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JBL ESC-333/340
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Rene Pedersen
Jul 28, 2001, 5:15:02 AM7/28/01
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Hi
I'm looking for a home cinema speaker system, and have found the following
interresting...
JBL ESC-333
http://www.jbl-audio.de/home/series/index.dyn?TAG=0000000000002EEA&ID=000000
0000002F45
JBL ESC-340
http://www.jbl-audio.de/home/series/index.dyn?TAG=0000000000002EEA&ID=000000
000000439D
It is a 5.1 speaker system with built-in Dolby Digital decoder (the 340 has
DTS too and a larger center speaker).
Is it worth the money (cost about £310/£490) or should I go for another
setup (recommandations please)?
Best regards
Rene Pedersen
John Pickles
Jul 28, 2001, 5:43:28 PM7/28/01
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I had the ESC-333 Simply Cinema, but traded it for the Sony HTK-215. The sub on
the JBL made a constant hum, and when using a phono source ie TV or Video, when
ever there was a quiet passage in the sound, the auto detect feature would
switch the amp off for about a second with a very annoying 'click' before
coming back to life. JBL called it a 'feature'. I called it a fault. Also, no
DTS decoding. All in all, I couldn't recommend the JBL ESC-333 I'm afraid.
John
the JBL made a constant hum, and when using a phono source ie TV or Video, when
ever there was a quiet passage in the sound, the auto detect feature would
switch the amp off for about a second with a very annoying 'click' before
coming back to life. JBL called it a 'feature'. I called it a fault. Also, no
DTS decoding. All in all, I couldn't recommend the JBL ESC-333 I'm afraid.
John
'That's some bad hat, Harry'
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