Curious if anyone can give me a comparison of the B2 response with that of a JBL Powered EON 15 with bass attenuated on the JBL.
I have Model 2 L1 with two B1s and T1. I replaced my JBL system with this. Just wonder how bringing in one of the JBLs with the L1 would compare with a B2.
Will appreciate hearing of any experiences or similar experiences you may have had along these lines.
Thanks
I had the older version of the EON 15’s as well as the EON sub. In my experience the B2 would be much, much more in volume and punch than anything I got out of my EON’s. Additionally I could get the EON’s to distort when pushed, and I haven’t heard this yet out of the B2 with the protection and limiting in the Bose systems.
Thanks Tom.
I have the EON G2s which are cleaner than the G1s.
Hopefully someone can do an A/B test on the two systems (B2 vs JBL).
I am a DJ only and my concern is for DJ usage.
I had the EON G2 10’s and they were better than the G1’s, but I’m betting that a comparison will show the B2’s as head and shoulders above the JBL’s. You can just push the L1’s and B2’s so hard compared to the EON’s with no distortion or crapping out on the low end.
Hopefully somebody can make the test.
DH, you might be the ONLY person who can test it…if you get a B2 & let us know.
I would have to agree with Tom, I have two B2’s now and you if you contemplating using a JBL sub with the model II vs the B2 I can’t imagine any scenario in which any other sub could compare with a B2 WITH A BOSE MODEL II SYSTEM (or L1s). At least with the model II (or 1S) you can use the switch on the B2 to get in the neighbourhood of how much bass you want. I would guess you have some EQ on your system so you can tweak it to perfection from there.
Now to be fair, I play in bands so perhaps slightly different needs but the goal is good sound, whatever side of the fence you’re on. I don’t own the EON subs but I’ve used and owned many many subs over the years, and there are a lot of good subs out there. No doubt about it, I’m just saying this is a match made in heaven, Bose really got it right this time and the B2 rivals any sub I’ve used so far. I’m not just blowing smoke here, and honestly, it could have a lot to do with the fact that it was designed to work with the Bose systems. The last thing I’ll say about it is I never thought I’d be reducing zEQ Bass on a Bose system but when this thing is in plus mode it can be a little too much bass, it’s nice to have that kind of reserve though.
Update: I have a full range JBl Powered 15 not a sub and tested it with one B1, L1 and T1… The JBL wiped out the response of 2 B1s. I turned down the mids and highs on the JBL and balanced the lows signaling from the L1 Stand…
I feel the Model 2 with B1s is more symphonic in reproduction, more for musicians or did I read that somewhere?
Litesnsirens, I’m sure the match is worth a lot. Also I am only interested here in DJ usage. I find myself now at times moving ZEQ down on certain files with the B1s, granted the B1s don’t have the punch I would like.
Tom, the whole G1 Line of JBL was lacking. The G2 15s are better. Bass is good but treble and mids can get a little hot, not as clean as the L1 column.
JD, I can’t believe you don’t have a JBL Full Range Powered 15 in your arsenal to test against a B2. You are suggesting I spend $499 to test something a member could do for me.
Does any member have this complement to help me here?
Thanks
Just want to add some food for thought.
The JBL has specs that says it will produce the same or similar low end that the B2 will produce.
What the JBL can’t do is offer three different specialized EQ settings that have been specifically designed to work with the L1 to cover a wide range of uses, as the B2 does.
Any comparison made by a member here would be subject to so many variables that it would, at least in my mind, be useless. Very hard to put into words how the many possible different settings would sound, as well as different rooms, different ears, different music, different player. Too many variables.
Bose has a no risk policy, return if you are not satisfied. The best place to make a comparison is with one’s own ears.
Displaying two different brands and using a full range speaker as a sub might do in a pinch, but that’s not the professional image I would want to leave with my clients.
O…
Oldghm,
If I agreed with you, I wouldn’t have asked for help. I don’t need a lecture, just help. It wouldn’t be that hard if someone had the equipment. Really not that subjective.
I started in 1950 with an Altec-Lansing Voice of the Theater and have had many systems since and it is not that difficult to judge one system against another. Surely the reply would be in English.
With the volume knob on the JBL, you have many more than three choices.
I am not going to put Bose through this when someone could simply make an A/B.
I think sometimes we are mostly professional in our own minds and our clients couldn’t care less about our speakers providing the sound is giving them what they want.
.
quote:Originally posted by Oldghm:
Just want to add some food for thought.
The JBL has specs that says it will produce the same or similar low end that the B2 will produce.
What the JBL can’t do is offer three different specialized EQ settings that have been specifically designed to work with the L1 to cover a wide range of uses, as the B2 do
Any comparison made by a member here would be subject to so many variables that it would, at least in my mind, be useless. Very hard to put into words how the many possible different settings would sound, as well as different rooms, different ears, different music, different player. Too many variables.
Bose has a no risk policy, return if you are not satisfied. The best place to make a comparison is with one’s own ears.
Displaying two different brands and using a full range speaker as a sub might do in a pinch, but that’s not the professional image I would want to leave with my clients.
O…