The very first speakers I bought (way back in the 70s) were the JBL L100s. Always had a soft spot for JBL since. I hope you do get some of this new equipment to review.
The Grateful Dead’s final version of the system, standing roughly 98 feet across and 36 feet high, traveled in four semis and required 21 people and an entire day to load-in. A total of 586 JBL 15-, 12- and 5-inch speakers and 54 Electro-Voice tweeters were housed in Hard Trucker-style birch plywood cabinets, all powered by 48 McIntosh MC-2300 amplifiers for a total of 28,800 watts.
Kudos to JBL for refreshing their lineup. Hope the AVRs take advantage of all the progress that's been made in the last decade in DAC chips and DSP/room correction.
The Harman gentlemen were kind enough to play some Rush through the 280F, it was phenomenal. Great sounding and looking speakers, especially for the money.
Welcome to North Carolina Randy! As a musician I’ve always been a fan JBL. Excited to to see them jumping back into home stereo. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews on them!
@@davidprather9079 JBL was still in home stereo, perhaps under different names and/or poorly promoted by parent company Harman for a long time… that finally appears to be changing for the better. I’ve had the JBL HDI 3800’s for about 3 years and they are fantastic 🔊🔊🔊
See much of Arcam’s influence within sister products now since Samsung grouped many companies together. A good thing! I just got hold of a heavily discounted Arcam SA30 and ST60. If the groups products sound anything like this set up then all is good.
Interesting new receivers and I look forward to seeing some reviews and comparative perspectives. Thank you for sharing this with us all and all the very best to you, Sir.
Ha I wondered if you were at the Audio Advice Live (before you said it in the video) - I recognized the brick areas - great show and well worth the time and chance to demo speakers/streamers, etc. Nice video I’ve had my eye on JBL for a bit - intriguing.
@@bobtowncarguy82 yes! and honestly there new budget LA series is really good! There new studio monitors are cool! And they are even working on a higher end series soon to be released called the LSD series. Unfortunately they are skinny towers and not the retro 12” and 15” monsters of the past. I wish they would drop a new high efficiency 3 way. There seems to be a market for that type of speaker again.
Hi Randy, been watching your channel when there were around 100 subscribers. Enjoy the videos with a cup of coffee 🙂. Request you to review and suggest outdoor speakers in various price ranges and also amp options/solution for outdoor speakers. Combination of 2 or more speakers as some backyards are larger and 4 speakers will be better. Thanks!
i feel like whoever can do the traditional (non-soundbar) 5.1.2 setup but totally wireless would be like the dream scenario.. Sony was close with the quads but for some reason did not add a center channel and their receivers can integrate with their wireless speakers which is a step in the right direction but from what I heard their wireless speakers are not at the level of standard bookshelf sound quality yet
I run a pair of JBL E30 Northridge studio monitors as my mains plus a velodyne sub. Excellent speakers with plenty of punch. I'm keeping an eye out for those Studio 590s they put out a few years back. Radically different looking loudspeaker.
I used to use JBL in small live situations with a singing group and rhythm section. But this was not a home product. Always got good sound. I'd like to hear these. Thanks for the preview.
Please DO review the bookshelf speakers soon, i saw these announced a few weeks ago and have been eyeing them ever since, waiting for reviews and for stores to stock them. I've always loved JBL aound and have been shopping for new bookshelf speakers and was disappointed to find that the Studio A130s were no longer available. Give me my confirmation bias LOL
Stage 250B's look very promising. Wonderful specs. Just not sure if I could get away with running a set of my 8 ohm speakers and the JBL 6 ohm speakers in parallel. I think that would give me 3.3 ohms. May be asking to much of new AV 525 hybrid amp. Very nice to see JBL come out of a dark cave and into the light again. Nice!
You will love your new JBL set up. more importantly, your neighbors in a one block area will be enjoying it also. its time for the woofers to go to work.
Alright Randy, since you're in my home state, what's the name of the tune and who plays it? I'm talkin' bout the tune that's playing on this video. Yes I've heard it before but I'm hearing more for some reason.
