JBL 4305p

[Good Vibes]

No auto-sensing unfortunately. Only the onboard streaming services (AirPlay, Tidal Connect) will turn on the device (and switch its mode to streaming).


I would get an RCA to 3.5mm cable instead of RCA to XLR. Then you can use the Aux input on the back.

Doh! That’s a bit of an inconvenience but I’ll get over it.

Was only going to go analog route if it had auto sensing so I’ll stick with optical.

Thanks

 

[Good Vibes]

One of my favourite aspects of the 4305p’s sound, is their excellent instrument separation. This has got me wondering, is the trait of instrument separation identifiable in measurements?

 

[ckernel8]

One of my favourite aspects of the 4305p’s sound, is their excellent instrument separation. This has got me wondering, is the trait of instrument separation identifiable in measurements?

Directivity is usually associated with that.

 

[sinarca]

It's a shame that you can't pre-set a certain volume level when you turn it on.

 

[ckernel8]

It's a shame that you can't pre-set a certain volume level when you turn it on.

So long as you don't unpower it completely (don't switch it off on the back) it retains its volume settings.

 

[sinarca]

So long as you don't unpower it completely (don't switch it off on the back) it retains its volume settings.

Thank

 

[sl4ck]

Another somewhat happy owner of the 4305p's on board. Managed to grab them for 55% off two days ago, unfortunately it was the last pair and it got sold to me as a brand new, but I suspect it might be more like a return or even a display, which is kind of a low kick and I'll get it returned asap if that will be the case. I've already contacted the shop and will probably try with JBL support to confirm my findings on Monday.

Still, would anyone be able to confirm that when You're first time trying to connect to them wirelessly, they're located as instruction says by 4305p-xx (xx being their mac address) in the wifi/bt window rather than a simple name like a hall.203,?

I know that might sound odd, but who is normally renaming a speaker which is only used even for a test, right? Maybe I'm overthinking a bit, but still… It should be as per invoice a brand new, rather than in best case scenario an open box.

 

[Good Vibes]

Hi,

I have had a pair for just over a month now. I honestly can’t remember how they appeared when connecting them but it would be a bit odd for them to appear as any other than jbl 4305p.

Where are you located? In the UK I bought mine brand new with a 75% discount.

 

[sl4ck]

Hi,

I have had a pair for just over a month now. I honestly can’t remember how they appeared when connecting them but it would be a bit odd for them to appear as any other than jbl 4305p.

Where are you located? In the UK I bought mine brand new with a 75% discount.

Thanks, that's what I thought... funny thing the box looked fine in the first place, just with an extra layer of adhesive wrap around the main box.

I thought extra layer of protection is not a big deal, but it seems it should seriously ring a bell. The more I inspected the more I had thoughts that something may not be right. Even the power cables were wrapped tightly with the zip ties, rather the standard tiny black wire ties which You can unscrew by hand...

I'm from Poland. Yeah, saw some great deals around the net, but nothing is shipped to Poland. The lowest discounts around here are between 55-60%, which is still a good deal.

 

[Good Vibes]

Thanks, that's what I thought... funny thing the box looked fine in the first place, just with an extra layer of adhesive wrap around the main box.

I thought extra layer of protection is not a big deal, but it seems it should seriously ring a bell. The more I inspected the more I had thoughts that something may not be right. Even the power cables were wrapped tightly with the zip ties, rather the standard tiny black wire ties which You can unscrew by hand...

I'm from Poland. Yeah, saw some great deals around the net, but nothing is shipped to Poland. The lowest discounts around here are between 55-60%, which is still a good deal.

I am certain my power cables were wrapped with the standard black wire ties, I still have them.

If they were advertised as new but are not, the shop might offer you extra discount. As long as the speakers are in perfect working order and in ‘as new’ condition it’s not such a bad thing if you are happy with the price. They are fantastic sounding speakers, if you pair them with a WiiM Mini (or better) you can utilise the WiiM PEQ functionality to combat any troublesome bass peaks caused by your room and get the absolute best out of them.

