blow you away. Being able to go through the LSR, 705p, 708p and M2's blind was a scary experience. The 705p and 708p are no joke!I'm fairly excited to get my hands on the 705p's , knowing they match the quality of the big M2 if not the horsepower obviously.
The NAD M12 would be a good combination. However initially I have an old Tact unit that is a digital pre-amp. And it has AES/EBU outs. So I could feed that right in and have a workable all digital setup with remote and multiple switchable inputs.
It does do volume attenuation in the digital domain ( 35 bit ) though, it's a shame if that's not offered though the digital out, reading about it seem a really great implementation.I was wrong. The M12 doesn't offer variable volume control on the digital out, only on the analog side.
So I'm still in search of an ADC with variable volume and a remote (if I want to go the digital input route).
If Dirac ever releases Unison, these JBL speakers would be the ideal match for ideal bass management since they are full range and relatively small. I bet it would only take 4-6 of these to fully implement Unison with minimal accompanying hardware.
That's exactly why I've been holding off on doing any upgrading to any kind of pre/pro. I want to see which products end up with a Unison implementation.