Well…They have been releasing higher end products recently, like the Classic line and 2Ch electronics. I’m an L82 owner and very happy. Good on them for this line.
I’m actually interested how the MA310/510 will sound compared to a dedicated Yamaha amplifier, such as the A-S301, also if its DAC can be bypassed or not(and how good it is).
Apologies in advance for this very very specific question… I have a pair of Zu Dirty Weekend speakers. I have a bunch of JBL Bluetooth widgets, including many with Google built in. (I love these.) But in 2024, it looks like almost time to update: …because cheap audio!!! 😂 So I’ll be following along to see your breakdown vs separates and WiiM or whatever else would be ideal.
Well, John D really likes their new powered speakers. That's about all I can say about them. But Go For It Randy... will certainly be looking forward to your reviews.
If you can chuck out the HDI series. They regularly go on sale from $2000 down to $950 for the 1600 bookshelf speakers. Amazing sound stage and bass from these speakers!!!
"Anything but a black box..... also available in Black" 😅 What's another word for a six sided hollow object (admittedly with a knob & screen)? A BOX! 😂
Never had any JBL speakers, but opinions on them are all over the place, they seem to be a love it or hate it brand. Me personally, I am in love with my Dali speakers for the moment
@@dangoertz8030 yes, and this shouldn’t be shocking or a bad thing. JBL’s high end AVR’s use sister brand Arcam’s powerful Class G amps, which Arcam has been developing for about 15 years and is now in its 5th generation. Why reinvent the wheel?
Techno Dad covered the AV receivers in his latest vid but he didn't mention the speakers. As you said, more power to JBL for filling a niche between the Bluetooth speakers and the $$$ $ynthesiS line of AV gear. I don't even know if they market Synthesis to anyone other than integrators and people with megadollar theatres.
Pretty cool! I wonder IF JBL is not cannibalizing whatever might be LEFT of Harman Kardon receiver engineers to design these AVRs. That would be a GOOD thing. Bad for the now defunct HK as a brand. But good for consumers. How could you boys let HK fall by the wayside. I still run an HK 3490 and at its original price point a heck of a stereo receiver with a decent DAC in it and gobs of power at 120 watts x 2 @ 8 ohm150 x 2 @ 4 ohms. Had pre-outs and sub-outs too as well as a phono stage! In its time, probably the best stereo receiver available on sale for $399?
JBL please...They will all have that same 25.00 crossover, in every model. The industry standard. I've broken free from those 25.00 crossovers forever. Never going back. You should do the same.
Good looking gear, very WAF. I wonder if it sounds better than their bluetooth speakers? A little sarcasm guys, because I do not think any of us saw this coming.
If you get a chance, I think you should experience that built for sound, not appearance, JBL Studio 590. I haven't ventured into the way upper echelons of Floor standard but these 590's through instruments around my room. At about 53 seconds into Linkin Park's "Session" they throw sound behind me.
JBL? lol! I just returned the JBL 2.1 Soundbar deep bass to Best Buy for the Samsung HW-B650/ZA 3.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and it’s light years better with sound and features then the JBL 2.1 soundbar and it was a hundred dollars cheaper! 😂
Great title. Hoping it was Sony. They should make the Walkman great again. Currently it's an epic fail for what the market wants. Fiio is not mad at anyone though!!😮
Well, look at his channel name. Kind of says it all. I'd fall down dead if he did a vid on JBLs top of the line Everest DD67000 that sells for $70,000 a pair, lol!
It seems that JBL has changed the use of the name Syntheses. It was used for their top of the line two channel speakers such as the Project Everest DD67000 and K2 speakers, but now Syntheses is used for their home theater speakers and electronics. And yes, they are and probably always will be considered JBL. I have a pair of JBL 4365 studio monitors and one day I'll find a pair of used Everest DD67000 the ultimate JBL speaker. Used because new they sell for around $70,000 a pair.
