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Pros & Cons
Pros
Bass is tight and punchy. Good articulation and a sense of body to acoustic instruments. Bass is a little slow, i have heard quicker, tighter bass but i am not that worked up over it because these have good punchy bass.
Detail is amazing. The imaging is fantastic.
The 580s soundstage is out of this world compared to anything else. The studio 190 are a great speaker and big bang for the buck. The bass on the 250ti is more present but the 590's are more defined in the midrange and high frequencies.
The highs are fairly forward, adding liveliness to many recordings. The sound is very detailed due to the horn compression drivers.
These jbls are best when used when the listener is at somewhat of a distance from the speakers. They look like some aftermarket company speaker with all the plastic and everything showing but the sound they reproduce easily makes up for it.
Cons
The feet are so cheap i could see them flexing from the weight of the speaker, and was afraid to move them. Poor quality of mdf / vinyl / crossovers / speaker cones & caskets / binding posts / outposts etc. For 1200$ shipped this is not worth the ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Build quality is very good and will not break or tarnish if taken care of.
Classical - i listen to a fair amount of classical music and i find the strong low end with the clear high end to be an amazing... Read More
They're definitely polarizing in the looks department, and build quality is not worth of a $2000 (retail) set of speakers, but ... Read More
Considering the price point and sound quality, i would expect a pretty standard rectangle shape.
Price
Weight is very substantial, but the materials and overall finish are no where near my grand verus towers which cost $799 ea (th... Read More
Shipping
Im glad jbl sent these speakers out with way too little of shipping protection.
I understand that these are difficult to come by, but i picked up mine last december from harman's ebay site for $477 each, new... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I moved the bookshelfs to the rear and already had the matching center in place.
Competitiveness
Next up, i tried the new bluray audio release of the classic patricia barber lp, modern cool.
This impression is from hooking them up to just a dayton 60w class t amp and a fiio e17 dac and playing 256kbps mp3s.
I now have them connected to a dayton apa150 amplifier, preceded by a yaqin cd3 tube buffer with tung-sol 6sn7gtbs.
I tested a variety of bluray discs, starting with my reference disk, the roy orbison black and white night concert.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
bass, good, better, great and still. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 61 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 30 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will continue to use my beautiful clear detailed refined elac unifis a true high fidelity speaker and the jbl studios i am going to place in the back corners of my room to use only as party speakers cause they do play load with proper power
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As a recording artist a lifelong home theater enthusiasti can tell you that these 580s and the entire jbl studio 500 linedeliver real commercial cinema sound at real theatrical volumes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because the sound techs who mixedmastered your movie soundtrack followed it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If the budget provides then this jbl line is the best if you want that real cinema concert sound at home
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However there is something wrong here the longer i listened they became fatiguing to listen to
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would get frustrated and just turn the music off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dozens of hours of break in time if such a thing is really necessary did nothing to improve them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My nonaudiophile girlfriend felt similarly about them saying they sound really clear but i wouldnt want to listen very long
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