JBL Stage A130 Review (speaker)

[CardiganB]

Absolute polarity can be slightly audible but not night and day. Take a look at this thread:

Absolute Polarity - Myth or "Important"?

Hello :) this one was kinda eye opening for me once i got it (because 95-99% of people say its NOT in any way important) and i just would like to share my test method with you to look for correct absolute polarity (so the polarity of all speakers at once, not just one speaker reversed) and...

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One issue is that many recordings have it wrong as well.
(If I misunderstood and you only changed polarity on one speaker, that is definitely audible, there is a right and wrong way, and the thread I referenced is not relevant.)

Absolute polarity can be slightly audible but not night and day. Take a look at this thread:

Absolute Polarity - Myth or "Important"?

Hello :) this one was kinda eye opening for me once i got it (because 95-99% of people say its NOT in any way important) and i just would like to share my test method with you to look for correct absolute polarity (so the polarity of all speakers at once, not just one speaker reversed) and...

www.audiosciencereview.com

One issue is that many recordings have it wrong as well.
(If I misunderstood and you only changed polarity on one speaker, that is definitely audible, there is a right and wrong way, and the thread I referenced is not relevant.)

Thanks but wrong on both counts. A130 are good with polarity one way and astonishing the other way. And I made the switch at both speakers so user error is not even possible considering that the performance did not diminish, or stay the same....it improved, and I verified using three amps, two cd players, and two sets of speaker cables.

 

[Levi]

Did anyone provide an EQ based on Erin's data?

 

[Erici]

Did anyone provide an EQ based on Erin's data?

There are 2 on the spinorama.org site. Pierre has done a amazing job compiling data on a large number of speakers!

Anechoic EQ for loudspeakers

www.spinorama.org

Scroll down to the A130

 

[CardiganB]

The answer to your question is that A130 Stage were sold with a phase error, easily corrected at the binding posts. I know it sucks when the obvious solution is overlooked but yeah, it's really that simple.

 

[flaviocc]

Hi guys

Objective question pls:

Amp aiyima d03

Room size about 20m2

Speakers placement: rack and near the wall

What’s the best choice:

- JBL stage A 130

- pioneer sp bs22 (a guy here in my country have an old stock with 2 pairs in a box)

Musical style: jazz / acoustic guitars / vocal / country / soft rock / 80’s and 90’s pop


Thank you so much for point me the best option

Forgot about price: JBL is cheaper ( ~50 dollars)

Tks guys.

 

[SMc]

Hi guys
What’s the best choice:

- JBL stage A 130

- pioneer sp bs22 (a guy here in my country have an old stock with 2 pairs in a box)

Musical style: jazz / acoustic guitars / vocal / country / soft rock / 80’s and 90’s pop


Thank you so much for point me the best option

Forgot about price: JBL is cheaper ( ~50 dollars)

Tks guys.

Can’t do objective but for me Infinity Primus 150 > Pioneer B22.

 

[flaviocc]

Can’t do objective but for me Infinity Primus 150 > Pioneer B22.

Long time ago…. infinity Primus was my first speakers.

But today in my country I have to focus on the 2 speakers I wrote.

I have an option to buy a Polk Es 15 or Q Acoustic 3010i too.

But pioneer and jbl are cheaper.

 

[SMc]

Long time ago…. infinity Primus was my first speakers.

But today in my country I have to focus on the 2 speakers I wrote.

I meant to imply a family resemblance between the Harman speakers. Check out the Stereophile review of the Infinity and the JBL review here for objective information.

 

[Teeter]

Long time ago…. infinity Primus was my first speakers.

But today in my country I have to focus on the 2 speakers I wrote.

I have an option to buy a Polk Es 15 or Q Acoustic 3010i too.

But pioneer and jbl are cheaper.

I do have the JBL Stage A130's collecting dust. I thought they would be good sounding per original ASR review. They lasted 4 months, as were too neutral for my ears, listening to DD movies and more so for internet MP3 music. I also have the older Polk E-15 and were nice, right out of the box.

With the 2 speakers you have mentioned, I would lean towards the ES-15, for out of the box performance. Good luck with your decision.

 

[flaviocc]

I do have the JBL Stage A130's collecting dust. I thought they would be good sounding per original ASR review. They lasted 4 months, as were too neutral for my ears, listening to DD movies and more so for internet MP3 music. I also have the older Polk E-15 and were nice, right out of the box.

With the 2 speakers you have mentioned, I would lean towards the ES-15, for out of the box performance. Good luck with your decision.

Tks !!!

I read your saga with the speakers back and going LOL !

Now I have another option - Polk XT20 or 15 (15 it's better size for me).

I read the Erin's review on that and do no what is better line - ES or XT.

Tks !

EDIT - The review from Polk here is S15 not ES15, any difference?

 

[Teeter]

Looking at mfg specs on both Polks, ES being the newer, there isn't much difference, IMO. I'd go with the S15, as hardly worth going to the ES for a small difference. The crossover might be a little better on the ES.

 

[flaviocc]

Looking at mfg specs on both Polks, ES being the newer, there isn't much difference, IMO. I'd go with the S15, as hardly worth going to the ES for a small difference. The crossover might be a little better on the ES.

Tks.

I don’t know if I can find S15 here (I’m from Brazil). I’ll look for.

Some models it’s ok to find and others don’t. And we have the price problem. Sometimes a model that is cheaper in USA is more expensive here….

 

[GoDawgs]

I've noticed Amazon, Crutchfield, and JBL, etc. all are out of stock on the JBL Stage A130 speakers and do not expect a restock. Is this speaker being discontinued or is the model being updated or something? I ended up ordering one from Japan from eBay today so I wouldn't have to buy used.