Does Anything Surpass The JBL STAGE A130's?

[DACslut]

At the price of $200 a pair ("Special Purchase") with free s/h from Crutchfield.

JBL Stage A130

Bookshelf speakers

www.crutchfield.com

 

[bravomail]

At the price of $200 a pair ("Special Purchase") with free s/h from Crutchfield.

if u read A130 review, Amir had to equalize them. So not so perfect.

 

[Kustomize]

if u read A130 review, Amir had to equalize them. So not so perfect.

Maybe not perfect, but I think he was asking if under 200 he could do much better and I don't think you can do better, not by a lot atleast!

 

[Weeb Labs]

Have a look at the Emotiva B1+.

 

[abdo123]

Have a look at the Emotiva B1+.

I second this, much more linear in general.

 

[Weeb Labs]

Plugging the port should fix that shmoo around 1KHz, too.

 

[abdo123]

Plugging the port should fix that shmoo around 1KHz, too.

nah it's a cabinet resonance.

 

[dwkdnvr]

FWIW the B1+ are currently showing as $299/pr on the Emotiva site, and so potentially a bit of a stretch if the $200/pr is a firm budget.

 

[Kustomize]

JBL A130 vs Emotiva B1+

Found just the right video on YouTube!

 

[Weeb Labs]

JBL A130 vs Emotiva B1+

Found just the right video on YouTube!

No disrespect to Randy but this is a fairly typical sighted, subjective comparison. The most significant factor (frequency response) is uncorrected.

 

[sdiver68]

Or maybe he's asking price/performance level in which case the Stage 170 comes into view along with many, many others. The Stage A130 by itself is missing an octave or 2..

It's almost like asking for a recommended speaker list by price point..wait...I've seen 1 somewhere

 

[DACslut]

For $200 or less I'm convinced that I can't do any better than the JBL option. This was my initial conclusion before starting the thread and so far nobody's given any equal or better alternatives at this specific price point. Thanks to everybody who posted and your input.

 

[dfuller]

Considering Erin's review was far less positive than Amir's I'm not at all convinced they're a good value.

 

[TimW]

No disrespect to Randy but this is a fairly typical sighted, subjective comparison. The most significant factor (frequency response) is uncorrected.

Here is a more objective comparison video from Erin.

 

[YSC]

Hard to beat by passives but if you factor in the price of a decent amp and cables the low end actives might actually have an edge over it IMO

 

[sdiver68]

Here is a more objective comparison video from Erin.

1 wonders how 2 spins can produce such disparate results.

 

[dfuller]

1 wonders how 2 spins can produce such disparate results.

combination of unit to unit variation (which is very large on cheap speakers like this) and possibly a design change.

 

[TimW]

1 wonders how 2 spins can produce such disparate results.

Different DUT

 

[sdiver68]

Different DUT

Or DUD.

Thats a large production variance, probably more indicative of changing suppliers or specs.

 

[Kustomize]

I was all for the JBLs. Doing more research, go for the emotiva if the budget isn’t an issue and they are found closer to $200, because I am guessing around $300 or a bit more we will have other speakers coming in!

For $200 or less I'm convinced that I can't do any better than the JBL option. This was my initial conclusion before starting the thread and so far nobody's given any equal or better alternatives at this specific price point. Thanks to everybody who posted and your input.