[Doublej]

At B&H Photo or Guitar Center. Guitar Center has them in red as well as black for this price. Now if they would only put the corresponding subwoofer on sale...

I bought a pair on Black Friday.

[Wind Chaser]

Also available at Sweetwater for the same price.

[JLM]

Good catch and good for you.  Agree about the sub.

[poseidonsvoice]

Amazingly good speakers. I got the piano black gloss version from Massdrop which have slightly better driver pair matching but regardless - they are AWESOME!

Best,
Anand.

[wushuliu]

Amazingly good speakers. I got the piano black gloss version from Massdrop which have slightly better driver pair matching but regardless - they are AWESOME!

Best,
Anand.

Let me guess. Because of the measurements?

[poseidonsvoice]

Let me guess. Because of the measurements?

The better driver matching was a given in the Massdrop order, but I was definitely into the piano black gloss so I sprung for the extra cash!

So yeah, it's great that the drivers are matched more closely, but ultimately even with nice measurements, they sound excellent.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T9yLUksyFTu8DwtsaUwacoCIpRfmdIzx6vDRPjzfbCg/edit#heading=h.tkdo146dk4ie

Best,
Anand.

[guf]

Where in your house are you guys using these? Like your desktop system, 3rd system, Bedroom? Basement? And whats your source? And how do you hook them up? Just curious. I want to try a pair but wonder where that heck I would put them?

[poseidonsvoice]

Where in your house are you guys using these? Like your desktop system, 3rd system, Bedroom? Basement? And whats your source? And how do you hook them up? Just curious. I want to try a pair but wonder where that heck I would put them?

I use them in the family room, perched up on Pangea stands 28 inch height, $50 isoacoustics stands on top of that, toed in a good 30 degrees. A good 2 feet from the front wall. Sources are either an Auralic Aries Mini direct to the JBL's or an iPhone. Although the Aries Mini does have better performance, the iPhone (particularly with AQ's Dragon Fly Red/Black) is really quite good as well.

It rivals significantly more expensive loudspeakers.

We had a party on Thanksgiving day and the number of ladies that ordered the LSR305 for that visit was quite inspiring.

Best,
Anand.

[maty]

[Review & measurements]

JBL LSR305 Studio Monitor

http://noaudiophile.com/JBL_LSR305/

and

JBL LSR308 Review

http://noaudiophile.com/JBL_LSR308/

[dburna]

We had a party on Thanksgiving day and the number of ladies that ordered the LSR305 for that visit was quite inspiring.

So you essentially had a "Tupperware/Amway/Pampered Chef/Avon Party" to turn ladies into audiophiles?  Congrats on such excellent work. Did you get a commission on all the sales?   

-dB (who may try this with my wife's friends so they have better sound in their homes when we go over to visit)

[maty]

Je, je, je....

JBL LSR305 modification - Ferrite Cores

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/11396795-post4.html

Why je, je, je?

My cheap tweaked KEF Q100:

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/kef-q100/KEF-Q100-crossover-styroflex-bypass.jpg

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/kef-q100/KEF-Q100-filter-rockwool.jpg

With Würth 150 kHz ferrite, which are the ones that have better specifications (like Schaffner RF/EMI filters too).

When I tried with woofer+tweeter cables I had U sound = brighter


************ **************

JBL LSR305 board

[IMG] http://www.twistedsanity.net/rdimitrov/blog/files/lsr305-1.jpg

[Added] Optmized by me:

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/hard/JBL-lsr-305-amp-board.jpg

You can see the toroidal ferrites on top of image.

[maty]

After I would try with DIY filter cables like these:

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/hard/cables-Schaffner-filter-Wurth-ferrite-150Khz-IEC-C13-Schurter-from-ATL.jpg

Schaffner FN 9244B + Schurter IEC C13 connector + unshielded power cable

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/hard/IEC-inlet-filter-Schaffner-FN_9244-typical-filter-attenuation.png

With 110 volts -> maybe 3 A 1 A because they have very efficient class D amps!

