| Re: JTR Speakers "Growler" is Going on a Road Test [message #255107 is a reply to message #255086 ] |
Wed, 17 October 2007 12:58   |
 Jeff Babcock
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How many Growlers are going out on this Road test? I look forward to seeing Evan's feedback given his ongoing subwoofer quest!
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| Re: JTR Speakers "Growler" is Going on a Road Test [message #256240 is a reply to message #253620 ] |
Sun, 21 October 2007 20:56 |
E. Lee Dickinson
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| Jeff Permanian wrote on Fri, 12 October 2007 10:23 |
Tentative Schedule:
East Coast
1)Evan Kirkendall
2)Dave Dermont
3)Brian Bolly
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I'm south of Evan in Richmond, VA. Right now, I'm running 4 VRX918s. We also have in the shop TX9s, and a variety of older single 15 and 18 subs (JBL, Yamaha, Klipsch). Power options range from QSC PLX series to Crown XS to Crest CA-9; no fance DSP amps in the shop yet. We have a no-name analog crossover, as well as DBX 260 and Behringer 2496.
Gigs range from band to corporate to DJ, and we are in the market for new (more) subs. I am currently leaning towards JBL MR518S or 528S to match the drivers in my VRX, but have heard such good things about the Growlers, over and over again, that I'd like to give them a shot if there is an available slot.
E. Lee Dickinson
Advanced Visual Production Inc.
sound - lighting - video - design
www.avpric.com
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| Re: JTR Speakers "Growler" is Going on a Road Test [message #256508 is a reply to message #256269 ] |
Mon, 22 October 2007 18:01 |
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will the growlers come with pole mounts?
I ground stack majority of the time. Most of the venues I am at, don't have a raise stage more than 6".
I normaly run a U15/UCS1 combo, 1 per side.
I have my own domain name now: www.mattvivslivesound.com
I'm located in Southern MD.
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| Re: JTR Speakers "Growler" is Going on a Road Test [message #259231 is a reply to message #259181 ] |
Wed, 31 October 2007 21:27 |
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Steve Hurt
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Can you give us "old" Growler owners an idea of the difference between new and old Growlers. (Be great if you could lay the plots over each other to make it as obvious as possible)
Also, is it cabinet design or driver that you've changed.
Thanks
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| Re: JTR Speakers "Growler" is Going on a Road Test [message #260934 is a reply to message #259814 ] |
Tue, 06 November 2007 03:11 |
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Jeff,
I'll be there bringing the UCS1's. I would also like to be added to the list of testers. Timing is not important.
I have my own domain name now: www.mattvivslivesound.com
I'm located in Southern MD.
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| Evan vs. the Growlers, round 1 [message #269927 is a reply to message #253620 ] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 15:58 |
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Evan Kirkendall
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My good 'ol friends in Brown dropped off some new toys for me today. A nice shiny pair of JTR Growlers, ready for roadtest. They look so young, new and innocent. It's a shame they dont know about all the fun they are about to see. 
Anyway, I unboxed them and right away I was surprised how small they were. They remind me a lot of the Yorkville LS608's. Very easy to move around, and light! However, one thing Im not liking aready is the lack of any handles on the sides. It's a little awkward to carry alone, at least until I figure out a better way...
Anyway, here's a few glamor shots:
So, of course I had to fire them up. I cant just let them sit around going to waste.
I grabbed a few cables, opened up the amp rack and got ready to make some noise.
Setup was as follows:
-Ipod for playback
-01v96 for mixer
-DR260 for processing
-PL6.0 for power(1 per channel)
I started off light with some Miles Davis. Right away I noticed they had a very smooth sound. And, they went surprisingly low. I had the DR260's LPF @ 40hz, with an 18db slope and they seemed very solid all the way down to 40hz. The upright bass sounded very good through them.
Next up was some rock. I wanted to see what they can do, so I pulled out my Mest and played the intro to Cadillac. For you guys who have heard the song before, you know what this intro is like. PL6.0 was solid -10 and it was pretty sweet.  The low end was quite impressive, as everything in my garage began to rattle off the shelves. 
Then came some rap/techno. They handled the sweeps in the songs very well, and there didnt seem to be any dead spots in their response. I was very impressed.
EQ wise, it only took a little bit of tweaking to really get them thumping. For music playback, a 3dB boost @ 45hz, Q2 seemed to do the trick.
Tomorrow is their first gig, I cant wait.
Evan
HarfordSound
ATL Tour Blog
"No, It's not too loud. You're just too old."
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That sub synth on that track is stupid nuts.