JBL 4333A Studio Monitor - Is it better then the L300?
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Nice presentation , I use to sale these JBL 4333 in Montreal QC all Professional equipments in 1973 up to 79 great sound and production made in USA
In the early 80's I owned both the L300 and 4333 at the same time. To me they both sound essentially the same. However, the 4333 had three advantages useful in the professional environment. 1) The woofer was quicker and easier to remove and replace for servicing due to the exterior mounting clamps. 2) You could bi-amp the speaker. 3) You could place the speaker horizontally sideways and re-position the tweeter and acoustic lens. In the end I sold the 4333 and kept the L300, which I still own to this day.
Thanks for your input on this. I came to similar conclusions
bill lieu
I think you did the right choose,too ceep the L 300,,,the summit verion is to die for,,,
Let me know when you Wana sell the L300's hehe
Incredible to see so much information on such an esoteric item in the comments (and appreciated).
thanks for you kind comment
JBL started making 4333A after they made the L300. L300 had better enclosure than the earlier 4333 which used 3/4" particle board in its enclosure, but the L300 used 1" particle board. The bass was more solid on the L300 and shortly after that, JBL announced the 4333A which used 1" particle board as well. Now 077 tweeter and 2405 is slightly different tweeter. I can't say one is better than the other, but I like the L300 and wish they will bring it back like they did with the L100 Classic.
Having the tweeter to the side versus above in a vertical plane affects imaging.
I have a set of 4333B JBL. I used to run them with an old Onkyo integrated amp. But then I came across a vintage crown DC 300A Series 2 amp and you would not believe the difference in the sound. I have two of those amps but have not bi-amped the speakers yet. I need to find an electronic crossover first. If they even make them anymore. The components in the JBL are the same that are in the big cabinets they used to use in live concerts in big arenas. And I'm sure they used Crown amps to power them also, so imagine how great they sound in my living room.
Bet they sound great in your living room - many folks are using the Behringer crossovers for systems like yours - the only hassle is you have to use XLR to RCA adapters
Same speakers , connect + to black terminal for positive polarity and be happy!
i just rebuilt a pair i own the Altec built by James Bullough Lansing
4333A WX Studio Monitors are nice, but not as good as the bigger 4300 models though! They are legendary ;)
Looks simular to my Jensen Model 15 Studio Monitors, in size. But my Jensens have 5 drivers, a 15", 8" two tweeters and a 4" for frequencies above midrange but lower than tweeters. More for voice. I wish a in the same room comparison could be done. The Jensens were serious audio competitors at half the price
Still waiting for your answer... which one is better!!!
In 1978 I purchased my 4333 speakers from a gentleman in the San Fernando valley that claimed to have been an assembly tech at JBL. He said they were allowed to make their own speakers (?) but the Cabinets were unfinished. My tweeters are mounted in the side like the 4333, but the components at the time matched up to the L300. Apparently these are now becoming quite scarce in this country?
Vintage JBL speakers like yours are certainly scarce and are one of the few audio items you can own that will go up in value.
John Clancy Yupp I live in Norway,and theese Jbl L200-300 high end studio monitor loudspeakers,they have past by me all these years,,and the Jbl that iI have liten to,,was not my cop of tea pr say,,,But realy,,the L 300 pro series like the l300 summit Version,thats a another story all together,and I GOD DAMN IG,I DOOO WANT A PAIR....But i have never seen one pair of L 300 for sale her in Norway,
And the prizes for the summit l300 Thanks to the Asia's high end audiofile,,they hqve gone way way up into the stratosphere,,But the soundstage and precense qualety make my audiofile parameter to go to crayzy impressed,,,
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In my opinion 16ohm components carry less current for the same efficiency and the overall current related flux modulation distortion is lower in the Studio Monitor series, therefore they sound cleaner and more civilized when compared to consumer grade speakers.
Or, you could ask....is the JBL 4333A Studio Monitor better than the L300?
I have seen many pictures of Studio's very rarely do i see JBL's being used as Monitors , mostly they use small speakers just above a mixing board , those are better off in a theater or home setting , I prefer to use ElectroVoice .
PS, the Jensen Model 15 has a 4 way crossover
I'm super grateful to the Universe for what I have
Well it looks better anyway. The L300 had the glass top panel right? Really didnt like that feature.
Considering the prices asked now that can buy some pretty good new speakers like Klipsch do you think they are worth it?