Ive just watched a youtube review on these where the reviewer said they didnt sound good. I will be looking for other reviews and opinions. amazes me that people on youtube know more about speakers than a company that has made them for decades. what can i say. now ive just seen a second review and again, didnt like the jbls. why did jbl bother if youtube people can pick them apart.
Yeah, yeah, the real reason he is glowing about JBL is because they have great donuts and coffee at their booths at audio expos *lol* Seriously i hope jbl is back and it isnt where they were bought by some chinese company using the name. They made decent speakers at a good price.
I reckon your in-person manufacturer visits are a brilliant complement to your reviews - keeps it fresh!
The very first speakers I bought (way back in the 70s) were the JBL L100s. Always had a soft spot for JBL since. I hope you do get some of this new equipment to review.
The Grateful Dead’s final version of the system, standing roughly 98 feet across and 36 feet high, traveled in four semis and required 21 people and an entire day to load-in. A total of 586 JBL 15-, 12- and 5-inch speakers and 54 Electro-Voice tweeters were housed in Hard Trucker-style birch plywood cabinets, all powered by 48 McIntosh MC-2300 amplifiers for a total of 28,800 watts.
I miss the wall of 80's near field P.A. systems. They sounded incredible in clubs. Big stages back then to.
It really is a great time to be an audiophile. It's always a great time, but the options and bang for buck now compared to 5 or 10 years ago is wild.
Yes, exactly!
AND a lot more confusing... :(
Kudos to JBL for refreshing their lineup. Hope the AVRs take advantage of all the progress that's been made in the last decade in DAC chips and DSP/room correction.
I'm not convinced much progress exists. Regardless, these AVRs do not contain flagship DACs or advanced room correction.
When I performed in the early 2000s our sound guy had JBL speakers. Huge ones. They were amazing. Enough to entertain a small club.
I really thought JBL had completely abandoned the "normal" home audio space. I'm glad to see they're back.
They aren't.
Jbl was my first hifi speaker purchase. I bought the studio 570s during the pandemic. Paired with a Yamaha rs202 they sound amazing.
My Step son has a pair of the 590's.
They're nothing short of astounding.
@@davidjudd951 I want the big dogs so bad!
@@creativeslink HDI 3800’s are fantastic, and currently on discount at Audio Advice. Get them!
The Harman gentlemen were kind enough to play some Rush through the 280F, it was phenomenal. Great sounding and looking speakers, especially for the money.
Welcome to North Carolina Randy! As a musician I’ve always been a fan JBL. Excited to to see them jumping back into home stereo. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews on them!
@@davidprather9079 JBL was still in home stereo, perhaps under different names and/or poorly promoted by parent company Harman for a long time… that finally appears to be changing for the better. I’ve had the JBL HDI 3800’s for about 3 years and they are fantastic 🔊🔊🔊
Love to see more affordable and capable offerings from big name brands. Bummed I couldn’t make it out but looking forward to all your coverage!
Price corrections: The *Stage 250B* speakers are $400/pr, shipped in a single box. The *MA710 receiver* is $800. The *MA9100HP receiver* is $1600.
😅😅😅 uninteressant für Europa. Stage 280f 1400€/$ pair 😮😮
See much of Arcam’s influence within sister products now since Samsung grouped many companies together. A good thing! I just got hold of a heavily discounted Arcam SA30 and ST60. If the groups products sound anything like this set up then all is good.
if anyone at Klipsch is watching, this is the kind of finishes we want!! love klipsch speakers but wish they had light finishes like these!
Interesting new receivers and I look forward to seeing some reviews and comparative perspectives. Thank you for sharing this with us all and all the very best to you, Sir.
JBL never went away. people just strayed from what was always a winner. I have tons of JBL , but also enjoy Elac and Klipsch. JBL FOR LIFE
Ha I wondered if you were at the Audio Advice Live (before you said it in the video) - I recognized the brick areas - great show and well worth the time and chance to demo speakers/streamers, etc. Nice video I’ve had my eye on JBL for a bit - intriguing.
I was looking at those AVRs the other day. If decide to upgrade from my old Pioneer, this is what ill be going with. I like JBL.