EDIT-

Just re-read my message, I should have said ‘standard black wire ties’.

 

[sl4ck]

I am certain my power cables were wrapped with the standard black wire ties, I still have them.

If they were advertised as new but are not, the shop might offer you extra discount. As long as the speakers are in perfect working order and in ‘as new’ condition it’s not such a bad thing if you are happy with the price. They are fantastic sounding speakers, if you pair them with a WiiM Mini (or better) you can utilise the WiiM PEQ functionality to combat any troublesome bass peaks caused by your room and get the absolute best out of them.

EDIT-

Just re-read my message, I should have said ‘standard black wire ties’.

It's by a sheer mistake I got them, because I've been thorn between KEF's LSX II / LS50 II in the first place. But reading about connectivity problems and lack of proper support after warranty, got me really worried.

I've paired them with rme adi 2 dac, so right now I'm golden.

Currently I'm just waiting for the shop response why it got sold as is, maybe someone will be able to explain my doubts. Though I suspect it'll end with, if You don't like it, then return it, without any proper explanation. In the end someone wanted to hide this fact from the buyer.... It's my first time ever I got into situation like this.

I really do think they've been used on a display, because of the name apperance in the wifi/bt section. So even if it has 2 years of full warranty, product is without any marks, there's no info how long they were hypothecially on a display running (if at all), maybe a week, month or even from the very beginning and that's what worries me the most I think.

 

[AnalogCircuit]

Just upgraded from 705P's to these after one speaker amp croaked and I'm absolutely floored by these 43's!!!

JBL BLUE BAFFLE FOR THE WIN!

 

[AnalogCircuit]

Just upgraded from 705P's to these after one speaker amp croaked and I'm absolutely floored by these 43's!!!

JBL BLUE BAFFLE FOR THE WIN!

Well not so fast... sound is amazing, but they power themselves off after 10 minutes of inactivity and there is no way to disable this.
What was JBL thinking? These are professional tools, not some kind of consumer regulated crap.

If you use USB or Optical you are 100% out of luck and will have to press the power button to turn it back on every time you want audio. Using this on a PC for my use case is a total deal breaker due to the way I work intermittently.

You can use an external DAC so you are inputting analog signal and it will wake up when audio signal is detected. I have a RME ADI2 DAC FS but I shouldn't need to use it for these speakers which already have an optimized internal DAC.

This is a huge let down for me, to the point I might return them to buy the Genelecs I was considering.

 

[Good Vibes]

Hi

They truly sound fantastic but JBL definitely made some oversights. The auto off doesn’t affect me too much, I have the same issue with all amps I’ve owned. I wish they had a trigger switch or were able to auto detect a signal across all inputs so I didn’t have to manually power them on. It’s a small inconvenience but when you are used to that function on other hardware, it’s a bit of a pain having to keep another remote at hand.

I got mine for a fantastic price so the value proposition really sweetens the sour.

 

[Breeze98]

These are professional tools, not some kind of consumer regulated crap.

Sorry to hear about the annoying auto off and to be pedantic but the 4305 and the 4329p are actually released through 'JBL Consumer' rather than 'JBL Professional'. As such, the retailers and warranty support structure will be different from that of monitors such as 705p/708p, which are through the Pro channel. The fact that the 4305/4329P are described as 'studio monitors' is more for marketing purposes, even though they are similar in performance and can be used for pro purposes accordingly. The pro models don't have the wireless and streaming features.

At least that's my understanding but doesn't make an undefeatable 10 min auto off any less annoying no doubt..

 

[AnalogCircuit]

Hi

They truly sound fantastic but JBL definitely made some oversights. The auto off doesn’t affect me too much, I have the same issue with all amps I’ve owned. I wish they had a trigger switch or were able to auto detect a signal across all inputs so I didn’t have to manually power them on. It’s a small inconvenience but when you are used to that function on other hardware, it’s a bit of a pain having to keep another remote at hand.

I got mine for a fantastic price so the value proposition really sweetens the sour.

