Oct 23, 2009 · The Rectilinear III's in both versions give room-filling "boomy" bass which is the bees knees no matter what you are listening to as far as music selection and IMO it will be nearly …

Dec 8, 2013 · Rectilinear directly pointed a finger at JBL by stating the new "West Coast Sound' was inaccurate with overly bright midrange and boomy bass, which was a fact. IMHO, when these two …

Dec 28, 2006 · For the midrange-tweeter test, a 3000-Hz tone (with Rectilinear III's) should be applied to the speaker and the SLM moved between the midrange and one of the nearby tweeters. If an out-of …

Sep 2, 2007 · The Rectilinear IIIs are more like my B&W DM14 speakers (late 70s). A rich, full range sound that is very balanced. Smooth, nice high-end, both speakers are excellent in offering …

Feb 13, 2007 · Rectilinear claims they are identical, but several people here say the lowboys are a bit more veiled or muddy (could be the bizarre grills, or perhaps the drivers being closer to the ground). …

Jun 9, 2015 · Just follow the pattern Rectilinear used for the Highboys, but wider and shorter. I wanted to do something a little different. Maybe a thin, solid walnut frame that you could see. I wish I had …

Jan 19, 2021 · One of my favorite vintage speakers is the Rectilinear III sold from the late 60's into the mid-70's. I own the "highboy" version, but Rectilinear in the early 70's came out with a "lowboy" …

Nov 6, 2021 · Rectilinear had trouble with grills. My Lowboys have a thick, plastic lattice grill. With the grills on, the speakers sound like a thick moving blanket is thrown over the speakers. With the grills …

Oct 30, 2009 · 3. Rectilinear changed designs at least once throughout the XI's production. So if you have speakers that are not consecutive serial numbers, you may notice some differences between …

Jan 8, 2019 · The Rectilinear III is defined as a 6 driver, 4-way, base reflex system. Even though the transducers and crossover were altered over the years, the component layout on the front baffle …