JBL 500 Floorstanding Speakers
JBL 500 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Jan 14, 2002]
Rick Cusa
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
sound for size, nice looking, bass port on back helps, very good bass for a 2-way design
Weakness:
you must have an equalizer to get the most out of these, besides that, none These are my first JBL's, and they wont be my last, i have to buy somthing at best buy when i go, if i dont it dosent feel right, i wanted new speakers, i already have enough, but i wanted to try JBL, these are as standerd as you can get, 2" twweter, 5 1/4" woofer. you can get much more simpler. I told myself, (i hate 2-way designs......untill the day i got these) i am not going to get any bass,they will sound like my KLH 970A's (the 970A's are 3-way) so when i got home i dident expect much, WOW they sound great, better then the 970A's (also twice the price, normaly) Similar Products Used: KLH 9912's KLH 970A's KLH 943PL, Aiwa |
[Aug 06, 2001]
Drew LeClair
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very good bass response for the size. Low wattage requirements is stunning for as much sound as these units produce.
Weakness:
A little weak on the high end. Stereo imaging not very good. Well, here is my setup. I am running these units in a home studio. I use these speakers as reference monitors for tracking AND digital mastering. The speakers are being pumped by an Onkyo AT-25 stereo integrated amplifier. The amp, to my speculation, pushes 45 watts max power, and about 38 RMS. This runs the speakers very well, keeping in mind that the speakers will handle 50 watts. the amplifier is not the best one in the world for reference usage. The speakers, under wrap, are very good speakers for moderate-to-loud music listening, and are not intended to rock the roof. But hey, if you wanted to do that you arent looking at the right speakers. Try some KLH 12's, or the JBL L112s. Similar Products Used: Pretty much the entire Infinity bookshelf line. |
[Dec 26, 1999]
Jeff
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Size and price
Weakness:
Sound quality I don't have anything nice to say about these speakers. If you haven't had a seperate component stereo system with 3 way speakers, they may sound OK. I have a $50.00 pair of three way speakers by a no name company and they put these bookshelf speakers to shame. The sound that comes from these is neither dynamic nor true. The sound from these speakers is megaphone like, or being played from a metalic trash can. The range is weak and unfulfilling. They do not do justice to the music you are playing. The may work as a computer speaker but I feel the sound can be recreated with yet smaller speakers at about the same price. |
[Dec 26, 1999]
Jason
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Value
Weakness:
Upper frequency response For the cost, they're a nice bookshelf speaker for someone on a budget. The upper end of the frequency response is something like 18,000 Hz, so they're not really cut out for serious high-end listening. They might concievably make a good pair of surrounds in a pro-logic system, or, coupled with a reciever, a nice replacement for those dinky speakers that came with your computer. |
[Sep 07, 2000]
Spab
Strength:
cost, size, performance
Weakness:
loss in low end I bought these speakers without really testing them at all. To my suprise they have done quite well. I'm using them temporarily for my professional recording studio. This is the ultimate measure of how they react to studio recording. They did buzz when the lows dropped too low, but they handled the highs very well. I would say for studio use, I give them a 5/10. So, for the money, I've been very happy with them. |