I was excited! For a minute I thought you were finally going to do a CerwinVega! Review for us fans lol! But nope! 😞
I still have a pair of CerwinVega L-7 sitting in my kid's room. hasn't been plugged in for over 20 years. makes good stands though.
@@Ginger30161 plug them in, throw some power to them! It will be fun!
I am a huge cerwin vega fan from way back. Love the look, and they were just awesome party speakers.
@@bobtowncarguy82 yes! and honestly there new budget LA series is really good! There new studio monitors are cool! And they are even working on a higher end series soon to be released called the LSD series. Unfortunately they are skinny towers and not the retro 12” and 15” monsters of the past. I wish they would drop a new high efficiency 3 way. There seems to be a market for that type of speaker again.
100% agree, I miss CV, I’m so close to buying any of their speakers just to have to orange surrounds back in my life!
Thanks Randy! Continue the good job!
My home theater still has my vintage JBL L5 mains, CL505 Center, L1 Rears. The JBL L-Series of the '90s were (and still are) amazing.
I just picked up a pair of L5s and I must agree. Amazing sound.
I’ve purchased almost all of my Hifi gear from audio advice, and they are awesome! Great people with knowledgeable staff!!
Randy, I hope you have a great time! I wish could have been there myself. 10 hour drive but would have been worth it!
This is awesome, sounds like they are trying to listen to their customers instead of their pricing guys (i am a pricing guy myself so i know!!)
Going to be there at Audio Advice Lve tomorrow. I am excited to see the new toys!
When will you be reviewing the JBL MA310? Excited about it!
Thanks for taking us too the JBL store.
Hi Randy, been watching your channel when there were around 100 subscribers. Enjoy the videos with a cup of coffee 🙂.
Request you to review and suggest outdoor speakers in various price ranges and also amp options/solution for outdoor speakers. Combination of 2 or more speakers as some backyards are larger and 4 speakers will be better. Thanks!
i feel like whoever can do the traditional (non-soundbar) 5.1.2 setup but totally wireless would be like the dream scenario.. Sony was close with the quads but for some reason did not add a center channel and their receivers can integrate with their wireless speakers which is a step in the right direction but from what I heard their wireless speakers are not at the level of standard bookshelf sound quality yet
There is a reason so many recording studios use JBL speakers. They are very realistic sounding.
They had me at it not being another black box.
"Anything but a black box..... also available in Black"
😅
@@20CycleMonger they recognize that their are very boring customers that need to be protected.
What is your opinion about the new jbl speakers and the emotiva x line speakers ?
I run a pair of JBL E30 Northridge studio monitors as my mains plus a velodyne sub. Excellent speakers with plenty of punch. I'm keeping an eye out for those Studio 590s they put out a few years back. Radically different looking loudspeaker.
i still have my set of JBL LSR 's from the early 2000's i use in a 5.1 setup and they still rock
I used to use JBL in small live situations with a singing group and rhythm section. But this was not a home product. Always got good sound. I'd like to hear these.
Thanks for the preview.
Please DO review the bookshelf speakers soon, i saw these announced a few weeks ago and have been eyeing them ever since, waiting for reviews and for stores to stock them. I've always loved JBL aound and have been shopping for new bookshelf speakers and was disappointed to find that the Studio A130s were no longer available. Give me my confirmation bias LOL
Stage 250B's look very promising. Wonderful specs. Just not sure if I could get away with running a set of my 8 ohm speakers and the JBL 6 ohm speakers in parallel. I think that would give me 3.3 ohms. May be asking to much of new AV 525 hybrid amp. Very nice to see JBL come out of a dark cave and into the light again. Nice!
Anyone else notice the apparent bit of humor on the receiver volume ring [2:16]?
Good to see Jbl AVR. Good simple design a and white color with class d Amps at lower price point for young buyers
These look really cool. I want a receiver that will show album art and this looks great
In the 80's i loved some JBL's. Diggin' the look of these new components. Nice prices if they turn out to be good.
