jvc's wood-cone speakers - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

yatzr · 06-28-2004, 07:08 PM

has anyone gotten a chance to listen to these?? They just came out last month and I'm thinking about getting them, except that they're a bit pricy (450-499) and I don't know if I'll get a chance to listen to them in a store since I don't live near any large cities that would actually carry them. So, has anybody gotten a chance to listen to them? If so, are they worth the money? Thanks.

brandon11983 · 06-28-2004, 07:57 PM

I haven't heard these, nor do I have any interest in doing so. I'll leave speakers to those that specialize in it.

hilbert25 · 06-28-2004, 09:22 PM

What Brandon here is trying to say is that JVC isn't especially known for their speakers, or even the quality audio, barring their surround recievers which are passable. I remember hearing about the wood cones, and they seemed like a gimic to me. Cone's need to be as stiff and as light as possible. And they are using some novel process to make them.

Those jvc's come in a little "executive" desktop system. That desktop system seems like just a gimic to compete with teac systems (kevlar cones). If you really want it, demo it beforehand. Compare it to TEAC, Denon, and Sony systems, maybe even a Tivoli, and see which one you like. I personally would rather get Acoustic Energy Aego's and a quality cd player off ebay for half the cost, but that's just me and I can't say for sure without hearing those.

yatzr · 06-29-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by hilbert25
If you really want it, demo it beforehand. Compare it to TEAC, Denon, and Sony systems, maybe even a Tivoli, and see which one you like.

that's the problem. I won't get a chance to demo it or compare it to others. I know JVC isn't that great, but I thought they might've actually done something decent with this. I don't think i'm gonna get it though now. It's more expensive than what I want to pay anyway.

So then, what would be a good bookshelf system (just 2 speakers and cd player with nice features) for around $300? Also, this is going to be in a very small room so it doesn't need to be too powerful. I looked around awhile at the brands you mentioned, but I'm pretty new to this and don't really know what's good and what's not.

hilbert25 · 06-29-2004, 04:53 PM

Well if you want dirt cheap and simple, for awhile TEAC had a great system for the price, with 3 cd changer, multiple inputs and outputs, and nice little 2 way, kevlar cone desktop speakers. It was at costco for about $150.

If you have a chance, check out the acoustic energy aego 2 speaker system. It's a little set of 2 multimedia speakers and a sub (think computer speakers) and it's simply the best sounding system I've ever heard. And completely unobtrusive. Buy a separate cd player, plug it in and it sounds amazing. Those are being clearanced though, so you might have trouble finding them, except for full price ($500 or so).

06-28-2004, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
yatzr Insane	jvc's wood-cone speakers has anyone gotten a chance to listen to these?? They just came out last month and I'm thinking about getting them, except that they're a bit pricy (450-499) and I don't know if I'll get a chance to listen to them in a store since I don't live near any large cities that would actually carry them. So, has anybody gotten a chance to listen to them? If so, are they worth the money? Thanks. __________________ Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.

06-28-2004, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	I haven't heard these, nor do I have any interest in doing so. I'll leave speakers to those that specialize in it. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

06-28-2004, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	What Brandon here is trying to say is that JVC isn't especially known for their speakers, or even the quality audio, barring their surround recievers which are passable. I remember hearing about the wood cones, and they seemed like a gimic to me. Cone's need to be as stiff and as light as possible. And they are using some novel process to make them. Those jvc's come in a little "executive" desktop system. That desktop system seems like just a gimic to compete with teac systems (kevlar cones). If you really want it, demo it beforehand. Compare it to TEAC, Denon, and Sony systems, maybe even a Tivoli, and see which one you like. I personally would rather get Acoustic Energy Aego's and a quality cd player off ebay for half the cost, but that's just me and I can't say for sure without hearing those.

06-29-2004, 04:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	Well if you want dirt cheap and simple, for awhile TEAC had a great system for the price, with 3 cd changer, multiple inputs and outputs, and nice little 2 way, kevlar cone desktop speakers. It was at costco for about $150. If you have a chance, check out the acoustic energy aego 2 speaker system. It's a little set of 2 multimedia speakers and a sub (think computer speakers) and it's simply the best sounding system I've ever heard. And completely unobtrusive. Buy a separate cd player, plug it in and it sounds amazing. Those are being clearanced though, so you might have trouble finding them, except for full price ($500 or so).