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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2016 10:35 am |
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I've used many speakers over the years and like many others the JBL K-130's are my favorite. I received my first Telonics 12 inch 8 ohm speaker and found the volume with the Telonics is much higher. Louder than any other speaker I've used with the same setup. I even measuresd the ohms to make sure it was an 8 ohm.
The Telonics sounds amazing and the bass response is more than the JBL's. Anyone else notice the difference in volume?
Thanks,
Dave
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Dave Diehl
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Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2016 2:29 pm
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| Yes Dave, I switched a JBL K130 out of my Webb for the Telonics 15" speaker and found the same thing. Great sounding speaker. |
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Ron Whitworth
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Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 30 Apr 2016 6:03 pm
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Comments removed - I strayed off topic - sorry.
Ron
Thank You David & Dave for your comments.
Ron
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"Tone is in the hands. Unless your wife will let you buy a new amp. Then it's definitely in that amp."
We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head 
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them.
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 30 Apr 2016 9:24 pm
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I use a telonics 15" speaker I my milkman half and half and it sounds acceptable for live playing. It can handle tons of power and does the job. I have jbl d120s and d130's in the rest of my amps. The telonics is a decent speaker and it is light but is in no way at the level of fidelity of a real jbl. It's not even close. I have players come over and we A/B them and the telonics does just not cut it ever with anybody in comparison with a alnico JBL. They sound pretty good but no shimmer or growl. This can not be recreated with amp eq settings. At best an eq can cut out some frequencies in order to accentuate others. But an eq cannot effectly create a sound that is not there.
If you want a light neo speaker that sounds like a JBL the search is still on. The closest I have found were the neo speakers TC Furlong's powered cabinets.
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Ron Whitworth
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Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 1 May 2016 5:19 am
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Comments removed - I strayed off topic - Sorry.
Ron
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"Tone is in the hands. Unless your wife will let you buy a new amp. Then it's definitely in that amp."
We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them.
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 1 May 2016 8:21 am
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Tone is very subjective and we all have our preference regarding steels, amps, speakers, etc. I wasn't asking about opinions on Telonics tone vs. JBL Alnico speakers or any other brand. I'm very capable of deciding which I prefer regarding all of the above!
Bob, I'm glad you love your JBL's as I do. But this wasn't a post asking for anyone to bash another maker's speaker or a debate as to which is better, etc. Simply asking if anyone noticed an increase in volume using the Telonics speakers and maybe an explanation as to why.
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| Anyone else notice the difference in volume? |
Dave Diehl wrote:
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| Yes Dave, I switched a JBL K130 out of my Webb for the Telonics 15" speaker and found the same thing. Great sounding speaker. |
This is the type of response I was looking for or any "positive" comments. |
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 1 May 2016 9:08 am
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I have to disagree with the basic premise that the telonics speakers are like jbls at all.
They are good speakers and I am happy with the one I use but it us a very different speaker.
A JBL D130 has a dip in the mids which gives it a hollow type sound. It brings out the highs and twang while keep a strong and focused low end. The telonics 15 has an even mid range which I actually prefer. The 12's are another story. I love my JBL 12's but found the telonics 12's to be useless.
I am interested in checking out the TT speakers. It seems they have a very distinctive voice that might be pretty cool..
I also think those regular ceramic magnet Jupiter speakers that come stock in milkman amps sound fantastic. Not to heavy and none of the BS about how they sound like JBLs.
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 1 May 2016 9:13 am
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David, Sorry for my rant ....
In answer to your question I found no difference in volume with the 15's and that JBL 12's where a bit louder than the telonics 12's.
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