absolve2525 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Apparently these go on sale for half-off, and they definitely look cool. Just wondering if anyone here has checked them out? Supposed to be getting good reviews. http://www.jbl.com/loudspeakers/STUDIO+590.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolve2525 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, absolve2525 said: Whoops ignore this reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 They probably sound good. I owned JBL SVA-2100 for several years which directly or indirectly competed with the Klipsch Epic CF series. They sounded really nice with two ten or twelve inch woofers and a horn tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Is the “half-off” sale price $999.95, or half of that amount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolve2525 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 They can be found for 900/pair shipped from Newegg.com. They list for 2000/pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolve2525 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 A pretty informative Aussie Pdf review with some JBL history here: http://i.nextmedia.com.au/avhub/australian-hifi_reviews_2013_2013-08_jbl-studio-590-loudspeakers-review.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 10 hours ago, wdecho said: The one thing that stands out to me is the sensitivity rating of 92db. Much lower than Klipsch speakers. I had the same reaction. Didn't the Aussie review measure the sensitivity at 90 dB? If so, I would characterize the sensitivity as "near average," rather than "high" as the reviewer did. If the true figure is 90, it would take about 128 true watts, at 13 feet, in a fairly large room, to produce film industry/home theater/Audyssey Reference Level Peaks of 105 dB through each of the main channels (not the sub, in a HT). Paul Klipsch thought one needs very brief peaks 10 dB higher (at 115 dB to reproduce the "blood stirring" levels of a full symphony orchestra, which he often recorded and measured as a kind of hobby). True, since these peaks are usually very brief, and amplifiers can pass these and recover, someone might get away with a amp of 64 watts, or so, i.e., 3 dB lower, but if you like it loud, there is a risk. If the true figure is 90 dB, then the Klipsch Heresy II, for instance, being 6 dB more sensitive, which would produce the 105 dB with only 32 watts (I don't know the sensitivity of the Heresy III). Another way to look at is that a Heresy II with a pretty standard 100 watt per channel amplifier would put out the same sound pressure level ("volume") as the JBL would at 400 watts. Don't get me wrong! I have had a decades long love affair with both JBL and Klipsch, my two favorite speaker companies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainz Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 The Newegg sale is over and the 590's are currently $999/ea from JBL (Not available now from Amazon.). The Klipsch RP-280F are currently $539/ea and available with free s/h from Klipsch, Amazon, etc. With a LF (-3dB) of 32 Hz and an SPL (2.83V/1m) of 98 dB, no need for a sub. 150W RMS max - so they should get LOUD! I like my '77-vintage Heresys - a bargain 9/2016 @$375/pr and now driven by a Musical Paradise MP-301 MK3 (6.5 Wpc class A SEP tube amp - $429 8/2017 inc spare tubes and s/h from PRC. ) and, now, the JBL connection... a JBL SUB 550P 10" sealed 300W sub-woofer ($189 Amazon 9/2017!). Love the Heresys - mostly played without the sub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolve2525 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 It looks like they're still on sale? At least in my browser. But if they're not high efficiency, then that's definitely a factor. My significant other doesn't like the looks of the JBL lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I was very interested in a pair from this series a year ago but was unable to hear them. I have on weekends up until a year ago, worked the local FM station, we had a great set of JBL monitors in the broadcast studio ( prettynice pair of Tannoys in prod). They rocked. Only ever heard them with classic rock/80s as that was our playlist but really liked the overall JBL sound. Similar in many ways to the Klipsch sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just had a pair show up last night! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Nice! Looking forward to seeing these unboxed. They have a very impressive distinctive look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 1 hour ago, YK Thom said: Nice! Looking forward to seeing these unboxed. They have a very impressive distinctive look. Starting to get everything arranged this evening. Will have more pics and thoughts by the end of the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 The look is very striking. I hope they sound really good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolve2525 Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 Cool!! Yeah, let us know what you think. ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 follow link for my impressions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1HOHDude Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 They claim 35 hz to 40K hz spectrum. Who can hear 40 k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1HOHDude Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, 1HOHDude said: They claim 35 hz to 40K hz spectrum. Who can hear 40 k? Watt? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsD Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hey. How do jo like them so far? I actually thought of these when i bought RF-7. Have they settled in nicely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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