JBL l-100 vs. Klipsch Hersy II
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Coolhandjjl
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You'll love the JBL L100's. Hersy's get little respect over on the Klipsch forum. Not sure about the II's
Kierkegaard
Active Member
Don't know about Heresy's ... but my L100s rock. 
Fasterdamnit
Super Member
Find out if you can listen to the horns in a Klipsch for any length of time. Some can, I can't.
cfinchrist
God bless America.
I had the L-100's for a couple weeks and sold them. They nearly ripped the ears off my head. I love loud music, but the L-100's emphasize a certain high frequency range too much for my taste.
Forward MIDS, actually, with rolled-off highs.... :yes:
I know I'd not own the pair I have if I hadn't installed crossovers that helped balance out this speaker. They were not terribly impressive as they were.
I wish I'd waited for some 4412s, however.
John
kfa888
Addicted Member
I was not impressed with my L-100 until i tried different amps, sure makes them sound one way or another. They seem to like my SX1010. Rock they will. The SX1010 has always seemed warm to me so maybe it takes the edge off? My Sansui A100 tube amp drove the L100's fine but would slice your head off on some material. Point is the amp seems to have a lot of influence on the overall sound of the L100.
loveaudio707
ElectroVoice n' Behringer
I have not heard good about L-100
i thought Cornwall was the main competitor by klipsch for L-100? not heresy...
i thought Cornwall was the main competitor by klipsch for L-100? not heresy...
superdog
AK Member
Yeah in my experience the L100s can be edgy.
Coolhandjjl
Embiggened Pompatus
For the varied music styles of music you said you liked, here's the general speaker progression from entry level to ultimate:
JBL L100
Klipsch Cornwall
Altec Model 19
Don't be afraid of EQ's either. I know they get poo-poo'd a lot here, but they do serve a purpose if used properly. Most people make all the sliders into a 'smile' shape, but that's not really how they were intended to be used. If you don't have a spectrum anayzer on the EQ, here's what I did for my L100's. I pulled 7600hz down about 6dbs on my L100's. Made them less 'forward' sounding. If you get too much boom from room placement, cut the 64hz also. Using an EQ to 'cut' is a generally accepted method to correct things. When you 'boost', you change things. May sound like a matter of semantics, but it's all in how you view things.
And as always, your mileage may vary. I have a Marantz 250m powr amp, and that one works well with my JBL L100's and people say it is also a perfect match for the Klipsch Cornwalls. As others have mentioned time and time again in other posts, the entire chain really comes into play. And you can only figure that out by trial and error, and sometimes just getting lucky.
JBL L100
Klipsch Cornwall
Altec Model 19
Don't be afraid of EQ's either. I know they get poo-poo'd a lot here, but they do serve a purpose if used properly. Most people make all the sliders into a 'smile' shape, but that's not really how they were intended to be used. If you don't have a spectrum anayzer on the EQ, here's what I did for my L100's. I pulled 7600hz down about 6dbs on my L100's. Made them less 'forward' sounding. If you get too much boom from room placement, cut the 64hz also. Using an EQ to 'cut' is a generally accepted method to correct things. When you 'boost', you change things. May sound like a matter of semantics, but it's all in how you view things.
And as always, your mileage may vary. I have a Marantz 250m powr amp, and that one works well with my JBL L100's and people say it is also a perfect match for the Klipsch Cornwalls. As others have mentioned time and time again in other posts, the entire chain really comes into play. And you can only figure that out by trial and error, and sometimes just getting lucky.
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