Anyway they’re all in Asia now so I won’t ever own a pair😳
Eddie Teetree
The Jbl L 300 high end speakers,and the summit version of the jbl's L 300,thoose speakers realy kick the audiofile Kudos parameter way up in regard of a remarkble bigger,but then also a more sensetive and responsive soundstage,,the Jbl summit L300 speakers is for me a hidden unicorn,that have past right by me all theese 35 years,,,
Better, or just more "industrial"? I miss stereo stores so much. Checking out new equipment at one of the dozen or so stereo stores in town (Pacific Stereo, Stereo West, Systems Wherehouse, Layfette Stereo, Alco TV & Stereo, Stereo Habitat, Cal Stereo, etc...) was a favorite hobby when i was a teen. Now we have nothing. 😞
I think it may be down to the slightly different woofer that makes this speaker present sound with a warmer tone compared the L300
L300 - аналог студийного JBL 4333. 4333 можно подключить одним проводом через внутренний фильтр или переключая специальным переключателем сзади, через внутренний фильтр для высоких и средних частот + внешний активный фильтр для низких частот, в данном случае биампинг. Динамики в обоих одинаковые, алнико, отличается только нумерация моделей в бытовых и студийных моделях. Есть еще версия 4333В, все идентично, только НЧ уже не альнико, а феррит. L300 был единственной отделкой, в то время как 4333 и 4333B выпускались в двух версиях - с синей передней частью и шпоном орехового дерева или более дешевой (пока что) серой окраской кузова и черной окраской передней части. Все остальные варианты - это уже импровизации, отклонения от оригинала и, как следствие, потеря ценности.
I always preferred the sound of vintage British loudspeakers especially BBC designs. They didn't go as loud and sometimes lacked the dynamics of some of the big JBL and altecs . But they were cleaner and more refined with less grain. The result was lower listening fatigue. With most paper/pulp cones found in American speakers there was an added texture to the female voice where the British designs it was like polished glass. The first time I heard IMF TLS50 mk2 in an audio store they blew away everything else in the sound room. So clean and lifelike.
I love them both... No difference to me
I love them both as well but there is a difference in sound - still looking for someone to shed some light on why
@@theaterboyeBay is the driver specification the same what about the cabinet construction and materials these are both the same? Then it must be down to the crossover design
Hi where are you
question: what is the number of the crossover on the back? mine came only with the 3133 inside,and no crossover divider...I don't think they easy to find.
Sorry to report I don't have number of that crossover
@@theaterboyeBay Found it, jbl 3145, looks like i don't really need it.
Avuto sia 4333A, 4333B, 4343A.
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Le 4333B sono le migliori a mio parere....
Sempre a mio parere le 4333 suonano piu coerenti delle 4343
How much?
THE PRICE ?????
Los 4333b son la versión profesional de los summit L300. Ambos son excelentes, no podría decir cual de los dos sea mejor. De entrada uno podría decir que los 4333b son mejores, pero el sonido de las l300 es grande. Salu2!
JBL Pro Studio monitors are meant to be soffit mounted resulting in the entire wall and shape of the studio to form an infinite baffle-- thus the tendency for a 'clustered' driver array. The L300 was designed for the home-- thus the vertical inline driver array on a raised platform. In the home L300's perform better; that's what they were designed to do.
Sure 4333 is sound better than L300 to me as I owned both .
The 4333 brings the woofer up off of the floor. That makes a big difference. Look at every single monitor after l300 - Jbl learnt a lesson with that one.
ok what a 1/4" really ? looking at pics of both speakers and dont see more that a marginal difference ill look up cabinet blueprints i guess .
Would stands make a difference in the part of the discussion.? Raising the.woofer off the floor ? Or are you speaking of engineered woofer design within cabinet themselves ?
They’re made for being mounted to the walls of a studio control room so the bass driver’s distance from the base of the enclosure was never a factor with relation to the floor.
What happened to you were did you go 😟
Still here - had to take a step back to care of some elderly family members - things are on the upswing now so you should see me back posting videos on high end audio and related topics soon
@@theaterboyeBay I'm so glad
I believe those speaker with 077 super tweeter and 12 to 15 inch anicoh magnet woofer are good. Most problem lies with the amp. If you amp cant produce good sound to supply speaker. All sound are bad even with good speaker. You are welcome to try my video at * Jolida 211 *
kelvin ang Within the chain of sound reproduction, source (vinyl, CD, etc.), pre-amplification & processing, main amplification, transducers.........by several orders, it is the transducers that contribute the most artifacts...because the transducers have the hardest job of converting states of energies...electric signals to atmospheric pressure waves. These big efficient monitors could easily rock-the-house with something as mundane as a TDA2050.
Agreed. But try not to gauge individual speaker. unless you have a very good amp. Good luck and thanks
L300 has AUDAX tweeters fro France. Good But not like jbl pro sound
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no its uglier
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