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JBL Studio 5 Series Speakers (Refurb): Studio 530 (Pair) Expired
$280
& More + Free S&H
JBL.com has select JBL Studio 5 Series Speakers (Refurbished) on sale listed below. Shipping is free. Thanks umeraht
- JBL Studio 530 125W 5-1/4" Bookshelf Speakers (Refurb, Pair) $279.99
- JBL Studio 590 250W Dual 8" Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Refurb) $429.99
No longer available:
- JBL Studio 520C 150W Dual 4" Center Channel Loudspeaker (Refurb, Black) $109.99
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Refurbished models
JBL Studio 590 (single) - $430
JBL Studio 530 (pair) - $280
JBL Studio 520C (single) - $110 OOS
Refurbished models
JBL Studio 590 (single) - $430
JBL Studio 530 (pair) - $280
JBL Studio 520C (single) - $110 OOS
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Studio 520C Refurbished
$109.99 each
I've heard others just getting the smaller or large Infinity center that went on sale and use auto correction on a receiver to accommodate it with the fronts. Many other speaker experts suggest not to do this though.
That said, if you've got the 530 bookshelves for your fronts, these should fit perfectly in.
I'd like to give you my personal experience, but I've never owned this center. But I might be about to, its a good price.
I've heard others just getting the smaller or large Infinity center that went on sale and use auto correction on a receiver to accommodate it with the fronts. Many other speaker experts suggest not to do this though.
That said, if you've got the 530 bookshelves for your fronts, these should fit perfectly in.
I'd like to give you my personal experience, but I've never owned this center. But I might be about to, its a good price.
JBL has the refurb 530's on sale now too for $280. Not as good of a 'discount' since they were on sale for $300 new before. https://www.jbl.com/earth-day-ref...le#start=
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The 590 towers, there have been reports of shipping damage to the feet, mostly. Those, my .02 is you have a decent chance of them really being refurbs. I still think they will be fine but they could arrive without all the factory packaging, if that matters to you. Function should be fine and appearance should be 99%.
The factory packaging for the towers is just not that great. My 580's shipped shrink wrapped and strapped to a pallet and the boxes were still heavily compromised. 590's would be even worse as they are quite a bit larger.
The 590 towers, there have been reports of shipping damage to the feet, mostly. Those, my .02 is you have a decent chance of them really being refurbs. I still think they will be fine but they could arrive without all the factory packaging, if that matters to you. Function should be fine and appearance should be 99%.
The factory packaging for the towers is just not that great. My 580's shipped shrink wrapped and strapped to a pallet and the boxes were still heavily compromised. 590's would be even worse as they are quite a bit larger.
Ya, the 590's are SO heavy that shipping them in that mediocre packaging almost guarantees damaged feet! My new ones came damaged and I took the $200 credit that they offered and fixed them myself. Thanks 4 the feedback with your experiences with refurbs from JBL!
With all the changes at Harmon these fire sale prices on this JBL line and the Infinity Reference line could be a bit of a last hurrah of solid upper midrange performance at lower end pricing. They've really had very long runs and it seems nothing similar is coming.
I really hope I'm wrong but if you are on the fence for either lineup, better make your move sooner rather than later.
They are relatively low in sensitivity, so the money you save on the speakers needs to go to a better amplifier. I recommend something rated to 4 ohms with good output. I like the Denon 3600H for power and features if I was to upgrade. I think the 520c is a bit underated by some. I have been pleasantly surprised in the sound quality after seeing a range of negative comments. It is not as good as the 530 though, but honestly in a blind test, I think few would notice the difference. Ideally get 3 530's across the front if such things bother you.
I don't know if we've seen a lower price on it, it's definitely a good deal if you were looking for this center.
The complaints against the center is that it can't really keep up with the big 580 / 590 towers. It's fine with the 530's... and it's fine for prolly 90% of normal listeners. But if you've got a big space and are pushing 580 / 590's to what they are really capable of doing, the 520 can't keep up and you'll need push the crossover point up higher than it should be to save it.
The lineup really should have included a bigger center to go with the towers.