Hi Troels
My Jenzen Next and 8008 Centre project is complete. Thanks again for
all your help. I have really appreciated your fast responses and
patience with my queries. These are the first speakers I have built and
I have limited woodworking and painting skills so I hope that is not too
obvious in the photos. I confess that I had the birch panels cut to
size by professionals.
To say that these speakers have exceeded my expectations is an
understatement.
The Jenzens are simply the best loudspeakers I have ever heard. Now I
know what is meant when people describe hearing the music, not the
speaker. The soundstage is huge, the entire frequency range is
delivered in extraordinary detail. Your note that these speakers go
“really deep” does not do them justice. The base is deep and powerful,
clean with absolutely no muddy boom.
I am hearing detail I have not heard before such as the deep rolling
background thunder in a scene from “Blade Runner” that I now hear as
layered and reverberating. I have previously only ever heard a simple
rumble.
Vocals are the cleanest I have ever heard. I have been missing out on
so much. I listened to a cd of mainly acoustic guitars this afternoon.
They could have been in the room with me they were so detailed and
clear. The clarity and detail is not harsh or forward but perfectly
balanced and natural. No listening fatigue at all. I get the
impression I am hearing exactly what was recorded.
The 8008 Centre is simply stunning. It delivers deep, tight base with
crystal clear vocals. To my ear, it is perfect. Along with the Jenzens,
it disappears into the soundstage. All this from a Marantz AV amp at
125wpc so how much better can this system get if I had high end amps
driving it?
I am still playing around with placement. Jenzens are ~ 43cm from side
walls and 31cm from rear wall. Any further away from the side walls and
they get in front of the screen.
Thank you for sharing your passion with the diy community. You have
enabled me to acquire a sound experience I could never afford from a
commercial provider.
Best regards
Steve
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