JBL 8350 Cinema Surround Good? Need your advice

[hardal]

Hi Guys,

I need suggestions, alternatives, advice on whether i should get this set?
Anyone of you having this baby? I've read a few reviews and was thinking to seek advice from this great community. Price comparison wise, is it worth it?

Frequency Range (-10 dB) : 60 Hz - 19 kHz


Frequency Response (±3 dB) : 75 Hz - 17 kHz


Power Rating : 350 watts continuous
pink noise
1400 watts peak


Sensitivity (1W/1m) : 99 dB-SPL half-space / wall-mounted
97 dB-SPL free-field


Maximum Peak SPL : 130 dB/1m


Nominal Impedance : 8 ohms


Hor. Coverage Angle (-6 dB) : 100° averaged 400 Hz to 12 kHz


Vert. Coverage Angle (-6 dB) : 80° averaged 400 Hz to 12 kHz


Directivity Factor (Q) : 7 averaged 400 Hz to 12 kHz


Directivity Index (DI) : 8.4 dB averaged 400 Hz to 12 kHz


Crossover Frequency : 1.4 kHz


High Frequency Contour : ISO2969 Curve X surround contour


Polarity : EIA (Positive voltage to RED terminal gives forward cone motion)


Low Freq Transducer Nominal Diameter : 250 mm (10 in)
64 mm (2.5 in) voice coil


High Freq Transducer Nominal Diameter : 25 mm (1 in) exit
38 mm (1.5 in) voice coil


Downward Firing Angle : Nominal 20° when mounted flush on back panel


Enclosure Material : Textured Black H.I.P.S. Plastic


Grille Color : Black


Input Connectors : 5-way binding posts


Dimensions (H x W x D) : 457 mm x 457 mm x 260 mm
(18 in x 18 in x 10.25 in)


Net Weight : 9.5 kg (21 lb)

Yeah these are the specs. Sorry for the copy paste though. If you have promos or wherever in California area. I'll be following this thread closely so thanks for your feedbacks or inputs. Appreciate your time looking at this thread. Cheers.

 

[hardal]

Grr. sorry i think i posted this in the wrong section. my apologies.

 

[AVRat]

You need to elaborate more regarding your setup, environment, etc.

 

[anamorphic96]

The big question I have is why are you looking at commercial surrounds designed specifically for commercial cinema ?

 

[GranteedEV]

The big question I have is why are you looking at commercial surrounds designed specifically for commercial cinema ?

Considering the synthesis stuff with the beryllium drivers is maad expensive, and these offer similar performance, my question is why not?

 

[AVRat]

Still a little pricey, depending on the situation.

 

[anamorphic96]

Considering the synthesis stuff with the beryllium drivers is maad expensive, and these offer similar performance, my question is why not?

I suppose you could use it but it's not designed that way. These are designed for very large auditoriums. 400-1000 seats. The 8350 also has the x-curve roll off built in, so the speaker is also rolling off the highs by 3db per octave starting at 2k. Typically in smaller screening room you would use .5 to 1.5 per octave depending on the size of the room.