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JBL Home Speakers: Center Channel (HDI-4500) $700, Bookshelf (HDI-1600)

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Harman Audio has select JBL Home Speakers on sale from $399.99 as listed below (in-cart price). Shipping is free.

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Harman Audio has select JBL Home Speakers on sale from $399.99 as listed below (in-cart price). Shipping is free.

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    • Must add to cart to see sale pricing.
  • About this product:
    • Warranty period is 1 year from the date of purchase
      • Products older than 6 months from original purchase date will be replaced with a refurbished product in like-new condition.
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fourml8r
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Buyers should be aware that the JBL specs on this series of products are marketing driven at +/-6dB which is a much larger tolerance than other manufacturers that report "Flat" specs as +/3dB.
FranksAndBeans
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These are arguably closer to being the next gen of the old studio 5xx series that were very popular here at sale prices. Much nicer to look at, better center channel, addressing most of the weak points in that lineup but with a huge price increase made even more painful by how much the 5xx kits were discounted.

These prices on the towers make them worth considering, but they're still awfully expensive vs. the deals we got on the 5xx series offerings. And once you start talking about ~$2500 for front lcr… there's a ton of great options.

Don't get me wrong… these are GREAT prices on these, but they don't stand out vs. the competition, the sale prices just make them competitive vs. overpriced imho. Still a great find and a very nice deal.
jjroyalsfan
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I ordered these (HDI-3800s). Despite saying they hadn't shipped yet, I received them today. Coming from the JBL 580 Studio speakers, I was hoping they'd be an improvement. Even with a great deal, they were 3x the price I paid for the studios, so they had better be an improvement. They certainly are. These are next level. I'm powering them with my exact same setup, a Marantz SR5012 receiver and that's it. I really liked the 580s, but these are so much better in a way I can't describe, they just fill my room better. I find myself listening to stupid jazz (and I hate jazz) but these just sound so good with them. My next step is to get a dedicated amp to get these powered in the 200w-300w range which my Marantz can't currently do. Spending 2K on speakers is a decent amount of $$$ for me, but so far it's been totally worth it.

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sd2515
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How do these compare to the JBL 5 series?
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CyanSpaniel4695
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It looks like it has a different tweeter than the 500 and 600 series. Does anyone have any of these and can verify if it timbre matches well? I want to upgrade my center channel from a 520c to match with my 590s better.
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josephtony.johnson
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Quote from CyanSpaniel4695 :
It looks like it has a different tweeter than the 500 and 600 series. Does anyone have any of these and can verify if it timbre matches well? I want to upgrade my center channel from a 520c to match with my 590s better.
The compression driver is different, but the same series. I'd be with it matching, but I don't know if your ears would agree. It would be darn close, though.
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phred_t
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Quote from sd2515 :
How do these compare to the JBL 5 series?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PznnGL-hoSc
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DjScibbity
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Holy crap these are insane deals. I have the HDI-3800s and have been VERY happy with them. For this price its a no-brainer
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank fourml8r

Buyers should be aware that the JBL specs on this series of products are marketing driven at +/-6dB which is a much larger tolerance than other manufacturers that report "Flat" specs as +/3dB.
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Quote from fourml8r :
Buyers should be aware that the JBL specs on this series of products are marketing driven at +/-6dB which is a much larger tolerance than other manufacturers that report "Flat" specs as +/3dB.
Buyers should be aware that these speakers sound excellent. I have the 3600s.
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meander
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Holy hell this is a fantastic deal. It's one of those things that in the normal MSRP price range these would be a B to B+ buy, something the vast majority of people would be happy with, but perhaps not the first choice. At a 60% discount it's absolutely a steal. Buy and ask forgiveness later IMO.

Total thumbs up IMO
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Quote from meander :
Holy hell this is a fantastic deal. It's one of those things that in the normal MSRP price range these would be a B to B+ buy, something the vast majority of people would be happy with, but perhaps not the first choice. At a 60% discount it's absolutely a steal. Buy and ask forgiveness later IMO.

Total thumbs up IMO
Should I replace my HDI-3600s with the 3800s? Has anyone listened to them both?
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sigchidj
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These are all singles, right?
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meander
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Id imagine few have and I'd imagine that the upgrade be so incremental as to not be worth the (even highly discounted) expense. Unless you re-purposed the 3600s as surrounds and used the 3800s as your L/R
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Blahgod
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The JBL 6 series are very similar to the HDI line. Guessing we will see the new HDI line soon.
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ROOSKIE
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Quote from fourml8r :
Buyers should be aware that the JBL specs on this series of products are marketing driven at +/-6dB which is a much larger tolerance than other manufacturers that report "Flat" specs as +/3dB.
Several of these have been measured in full by Erin's and ASR's Klippel NFS.
No need to wonder.
Superb speakers, though overpriced at full $ like most hifi. For these prices all is good.
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Quote from Blahgod :
The JBL 6 series are very similar to the HDI line. Guessing we will see the new HDI line soon.
They 'look' similar.
FWIIW the 6 series is several years old, only new N.A. JBL was selling so many 5 series they delayed the 6 by like 3 or more years here.
Anyway, totally different tweeter and woofer
Also a different HDI waveguide.
All of the items in the HDI are much higher quality vs the 6 series. Now the actual sound will not be 'twice' as good but upgrades don't exactly work like that.
The 6 series tower measured well at EAC but the 630 did not.( Possibly poor quality control??)
All of the HDI have measured very well. What to buy, who knows?

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Quote from Blahgod :
The JBL 6 series are very similar to the HDI line. Guessing we will see the new HDI line soon.
These are arguably closer to being the next gen of the old studio 5xx series that were very popular here at sale prices. Much nicer to look at, better center channel, addressing most of the weak points in that lineup but with a huge price increase made even more painful by how much the 5xx kits were discounted.

These prices on the towers make them worth considering, but they're still awfully expensive vs. the deals we got on the 5xx series offerings. And once you start talking about ~$2500 for front lcr… there's a ton of great options.

Don't get me wrong… these are GREAT prices on these, but they don't stand out vs. the competition, the sale prices just make them competitive vs. overpriced imho. Still a great find and a very nice deal.

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