Buy JBL L830 3-Way 6-Inch Bookshelf Loudspeaker (Pair, Black)

I'm looking at these speakers now on my shelf saying, "How do they do this for $350?" The moment you heft one of these out of the box, you know that there is that JBL quality in your hands. Absolutely perfect and flawless finish, robust, elegant well thought out and executed. Mine are in Cherry and they look beautiful. Ok, but these are speakers - what do they SOUND like?

I've been buying JBL speakers (and others too) since 1969. With JBL you rarely get cheated out of any spectrum. Bookshelf or full standing floor models, there will be a good balance of bass and midrange and treble, and this speaker is no exception. It sounds wonderfully balanced with no obvious exaggerations. Clear, clean and strong. I am using them with a 50W Onkyo receiver and there is no possible way I'd run out of power in my 22 x 16 room. I had a small subwoofer I was using with my previous bookshelf speakers. After installing these JBLs I unhooked it - not needed.

I am generally not a big fan of 3-way speakers which often have a disjointed or discombobulated kind of sound in the midrange. Not so here - this is as coherent and clear in the midrange as speakers I've owned costing many times the price of these. Vocal music sounds spectacularly good!

There are a LOT of small speakers out there and many of them cost upwards of $2500 a pair in audiophile circles. I can say with no hesitation this speaker will compete well sonically with any small bookshelf speaker at any price. Oh, speaking of bookshelves? Make sure yours is robust and strong - these speakers weigh a ton and a half.

JBL always shows them with the grills off, but they do come with nice black snap in grills which stand off about 1/2" from the face of the cabinet for a very nice appearance.

The binding posts on the back are strapped for bi-wire or bi-amping - a nice touch! I am not using that feature, but you never know. I bought my first JBL Lancers in 1969 for about $149 I think. That would translate into well over $1000 today, so these great sounding speakers at $350 have to be a real steal.

In a sea of junk consumer crap, these feel like the Real Deal, the Genuine Article, the Real McCoy is alive and well. Get more detail about JBL L830 3-Way 6-Inch Bookshelf Loudspeaker (Pair, Black).