You will love your new JBL set up. more importantly, your neighbors in a one block area will be enjoying it also. its time for the woofers to go to work.
Alright Randy, since you're in my home state, what's the name of the tune and who plays it? I'm talkin' bout the tune that's playing on this video. Yes I've heard it before but I'm hearing more for some reason.
Well…They have been releasing higher end products recently, like the Classic line and 2Ch electronics. I’m an L82 owner and very happy. Good on them for this line.
This seems like a re-hash of the arena series from 5-10 years ago. Arena bookshelf was essentially the top of a 1000$ tower, SUPER linear
It is again now as it was then. the world revolves around JBL. Let us all rejoice and turn the damn thing up.
I’m actually interested how the MA310/510 will sound compared to a dedicated Yamaha amplifier, such as the A-S301, also if its DAC can be bypassed or not(and how good it is).
Apologies in advance for this very very specific question… I have a pair of Zu Dirty Weekend speakers. I have a bunch of JBL Bluetooth widgets, including many with Google built in. (I love these.) But in 2024, it looks like almost time to update: …because cheap audio!!! 😂 So I’ll be following along to see your breakdown vs separates and WiiM or whatever else would be ideal.
Well, John D really likes their new powered speakers. That's about all I can say about them. But Go For It Randy... will certainly be looking forward to your reviews.
Nice video, Randy! I’ve heard of that town.
If you can chuck out the HDI series. They regularly go on sale from $2000 down to $950 for the 1600 bookshelf speakers. Amazing sound stage and bass from these speakers!!!
HDI-1600 is the bomb! 💯%
HDI 3800’s here, fantastic speakers 🔊
Had to subscribe. I just keep coming back for more it seems.
I would be really interested in a 2 channel version these new JBL receivers - especially in white.
Yes, with high-grade amps and stereo sub-outs with configurable high/low-pass.
Modern Audio, I remember that from the epic infomercial JBL rolled out.
"Anything but a black box..... also available in Black"
😅
What's another word for a six sided hollow object (admittedly with a knob & screen)?
A BOX!
😂
Never had any JBL speakers, but opinions on them are all over the place, they seem to be a love it or hate it brand.
Me personally, I am in love with my Dali speakers for the moment
AUDIO ADVICE !!!! .... I wish I were there to experience that event.
Aren't they re-badged Harmon products?? Lifewire posted a note the other day.
Owned by Samsung 😮
@@dangoertz8030 yes, and this shouldn’t be shocking or a bad thing. JBL’s high end AVR’s use sister brand Arcam’s powerful Class G amps, which Arcam has been developing for about 15 years and is now in its 5th generation. Why reinvent the wheel?
Classicaudioman
Techno Dad covered the AV receivers in his latest vid but he didn't mention the speakers. As you said, more power to JBL for filling a niche between the Bluetooth speakers and the $$$ $ynthesiS line of AV gear. I don't even know if they market Synthesis to anyone other than integrators and people with megadollar theatres.
Tidal connect? So, we'll be able to stream Tidal Atmos then to those 2 top of the line AVRs then? Finally?
I like the modern look but AVRs hold no interest to me. Do they have any two channel amps in the line?
what next ? a Sansui and Technics revival ? only if heaven really exists.
Wow, JBL is giving Klipsch some competition. I like it 👍.
Pretty, simple and small is important.
Wow, is JBL using tuck and roll around their subs? That's reminiscent of my old Kustom 150 amp.
BREAKING NEWS: JBL just didnt want to create another black box receiver....IN OTHER NEWS: JBL goes on to make another black box receiver ...
Pretty cool! I wonder IF JBL is not cannibalizing whatever might be LEFT of Harman Kardon receiver engineers to design these AVRs. That would be a GOOD thing. Bad for the now defunct HK as a brand. But good for consumers. How could you boys let HK fall by the wayside. I still run an HK 3490 and at its original price point a heck of a stereo receiver with a decent DAC in it and gobs of power at 120 watts x 2 @ 8 ohm150 x 2 @ 4 ohms. Had pre-outs and sub-outs too as well as a phono stage!
