does JBL make decent speakers? what about their lower end ones? i saw a pair of bookshelves on amazon that caught my eye for 259 and i really considered getting them.
I don't know about JBL home speakers, they're almost a different company from JBL Professional. I will say that Harman speakers tend to preach controlled directivity and good power response which is a good idea in real life rooms, but the on-axis voicing is not something I know anything about for JBL Home speakers. They could be great for all I know.
They're one of the few speaker companies out there that uses a 9khz crossover for a supertweeter though. I don't know the audible consequences of this, but that's definitely unusual and on paper might lead to vertical lobing, but it might also mean a better top octave than most 1" domes can produce in that price range. Without hearing it, how would one know?
I do like the use of the shallow waveguide though. I think the large waveguide in the JBL Pro speakers is a lot more optimal though, as it appears to match horizontal directivity at crossover frequency to the woofer.
also, those speakers would be really impractical due to them having their own volume controls and connecting via a line in. i would have to end up spending extra cash on a pre-amp just to control the volume without it being complicated.
I'm confused; what?
Just set the volume setting to max and control it from whatever you have them hooked up to - your TV, your receiver, or your computer's sound card.
Or does your receiver lack pre-outs?
