What is generally considered the BEST JBL Studio Monitor

[two dot]

I hope that I am not opening up a can of worms here, but I know we have a lot of JBL fans here.

I would like to limit this to the "standard" size... not the, really huge, 2 woofer models.

Let em rip..

[Dj_AmTraX]

I put together a full 5.1 system with all LSR6238 monitors and a McIntosh MX135 for a friend. It's a kick ass system!

[Masterlu]

I'm ready...

[Alberto]

Originally Posted by two dot

I hope that I am not opening up a can of worms here, but I know we have a lot of JBL fans here.

I would like to limit this to the "standard" size... not the, really huge, 2 woofer models.

Let em rip..

Best, I don't know. But I remember the 4311 as one of my all-time favorite speakers. Those big white woofers doled out wallop after wallop of delicious bass on my young and impressionable ears. Some complained about brightness, but I found them just perfect. Rumor has it that they sounded so right on so many recordings because so many recordings were mastered on them. I don't know this as a fact, but they were a pretty common fixture in recording studios in the 70s and early 80s.

Behold:



Alberto

[Masterlu]

Alberto, I think everyone on the planet owned a pair of those or the L100's aka Century.

I was fortunate, I owned the following JBL's

L100
L220
L300
4311
4312
4343

[jdandy]

I owned a pair of JBL100's, and hammered them for years with many hours of great music. I bought them new in 1979, and after many years gave them to my brother in 1989. He passed away two years ago, but the L100's are still in his home being enjoyed by his wife. I replaced them in 1989 with a new pair of JBL 4312A monitors that I still own, and drive them with a McIntosh MA5100 integrated amp. They still sound damn good.

I also own a pair of JBL LSR6332 monitors, and five LSR6328P active bi-amp speakers. These are serious studio monitors, and are only available through pro audio dealers. The LSR6332's are 3-way passive, and are very much in the vain of JBL's line of 3-way monitors. All great speakers.

Favorite? LSR6332's. They are kick ass speakers.

[Vintage Pete]

Wow, this IS a loaded question. I'm a longtime JBL fan, as most of you know. I haven't heard every JBL model, probably few of us have. Also, I'm still not sute what we mean by "standard" size. Lots of one-woofer models, some of them large. As Ivan pointed out, many of us have owned the famous L100 Century; originally based on the 4310 monitor, and a few variants followed. The 4310, 4311 and 4312 were all desirable monitors.

I've owned a pair of L220's since 1982, it is large but is technically a one-woofer system that utilizes a passive radiator. The nearly 29 years I've owned these attest to how I feel about them-I believe JBL got a LOT right with this design.

The legendary L300 was based on the 4333 monitor. This could also be considered large, though with only one woofer.

I also own a pair of 4313B's which I use in my vintage florida room system. They are a very nice 10" 3-way design with the LE10H woofer, an LE5-9 midrange and an 066 dome tweeter. This is a very nice monitor in the nearfield, though it does not have the thunderous bass of the larger models. (Of course mine do now, with that 2241 based sub I am using with them, courtesy of Ivan. No low frequency anemia in this case! )

Perhaps we need a better definition of what we mean by "standard" size. (perhaps non-floor standing?) There were (and are) many JBL models to choose from, and IMO they are all good.


Pete

[Masterlu]

As far as I'm concerned the L300 was "The JBL" to own back in the day. They rightfully named it the Summit.

Oh' the memories!

[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

As far as I'm concerned the L300 was "The JBL" to own back in the day.

Oh' the memories!

Yep, the L300 was a legendary model indeed. The 136A Alnico driver delivered an awesome low end, and the horn-loaded LE85 compression driver midrange was awesome as well. They are a bit low, wide and squat for my room and system, one reason I like the L220's with their tower design. They named this one the Oracle.

I still daydream about having an extra room somewhere with a pair of L300's!


Pete

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by Vintage Pete

Yep, the L300 was a legendary model indeed. The 136A Alnico driver delivered an awesome low end, and the horn-loaded LE85 compression driver midrange was awesome as well. They are a bit low, wide and squat for my room and system, one reason I like the L220's with their tower design.

I still daydream about having an extra room somewhere with a pair of L300's!


Pete

Now you're talkin!