With 230 volts -> 1 A

[dburna]

JBL LSR305 modification - Ferrite Cores

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/11396795-post4.html

Question: has anyone tried the LSR305 mod mentioned above?  Sounds simple enough that even I could do it.  Might be worth a try.

-dB

[maty]

But with Würth 150 kHz ferrites!

Usually in audio the problems are in RF band ( < 1 Mhz).

Cheap ferrites attenuates > 1 Mhz (EMI band). Video.

PS: I also tried with two passes of the woofer cables but the sound was worse.

PS: the second best ferrites attenuate > 300 kHz.

[Doublej]

Where in your house are you guys using these? Like your desktop system, 3rd system, Bedroom? Basement? And whats your source? And how do you hook them up? Just curious. I want to try a pair but wonder where that heck I would put them?

Currently I am using them in a desktop system. Circa 2008 iMac to Audioquest Dragonfly 1.2 to Audioquest Jitterbug to LSR305s.

[charmerci]

What a deal. So tempting.

[charmerci]

Looks like these 305 specials only have the balanced inputs and no RCA inputs.

[WC]

Has anyone tried them in a surround application. $500 for 5 is pretty good value in surround speakers.

[poseidonsvoice]

Looks like these 305 specials only have the balanced inputs and no RCA inputs.

Yes, All the JBL 305’s only have XLR & TRS (1/4 inch) balanced inputs. My iPhone connects with a 1/8 mini connector to TRS 1/4 inch plug into the 305. My Auralic Mini has RCA outputs and the cable is an RCA on one end and TRS (1/4 inch) on the other.

All the cables are inexpensive and easily available (including adapters if you wanted to use your favorite RCA cable).

Best,
Anand.

[maty]

Neutrik D Shape Adapters , with autotransformers to XLR <--> RCA.  About €33.

NA2M-D2B-TX RCA red

-> http://www.neutrik.com/en/accessories/inline-adapters/na2m-d2b-tx

NA2M-D0B-TX RCA black

-> http://www.neutrik.com/en/accessories/inline-adapters/na2m-d0b-tx


Cables with RCA <--> XLR/jack in this post

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=153645.msg1643304#msg1643304

well here too:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/audio_cables.html?oa=rat&sw=rca%20xlr%20cable

-> https://www.thomann.de/gb/cordial_cfu_3_mc.htm?ref=search_rslt_rca+xlr+cable_205857  €13.30 £11.76

Professional Audio Cable

    Male XLR to male RCA
    Cable cross-section: 2 x 0.22 mm²
    With Neutrik (Rean) connectors
    Hand-soldered
    Gold-plated contacts
    Length: 3 m
    Twin thomann cables
    Colour-coded
    Pair price

the same with only 1.5 m

-> https://www.thomann.de/gb/cordial_cfu_15_fc.htm?ref=search_rslt_rca+xlr+cable_197281 €11.90 £10.52

If they were for me, I would like Neutrik connectors and star-quad cable.

I use this in my cheap recabled headphones and I would buy it again and again! Look at the great specs!

[IMG] http://maty.galeon.com/WP-imagenes/hard/takstar-ts671-recable.jpg

Van Damme Tour Grade Classic XKE Starquad microphone cable

-> http://www.van-damme.com/12.html


Finally, Van Damme starquad + rca to XLR male Neutrik and others

https://www.designacable.com/studio-leads-80.html

* Male RCA to Male XLR

-> https://www.designacable.com/studio-leads-80.html?connection_type=261

* * Pseudo Balanced RCA Phono to Male XLR Lead (PAIR). Van Damme Starquad Cable

-> https://www.designacable.com/studio-leads-80/pseudo-balanced-rca-phono-to-male-xlr-lead-pair-van-damme-starquad-cable.html


and you can try with Google: canare mogami van damme star quad rca xlr male

https://www.google.com/search?q=canare+mogami+van+damme+star+quad+rca+xlr+male