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Good Sound
I bought these because I trust JBL. I have a pair of JBL Decade L-26 speakers that are 33 years old and going strong. Originally I was going to buy some Polks and use them as my rear channel. I listened to the JBL Venue series and was not too impressed, the Studio L’s blew them away. They sounded so good my old JBL’s will be the rear channel now.

Overall Rating

JBL Speaker Classic
I purchased a complete Studio L home theater anchored by the L890 over a month ago, and after breaking them in with every style of music, I can can say that these speakers truly deliver the goods. On acoustic Jazz, you can hear into the performance, with a deep and wide soundstage and terrific articulation of each instrument. Bass is full and natural with a solid feeling of the body of the instrument. Horns sound real and arc across the front of my room. The music in 2 channel analog direct mode on my Sony STR-DA5400ES reciever makes my music come to life. These speakers are well balanced from top to bottom, and never emphasize one part of the audio spectrum over another. On Classical music, orchestras sound powerful, and the strings sound rich and full. The speakers present a sweeping panorama of sound. Organs go deep and sound powerful, in fact I can feel the sound of the organ in my chest. Beethoven and Mahler sound like you are there in the concert hall. Rock music really comes alive with drive and punch. The 2 8inch woofers go deep and remind me of how classic stereo speakers used to sound. Every CD or LP I play comes to life and reminds me why I love to listen to music as much as I do. On Blu-Ray movies and concerts, the sound is even more mindblowing than on music. Dialog thru the matching center channel is crisp and clear. The L890’s deliver the rest of the sonic goods with clear, rich and involving sound. Explosions and special effects are presented better than in the finest cinema houses. I wall mounted the JBL Studio L matching rear speakers and now enjoy a seamless and truly enveloping sound expierence with every film. On concerts, the DTS-Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD provided by my Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray player and matching surround sound reciever deliver a stunning recreation of sound. Over the years I have owned a number of outstanding audio speakers, from B&W Nautilus to Paradigmn Studio 100’s, but no speaker, regardless of cost, as given me the complete home audio sound I was seeking for both music and movies. Many speakers sound great on one or the other, but not both. With the JBL Studio L speakers, I have finally found the complete audio nirvana I have sought for so long. And at these prices on Amazon, I was able to purchase the entire 5.0 suite for a fraction of their original retail cost. An astounding audio bargain at full price, but at half or less this is a no brainer. A true old school classic yet with state of the art engineering and great build quality, JBL has produced a modern audio classic. I highly recommend these speakers without reservation and would strongly encourage anyone in the market for either a stereo pair or a complete home theatre to dive in and open your ears to the sound of music and film delivered with the realism and detail so often missing in most systems. You won’t regret it.