In its time, probably the best stereo receiver available on sale for $399?
You should do a review of the jbl ma9100hp
Love my Hecos. Review more of those.
Welcome Back JBL!
The recent JBL studio series were all well reviewed by multiple outlets. I'm surprised you never covered them in all your reviews.
JBL please...They will all have that same 25.00 crossover, in every model. The industry standard. I've broken free from those 25.00 crossovers forever. Never going back. You should do the same.
The price points look great
If the speakers sound good that would be cool
If the components are good that would be cool as well
Good looking gear, very WAF. I wonder if it sounds better than their bluetooth speakers? A little sarcasm guys, because I do not think any of us saw this coming.
JBL is the GOAT
Greetings. You have many followers from Turkey. It would be great if you added Turkish subtitles.
Any other big companies with new products?
Looks good
Samsung did change Audio Company to just an Electronic Company ...
It was great meeting you at Audio Advice Live yesterday. All the best to you. And yes, the new JBL receivers look great!
And there I was, ... thinking it would be Tekton Audio ...😂
JBL recievers electronics turntables seems weird to me. I always thought of them as strictly a speaker company
We still buying receivers?
I'll be there tomorrow
I've never heard of them until this video.
If you get a chance, I think you should experience that built for sound, not appearance, JBL Studio 590. I haven't ventured into the way upper echelons of Floor standard but these 590's through instruments around my room. At about 53 seconds into Linkin Park's "Session" they throw sound behind me.
This is awesome 👌 NEWs
JBL? lol! I just returned the JBL 2.1 Soundbar deep bass to Best Buy for the Samsung HW-B650/ZA 3.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and it’s light years better with sound and features then the JBL 2.1 soundbar and it was a hundred dollars cheaper! 😂
110w per ch. I bought the 710MA / I need power to push my R11's
Ideally Arcam’s Class G amps would be a better fit for properly powering the KEF R11’s
@@jstoli996c4s I'm currently using a Arcam AVR10 bi-amped. Testing will be done
Great title.
Hoping it was Sony.
They should make the Walkman great again. Currently it's an epic fail for what the market wants. Fiio is not mad at anyone though!!😮
If only Bose would come back at a price that was reasonable. I dont see it happening. nothing but a bluetooth speaker and headphone company. RIP Bose.
The HDI series is great, L100 Classic, big ol 4367 monitors, and JBL has been dead to you until they bring out an entry level product line? 🤔
Well, look at his channel name. Kind of says it all. I'd fall down dead if he did a vid on JBLs top of the line Everest DD67000 that sells for $70,000 a pair, lol!
Love my stage A190s
Isn't Project Everest still classified as JBL speakers?
Yes
It seems that JBL has changed the use of the name Syntheses. It was used for their top of the line two channel speakers such as the Project Everest DD67000 and K2 speakers, but now Syntheses is used for their home theater speakers and electronics. And yes, they are and probably always will be considered JBL. I have a pair of JBL 4365 studio monitors and one day I'll find a pair of used Everest DD67000 the ultimate JBL speaker. Used because new they sell for around $70,000 a pair.
Wow, this ain't your daddy's JBL. Happy to see them back in the game. (Though, I have to say I'm really tired of the hackneyed "re-imagine" term)
Bang & Olufsen?
why were they dead to you? JBL are kings. They're like the toyota of HIFI
Toyota's are boring... Maybe
Because he wanted a dramatic click bait title.
Ive just watched a youtube review on these where the reviewer said they didnt sound good. I will be looking for other reviews and opinions. amazes me that people on youtube know more about speakers than a company that has made them for decades. what can i say. now ive just seen a second review and again, didnt like the jbls. why did jbl bother if youtube people can pick them apart.
Yeah, yeah, the real reason he is glowing about JBL is because they have great donuts and coffee at their booths at audio expos *lol*
Seriously i hope jbl is back and it isnt where they were bought by some chinese company using the name. They made decent speakers at a good price.