Does Anything Surpass The JBL STAGE A130's?

[stevenswall]

Save up another $300 and get the HiVi DIY 3.1 kit.

For good sound on a budget I'd strongly consider headphones instead of speakers.

 

[Barry_Sound]

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

JBL Stage A130

Bookshelf speakers

www.crutchfield.com

Cant comment on these lower end JBLs but if your budget is tight why not look for used (well taken care of) speakers?

Edit: I hear good things about the Sony SSCS5. You can get them new from Amazon. If they are bad, send them back easily.

 

[MickeyBoy]

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

JBL Stage A130

Bookshelf speakers

www.crutchfield.com

I made a few comments about the A130 here: https://tinyurl.com/2p852yhj

 

[MarkWinston]

Just a personal experience, I bought the 130s based on the review here and I hated how it sounds, even after I paired it up with a sub. No eq used. Thin, shrill, lack of body and weight. Save up a wee bit more and get a better speaker.

 

[Bsmooth]

How about the Polk XT15 instead. Erin's review was good, and they are on sale.

 

[Joe Smith]

ELAC Debut 2.0 5's would be a good option.

 

[EdTice]

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

JBL Stage A130

Bookshelf speakers

www.crutchfield.com

I managed to get a set for $100. That beats it!

 

[svinyard]

JBL Studio 530's are like 230$ with free shipping and free returns iirc. That's a pretty big step up correct? I'm in the same boat, looking for some 200$-ish speakers but hard to filter out the goods from the average stuff.

 

[Timstunes]

Have a look at the Emotiva B1+.

I thought about the B1s because I have heard a lot of great things about them. I decided just a little too far off my budget and got the JBLs. Would love to give them a drive through!

 

[Timstunes]

I managed to get a set for $100. That beats it!

Wow! Cool! I got an open box for $175 or 179. Very happy though.

 

[Sonny1]

JBL A130 vs Emotiva B1+

Found just the right video on YouTube!

That guy cracks me up. He’s very likeable and sometimes seems like he’s drunk. Not saying he is but he just seems like he’s had a few beers before doing his reviews.

 

[ROOSKIE]

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

JBL Stage A130

Bookshelf speakers

www.crutchfield.com

Cant comment on these lower end JBLs but if your budget is tight why not look for used (well taken care of) speakers?

Edit: I hear good things about the Sony SSCS5. You can get them new from Amazon. If they are bad, send them back easily.

How about the Polk XT15 instead. Erin's review was good, and they are on sale.

ELAC Debut 2.0 5's would be a good option.

JBL Studio 530's are like 230$ with free shipping and free returns iirc. That's a pretty big step up correct? I'm in the same boat, looking for some 200$-ish speakers but hard to filter out the goods from the average stuff.

If have you or anyone has $40 more I preferred the JBL Studio 530 fantastic deal when on sale for $240.
I preferred them to all of the above mentions.
The 530's are very good speakers comparable to most anything under $800 suggested retail prices that I have heard.

All MHPO
The Sony SSCS5's sound like very budget level "hifi" speakers. Okay - nothing more.
The Polk XT15's are very good for low$. (strangely I did not care for the XT20's)Maybe use PEQ or tone control to shave a 1db or so off the treble.
ELAC B5.2's. Okay speakers, JBL 530's are much much better. I also preferred the A130's to the ELAC's.

 

[CardiganB]

Erin's foul flavored A130 is nothing more than an alignment error. Here's mine, purchased fall of 2023, alignment restored by reversing polarity on both speakers. Try it. You will be stunned at the result. Everything improves.... imagining, resolution, vocal presence, clean low end....it's all there.

 

[Barry_Sound]

Erin's foul flavored A130 is nothing more than an alignment error. Here's mine, purchased fall of 2023, alignment restored by reversing polarity on both speakers. Try it. You will be stunned at the result. Everything improves.... imagining, resolution, vocal presence, clean low end..it's all there.

Is this a parody?

 

[Beave]

Is this a parody?

Well, he has repeated the claim in every JBL Stage A130 he could find, so it must be true. Right?

 

[CardiganB]

.....A130 are not ordinary speakers. JBL refer to Stage as "advanced" design for a reason. And don't tell me polarity is of no consequence. It is with these things..good vs astonishing

 

[CardiganB]

No, it's not a joke and I'm no posturing clown...do you really think JBL set out to build a speaker with recessed vocals and boomy mid-bass??

 

[thewas]

Is this a parody?

I hope so, if Erin's A130 would have a polarity issue one one of the drivers there would be a suckout dip on-axis in the crossover region which isn't the case, it is correctly off-axis:

 

[Beave]

I hope so, if Erin's A130 would have a polarity issue one one of the drivers there would be a suckout dip on-axis in the crossover region which isn't the case, it is correctly off-axis:

But he (the poster CardiganB) isn't talking about reversing the polarity of one of the drivers. He's talking about reversing the polarity of the entire speaker (and both speakers in his stereo pair).

 

[thewas]

But he (the poster CardiganB) isn't talking about reversing the polarity of one of the drivers. He's talking about reversing the polarity of the entire speaker (and both speakers in his stereo pair).

That's even more silly then.