Sorry to hear about the annoying auto off and to be pedantic but the 4305 and the 4329p are actually released through 'JBL Consumer' rather than 'JBL Professional'. As such, the retailers and warranty support structure will be different from that of monitors such as 705p/708p, which are through the Pro channel. The fact that the 4305/4329P are described as 'studio monitors' is more for marketing purposes, even though they are similar in performance and can be used for pro purposes accordingly. The pro models don't have the wireless and streaming features.

At least that's my understanding but doesn't make an undefeatable 10 min auto off any less annoying no doubt..

I had no idea they weren't JBL Pro, but you're right the site they're on is the JBL consumer site and the Pro site doesn't have any search results for them.

With blue baffles, marketed as studio monitors and the reviewers comments I read online, I thought for sure they were Professional monitors.

They sound incredible so I'm going to try them through a RME ADI-2 DAC which I can adjust the auto off setting from 30min to 4hours.

JBL really missed the mark on this - 10 minutes? Undefeatable?

 

[AnalogCircuit]

I'm returning the 4305P's. They are technically perfect for me other than the ridiculous 10 minute shutoff power management that cannot be disabled.
I verified with support there is no way to defeat it and they claimed it can't be changed by future firmware updates.

The manual claims if you use analog inputs instead of USB, the speakers will automatically wake up from standby when they detect audio signal. I tried this and it's only partially correct... It's a slow process for them to resume each time but here's the deal breaker: If they're on standby for a longer period of time (I didn't measure, I'm guessing 1 hour) they shut off completely and will not resume on audio signal. So you have to turn on your DAC then turn on the Speakers as well. Turning 2 components on constantly is too inconvenient for someone that works intermittently like many of us do.

I just bought Neumann KH150's which I'll use on a motion detecting power strip and connect them to my ADI DAC. (I considered Genelecs but to get the frequency response of the KH150's or 4305P out of a Genelec you have to step up to monitors costing considerably more)

JBL blew it big time on the 4305P.

 

[meracus]

I'm returning the 4305P's. They are technically perfect for me other than the ridiculous 10 minute shutoff power management that cannot be disabled.
I verified with support there is no way to defeat it and they claimed it can't be changed by future firmware updates.

The manual claims if you use analog inputs instead of USB, the speakers will automatically wake up from standby when they detect audio signal. I tried this and it's only partially correct... It's a slow process for them to resume each time but here's the deal breaker: If they're on standby for a longer period of time (I didn't measure, I'm guessing 1 hour) they shut off completely and will not resume on audio signal. So you have to turn on your DAC then turn on the Speakers as well. Turning 2 components on constantly is too inconvenient for someone that works intermittently like many of us do.

I just bought Neumann KH150's which I'll use on a motion detecting power strip and connect them to my ADI DAC. (I considered Genelecs but to get the frequency response of the KH150's or 4305P out of a Genelec you have to step up to monitors costing considerably more)

JBL blew it big time on the 4305P.

Forgive me for asking ( I have a 4329)
When there’s no Audio for a moment the speakers turn off … and that’s an issue ?

 

[AnalogCircuit]

Forgive me for asking ( I have a 4329)
When there’s no Audio for a moment the speakers turn off … and that’s an issue ?

If you are the type of person that turns them on, listens continually for a time then turns them off, you're not going to be affected by the power management.

But imagine you do work on a PC (or switching between multiple PCs) with audio in spurts but you frequently have 10-20 minute windows where that PC is not outputting audio throughout the day - but when you need it, you need it now. Every time you go to do something again on your PC the audio is off, then you have to power it on and wait 5 seconds for it to reconnect. That creates a real efficiency issue and in some cases even bigger problems such as when you go to join a video call and your audio isn't detected. Powering on an audio output device while you're already on a Teams or Zoom call doesn't always connect it to the meeting, so you're dealing with what can be a major disruption.

 

[meracus]

I see
On mine it takes like 10 sec or so to power from cold
I have noticed that if you pause say Spotify streaming , they will flash but never turn off
I guess it’s not how you use them
The 308p also does that by the way so is the m2 / crown combo but can be overridden , shame , I see your point