Richard2139

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
JBL 4312= Had these for time> First used a modified Hafler D200 and pre-amp 915. Nice sound,small soundstage. Was going to trade for Energy C6. Just got Sunfire amp 300. Wow, Wow Soundstage Alot fuller and deeper.Tried Deep Purple.Stones,Then curiostity Micheal Jackson Thriller. All at High High volumes( sorry upstairs).The door creeping sound was so life like.But Vincent's Prices vocals and laughing was D--, right eerie.Didn't want to push my luck with neighbors. But during the week will be throwing more 70s,80s, and up to current.That Sunfire 300 surprises me with every cd.What it did with the 4312 was jaw dropping and Fun!

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Price Paid:  $500.00 from Store in Nyc

Summary:
definitly worth the money back then... i used to dj for 12 years and i used these.. with the correct amp any jbl will sound incredible...... after djing they sat in atics and basements, and where moved across the country twice...and i decided after about 15 years of sitting and not being used i plugged them in.... i didnt expect much but when some rap song came on the bass kicked and the first note they played in 15 years knocked down a mirror in another room..... ( and broke it unfortunitly ) theses speakers are quite powerfull, but when i hooked them up to a cheesey amp they blew finally, but one of them didnt.... you almost have to TRY to blow them, i enjoyed these.... and now i have two gem sound 600watt speakers.

Strengths:
bass

Weaknesses:
i would have to say verry verry high trebel and low bass.... ( thats after 15 years of no activity though )

Similar Products Used:
jbl control 5 ( 5 of them ) gem sound 600watt

Price Paid:  $499.00 from Subic Bay NAVEX

Summary:
A long, long time ago, in galazy far, far away... Ok, maybe it's not quite that dramatic. I purchased my 4312 Control Monitors brand new when i was in the military and stationed in the Phillippines from the Navy Exchange or NAVEX at Subic Bay (early 1986). Actually, I bought all of my "real" stereo equipment at either the Subic Bay NAVEX or at the Clark Air Base Base Exchange or BX.

At the time I was simply looking to build a decent stereo system for my eventual home use. Currently I'm using them as A/V speakers for my home entertainment system. I love them and always have and always will. Even though voices from the regular TV stations don't really seem to be all that astounding, whenever a little music comes up, they really go into action. Lovely sounds abound!

In a phase, there are the truest sounding speakers that I have ever heard! Not to much base and not to much on the highs. Very, VERY acurate reproduction of whatever you pump into them. You just have to watch what you're pumping into them because anything in the input (amp, speaker cables, CD/DVD player, tape deck, VHS deck, etc) is capable of altering the coloring of the sound.

Strengths:
Anything musical! PERIOD! Sure, they weigh a bit much, but hey, it could be a lot worse. The way i see it, they weigh just about enough at about 45 lbs.

At the time that I bought these, the only speakers that I would have even considered were the Klipsch Herseys. But stayed with the 4312s because I believed that they offered truer music reproduction.

Weaknesses:
As A/V speakers, I would probably say that they are extremely well suited. So I really don't believe that there are any weaknesses with them.

Similar Products Used:
I've compared these with various other speakers and to date, have found nothing similar that offers the bang for the buck... to my ear!

Klipsch Herseys
various Infinity speakers
Polk Audio CRS-SDA+
Bose 901 Mk IV

Price Paid:  $40.00 from Value Village ontari

Summary:
These speakers were a welcome surprise walking to the back isle of Value village, those of you that know in canada it's a large dept.store type thrift store chain..it's called Savers in the states...anywyas each was labled at $19.99..so $40.00 for both..canadian funds. I was trembling. I looked at the speakers under the grill, and in perfect shape. The only problem is one bottom corner of a speaker cabinet..the vaneer is a little dogeard..smushed in. No biggie at all. Truthfully, they look like new. Amazing build, heavy as heck. I plugged them into my mediocre Kenwood solidstate amp from the 70's and they sound just fabulous. I drive them up to about 50W as this amp chokes around 60W and it's rated at 80W. Full sound in the room, and what they say is true..very revealing, a few records have sounded pretty bad..but they were budget exploito type rock records..no dynamics. Now i have a complete studio monitor setup, but I would not hesitate to use them in a home theatre, casual listening environment. Get good power though, but my crappy amp seems to push some life into them, so all is good for now..next stop a good tube pre amp! Peace

Strengths:
Just effortless sound for those not too fickle, just perfect

Weaknesses:
Only my amp and possible power source

Similar Products Used:
cerwin vega, rca, yamaha

Price Paid:  $475.00 from All Over eBay

Summary:
I rebuild and retrofit vintage speaker systems as a 20+ year hobby. I found my JBL 4311 WX-A's Control Monitors all over ebay, the actual factory spec parts that is. After final assembly (woofers were reconed)these sounded just incredibly great. Like many have said already- use a decent quality amp! These are dead on accurate when balanced correctly, deep bass maybe a bit shy, but for a 27+ year old monitor speaker these are excellent. FWIW the JBL 4311A's and 4310's have the LE5-2 Alinco magnet mids-considered more smooth, accurate and easier to listen to. The LE25 cone tweeter is still unmatched in its class even today. Overall a very revealing audio monitor system-no dissapointments here!

Strengths:
Accurate and detailed speaker- not like your usual "store bought" shelf brands. Rugged cabinets and good looking when finished out. Plays "loud" music effortlessly.

Weaknesses:
The wire clips were replaced with decent binding posts.

Similar Products Used:
McIntosh, ADM, Advents, Paridiums, etc.