JBL’s mighty 4429 and S3900 speakers
December 11, 2018 Comments Off on JBL’s mighty 4429 and S3900 speakers
“The JBL L100 Classic handily illustrates the differences in sound between box and horn speakers. At the Harman Store the L100 Classic sounded more tonally saturated, more fleshed out and bolder. Meanwhile the JBL 4429 was tonally cooler, more immediate and dynamics kicked harder. It had more spring in its step and its energy levels were higher. I found I could play the 4429s louder than I normally would, the high volume didn’t make me wince.
I was surprised to hear that even with heavily-compressed rock recordings like Spoon’s Hot Thoughts, the music sounded better than ever. The momentum came through more completely. Electric bass sounds more like the real thing over the 4429, there’s more growl and more of everything. The L100 Classic makes plenty of bass, but the tactile quality of the sound is much reduced. Reggae recordings burst through the 4429, electric guitars’ immediacy was likewise liberated by these speakers.”
Audiophilepure 
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