and it's more than a week. i'm going on 2 now. 350 for the mod/pair. i paid 400 for the active cables with the CK1x caps and 350 for the 460 bodies. so i'll have a total of 1100.00 into a nice pair of JW mod 460's with actives. that i hope won't be too bright sounding.
Let me know if their too bright. I'll take first dibs on the actives & ck1x caps if/when you decide you don't want them We can work out the details then
I ran the JW mod 460's for the first time at ABB the other night(8/19). 17th row just slightly right of center. Used the CK1x caps and actives ORTF @110% and *
they are bright sounding, mostly the vocals, almost fatiguing*. My ears are used to bright(Nak 1000's, 700's and unmodded 460's)but these seem even brighter, so they will take some getting used to. Overall, I'm pleased. I was very hesitant in doing the mod, 'cause I really liked the way they sounded unmodded. Unmodded I pulled consistently good sounding tapes. My first impression on the modded version is that they will take a little more thought on setup and position. Maybe not as forgiving.
Again, these are first impressions in a tent covered outdoor amphitheater. Next Sunday I'll be trying them open air with Jdisc/CK62's, and then indoors with CK63's. So I should have a good idea of their performance in different situations real soon. Report back later.
Tony
*edited my previous statement after a real good listen, were I first thought they were not bright sounding. These puppies are bright, maybe it's the CK1x caps, maybe the mod460/V3 combo, maybe it was the venue/mix. I don't know. The instrumental tracks are very nice, full sounding. Most Gregg vocal tracks are fatiguing to listen to.