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What budget speakers you like to see reviewed?

amirm said:
Let me contact my JBL rep(s) to see availability and pricing.
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The new Studio 6 series is not yet available in the US though JBL has added it to its website. Interesting mix and match with the compression driver from the Studio 5 series and an HDI waveguide replacing the old bi-radial horn for an overall appearance similar to the more expensive HDI series:

Studio 6 Series

The JBL Studio 6 Series brings professional compression driver technology to a more affordable price point. Based upon the 2414H-1 1-inch compression driver mated to a High-Definition Imaging horn, the Studio 6 Series delivers big, dynamics and detailed sound. PolyPlas cone woofers provide...
www.jbl.com www.jbl.com
 
Gallo Nucleus Micro & A'Diva

Been around for years now (15 years?) - nice sounding basic speaker for a sub/satellite setup - one I have recommended to friends in the past as an economical, good sounding "lifestyle" system.

Would be nice to have it measured here...
 
speakersuggestion said:
Yamaha MSP7 Studio.

Yamaha places their MSP Studio line above their HS line and still sells it, but supposedly doesn't advertise it as much, and thus price-to-performance is supposedly very good. They are heavy and solidly built. Class AB amp? Supposedly their new NS-5000 is similar to these, they added one more driver, added a zero to the price tag, and called it a day. So many "supposedly", I know. I listened to the MSP5 Studio pair many times (by a friend) and they sound amazing. Maybe someone can send @amirm a unit to review, I will donate after a review. Note: There's an older, discontinued and worse performing MSP non-Studio line.

This is not a budget speaker as defined in the first post, but I couldn't find any other topics, so I'm posting it here (maybe pin certain topics, or pin only one topic and link there to other topics to keep the pinned topics number low).

PS: Thanks @amirm for being scientific about reviews.
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Any of the (studio) MSP would be great. The "non studio" MSP3 is also appealing.
 
The JBL Stage A180 small tower speaker is at the incredible low price of $99 each including shipping.

JBL Stage A180 | Home Audio Loudspeaker System

Designed and engineered in JBL’s world-famous acoustic engineering facility in Northridge, California, the Stage A180 is the mid-size floorstanding loudspeaker of the JBL Stage Series. The compact footprint features a 2 ½-way design with patented High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) waveguide...
www.harmanaudio.com www.harmanaudio.com

This would make a killer review, especially if it proves to be low distortion.
 
franspambot said:
The JBL Stage A180 small tower speaker is at the incredible low price of $99 each including shipping.

JBL Stage A180 | Home Audio Loudspeaker System

Designed and engineered in JBL’s world-famous acoustic engineering facility in Northridge, California, the Stage A180 is the mid-size floorstanding loudspeaker of the JBL Stage Series. The compact footprint features a 2 ½-way design with patented High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) waveguide...
www.harmanaudio.com www.harmanaudio.com

This would make a killer review, especially if it proves to be low distortion.
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Who's selling it for $99 with shipping? The JBL store is $400 (a pair, I think),
 
Dennis Murphy said:
Who's selling it for $99 with shipping? The JBL store is $400 (a pair, I think),
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They are on the Harman site. Use the link I posted. If it doesn't show up as $99 in your cart, delete your Harman cookies and try again. (I had to do that with the A130s I recently purchased. I put them in my cart then looked around the site. When I returned the price was higher. But resetting cookies gave me the low price again.)

75% off is pretty damn sweet!
 
franspambot said:
They are on the Harman site. Use the link I posted. If it doesn't show up as $99 in your cart, delete your Harman cookies and try again. (I had to do that with the A130s I recently purchased. I put them in my cart then looked around the site. When I returned the price was higher. But resetting cookies gave me the low price again.)

75% off is pretty damn sweet!
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OK I ordered one. Will post measurements and see whether a Xover mod is called for. The $99 price is for a single. I don't know whether the $400 list price is for a single or a pair.
 
Not that I would prescribe a "soundbar' to anyone, I wonder if testing a few current top-seller soundbars would either make me change my mind or set the record straight, once and for all...:confused:
 
Dennis Murphy said:
OK I ordered one. Will post measurements and see whether a Xover mod is called for. The $99 price is for a single. I don't know whether the $400 list price is for a single or a pair.
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Thank you so much, Dennis. This is a very considerate thing for you to do for the audio community.

I believe that retail price is $400 each, with them going on sale occasionally at $200. This price is a pretty deep discount that I have not seen before.
 
franspambot said:
Thank you so much, Dennis. This is a very considerate thing for you to do for the audio community.

I believe that retail price is $400 each, with them going on sale occasionally at $200. This price is a pretty deep discount that I have not seen before.
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Which probably means they're closing them out, and I'll come up with another crossover mod for a non-existent speaker.
 
tw 2022 said:
this is a rather new speaker.. i doubt they are going to discontinue
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Well, someone must have added an extra zero to the last order--10,000 pieces instead of 1,000?--because even Harman can't make any money at $100 each unless the cabinet is made out of plastic and the crossover is a cap and a resistor.
 
Dennis Murphy said:
Well, someone must have added an extra zero to the last order--10,000 pieces instead of 1,000?--because even Harman can't make any money at $100 each unless the cabinet is made out of plastic and the crossover is a cap and a resistor.
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Maybe they're flooding the market for some reason, I'm sure you know that harman is now funded by Samsung, kinda deep pockets there...maybe harman needs to lose a few bucks to achieve some " samsung goal"??..just the 1st thoughts that come to mind ...Edit, come to think of it , the 530s have been on close out since about 2015 .. At least it seems like it...:)
 
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