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expiredcoli posted Apr 17, 2024 05:23 PM
expiredcoli posted Apr 17, 2024 05:23 PM

JBL Studio Speakers 630 $296.65 lowest price ever, Also 620 $211.65 at musicdirect

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$699

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Backordered but I got mine shipped in a week.

Also, the HDIs are on sale too!
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https://www.musicdirect.com/equip...kers-pair/

QA note: Pricing valid for color "Wood"

Use code CWB15

Backordered but I got mine shipped in a week.

Also, the HDIs are on sale too!

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Apr 17, 2024 06:02 PM
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xtpApr 17, 2024 06:02 PM
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Idk...... mediocre frequency response for its price class.
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Apr 17, 2024 06:04 PM
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coli
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Apr 17, 2024 06:04 PM
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Quote from xtp :
Idk...... mediocre frequency response for its price class.
The 620 is superior to the 530. Give it a try.
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Apr 17, 2024 06:22 PM
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SanDiegoAlApr 17, 2024 06:22 PM
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Coupon not reducing to stated
prices...
Last edited by SanDiegoAl April 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM.
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Apr 18, 2024 12:35 AM
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coli
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Apr 18, 2024 12:35 AM
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Quote from SanDiegoAl :
Coupon not reducing to stated
prices...
Only work for the wood color.
Apr 18, 2024 01:32 AM
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BlahgodApr 18, 2024 01:32 AM
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Quote from xtp :
Idk...... mediocre frequency response for its price class.
As well as million other expensive well received speakers.

Yet somehow people really seems to enjoy their sound.

I honestly think these benchmarks don't always do a great job helping the average listener pick speakers.
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Apr 18, 2024 12:31 PM
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xtpApr 18, 2024 12:31 PM
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Quote from Blahgod :
As well as million other expensive well received speakers.

Yet somehow people really seems to enjoy their sound.

I honestly think these benchmarks don't always do a great job helping the average listener pick speakers.
Agreed Blahgod, but if we go the route you suggest, then we should all just buy edifiers and call it quits. woot
Apr 18, 2024 01:01 PM
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UpbeatSquirrel1768Apr 18, 2024 01:01 PM
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Quote from xtp :
Agreed Blahgod, but if we go the route you suggest, then we should all just buy edifiers and call it quits.
I don't think he's implying that at all. Use reviews as a gauge, then buy from a shop with a good return policy so you can listen yourself. Better to pay a 10% restocking fee then be stuck with something you don't like.

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SDdawg
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Apr 18, 2024 04:58 PM
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A mid-range heavy speaker for detailed vocals and more favored for clarity than a dynamic exciting music experience (hence the "studio" in the name). Looking at specs it has decent broad frequency range.

It really depends on what you are mainly wanting to use these speakers for - if you just care about clear vocals and enjoy fine detail these are decent speakers I personally wouldn't pay more than $250-299 for.

Better speakers that favor a more dynamic energetic feel for movies or more vibrant music than I would look elsewhere.

Don't buy the speakers solely because they dropped in price and lowest ever price. Low is relative.
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Quote from xtp :
Idk...... mediocre frequency response for its price class.
"Frequency response" numbers are meaningless. Manufacturers pull them out of their backsides on a regular basis. Only newbies and other low-info consumers put any stock in them. The main weakness of the JBL Studio 6 bookshelves is their crappy sensitivity, just 85-86db which means they're ok in a small room (no more than 10ft listening distance) or at moderate volume levels only. JBL did that to steer consumers towards their more profitable towers while squeezing more mid-bass out of the bookshelves to impress low-info consumers in the showroom (consumers typically pick a speaker by how much bass it produces, oblivious to the existence of things called "subwoofers," lol).
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Apr 18, 2024 05:15 PM
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Quote from coli :
Only work for the wood color.
Yes, looks like JBL is having trouble selling the wood color vs the semi-black "dark wood" color. Hopefully they will pull this stupid wood color from the US market so that in the future we'll see deep discounts like this on the semi-black instead.
Apr 18, 2024 05:22 PM
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77PatApr 18, 2024 05:22 PM
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Also works on HDI-1600, although backordered (Walnut, Gray Oak)
https://www.musicdirect.com/equip...kers-pair/
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Apr 18, 2024 05:49 PM
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Quote from Zorbat1446 :
"Frequency response" numbers are meaningless. Manufacturers pull them out of their backsides on a regular basis. Only newbies and other low-info consumers put any stock in them. The main weakness of the JBL Studio 6 bookshelves is their crappy sensitivity, just 85-86db which means they're ok in a small room (no more than 10ft listening distance) or at moderate volume levels only. JBL did that to steer consumers towards their more profitable towers while squeezing more mid-bass out of the bookshelves to impress low-info consumers in the showroom (consumers typically pick a speaker by how much bass it produces, oblivious to the existence of things called "subwoofers," lol).
Agreed.

Important to note is that this is more suited for small rooms or you are using it at your computer or in your bedroom for low moderate volumes. If you try pushing it at high volumes you better have a decent amp powering this in order to avoid distortion.

Studio really doesn't fit this well unless small extremely quiet room.

Studio use is usually 90db +. 85 to 90-91 may not seem like much but that 90-91db speaker requires only 25% the power of the 85 db speaker.

So this speaker let's say at low moderate volumes would require an amp to produce 30-40 watts per channel where the 90db does at say 10 watts.
Now at high volumes let's say you use 50 watts for the 90db speaker - you would need approximately 160 watts per channel for these 85db speakers to match the volume - significantly more power requirement for the lower sensitivity speaker.
Every 3db difference higher is half the power requirement.

Eg the Fosi BT20A Pro ext amp can provide 165w per channel RMS for a budget friendly dedicated amp.

In comparison I bought the Klipsch RP-500m for $275. To me that is a much stronger value than these speakers if wanting an alternative decently priced speaker when on sale.
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Apr 18, 2024 07:33 PM
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pixelpusher15Apr 18, 2024 07:33 PM
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The 630 has been measured by Erin here https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/...tudio_630/

They're not made up measurements but done so by the best measuring device out there that gives near anechoic chamber results.

This speaker has wide horizontal dispersion and the directivity is smooth as it falls off. This means it will EQ very well. The problem is that it needs EQ because of the mid range suck out between 200 and 1000hz. There's a bit of room in the distortion and compression to move that range up with EQ but the safest way is to move everything else down.

And there in lies the problem. The speaker can be EQ'd well but since its sensitivity is low already, the distortion and compression aren't great, you will be left with a speaker that can't play very loud without issue.

Kind of disappointing for a compression driver JBL. If that 200-1000hz suck out wasn't there this would be a great speaker. For moderate listening levels and using EQ, it still is good.

I'd look elsewhere for $300 though. Like the KEF Q150 for a wide dispersion speaker or the Klipsch RP-500 II for a narrower dispersion speaker.
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Apr 18, 2024 07:37 PM
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jsuh0Apr 18, 2024 07:37 PM
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Got the HDI-1600 for $799 during that random sale on their website. Theyre fantastic speakers. Sold my Revel M126Be to put funds towards another project and have been very happy with the HDIs.

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Apr 18, 2024 08:38 PM
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ThriftyHalibut157Apr 18, 2024 08:38 PM
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Quote from coli :
The 620 is superior to the 530. Give it a try.
That was not my experience. The 620s went back to the store when compared to my 530s, no question.

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