Hello I’m looking for some speakers to compliment my new Oled TV I recently bought. I’m sitting about 3-5 feet away from my TV and I have stumbled across a pair of Revel M16 for $650 nearby and also found some JBL 530s for $280 these will be paired with a Yamaha A-S301 was really needing some assistance to help make the correct purchase, i’m hoping to use this for gaming and movies
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Speaker recommendations JBL 530 VS Revel M16
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You'd probably be happy with both, but if you're looking for opinions, I'd go for the M16. But neither would be an incorrect purchase
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Thanks for the input i’m ultimately looking for opinions as I don’t want to make the wrong decision and feel like I wasted money on the M16s if the 530s were the same or better I haven’t really seen too much comparisons between the two online
I think the extra money for the M16 is well worth it, but the 530 is a fine speaker for the price.
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Thank you i’m most likely going to be pulling the trigger on these hoping they’re worth the price!
$280 is a bit on the high side for the JBL 530s, and $650 is also a bit on the high side for a used pair of the Revel M16s.
Keep in mind the JBLs were just cleared out and were on sale for $250/pair for much of the last two years. They show up on eBay a lot now and typically go for $180 to $250, plus shipping.
The Revels don't show up on eBay nearly as frequently, but when they do, they typically sell for $400-$600 plus shipping. The most recent pair sold for a surprisingly low $360 with something like $100 shipping.
So the prices you quoted aren't outrageous but are a bit on the high side of the ranges. Try to bargain a little on whichever you decide.
Keep in mind the JBLs were just cleared out and were on sale for $250/pair for much of the last two years. They show up on eBay a lot now and typically go for $180 to $250, plus shipping.
The Revels don't show up on eBay nearly as frequently, but when they do, they typically sell for $400-$600 plus shipping. The most recent pair sold for a surprisingly low $360 with something like $100 shipping.
So the prices you quoted aren't outrageous but are a bit on the high side of the ranges. Try to bargain a little on whichever you decide.
i've got the 530's and have heard the f36 from the same series as the m16's.. they're both good, i actually think that if you aren't worried about having "the best" the 530's will serve well..the m16 is a slight upgrade and $650 is a fair price .. i'm of the opinion that diminishing returns hit hard above the level of the 530's and you really need to jump up to $2000 type speakers to hear a significant difference...
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