Arendal 1723 S THX vs JBL HDI 3800

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Arendal 1723 S THX vs JBL HDI 3800 - Home Theater #53

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In this video, I continue my comparison of the Arendal 1723 S THX tower speakers but this time against some JBL HDI 3800s.
*REW MEASUREMENT NOTE*
I mentioned in the video that the measurements in REW are of the song and not frequency sweeps which has caused some confusion, sorry about that!
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00:07 Intro
00:31 AVS Forum group
00:45 Thanks Tazexclusive
00:58 The setup
01:33 Audio recordings intro
01:44 JBL HDI 3800
02:46 Arendal 1723 S THX
03:44 Measurements in REW
04:37 Comparison thoughts
05:30 Thanks for watching!
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@RandomDistractionsYT 6 ай бұрын

As stated in the video, this one in person was a little difficult to distinguish any big differences. They are both great sounding and good looking speakers. For me the price would drive my final decision to go with the Arendal as I could go with their top-of-the-line model and still be under budget.

@jstoli996c4s 5 ай бұрын

I’ve had the JBL’s for about two years, absolutely love them. Full bodied sound, clarity, detail, and presence.

@RandomDistractionsYT 5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that they are a nice set of speakers and appreciate you checking out the video.

@BoBxPaiN Ай бұрын

the jbl is much more dynamic which is good for home theater use

@RandomDistractionsYT Ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video. Unfortunately, I only had about an hour of listening time with the JBLs so glad to have an owner provide some additional comments about them.

@TheaterAtReference 6 ай бұрын

Excellent comparison I would go for the JBL's

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@chriss881000 2 ай бұрын

No way the small arendal does a better job than the 3800, and Arendals is half the price

@RandomDistractionsYT Ай бұрын

It was honestly really hard to distinguish which is why I was glad that I had the owner of the JBLs listening with me as well and he also couldn't tell much of a difference and thought the Arendals were a bit clearer and as for price, as I mention in the video you could go with the more expensive and even bigger Arendal 1723 series and still be under the JBLs.

@themafia3119 Ай бұрын

@@RandomDistractionsYTyou sure he hasn't got the 3600? The 3800 are dangerous!

@chriss881000 Ай бұрын

@@themafia3119i think the 1723 thx beats the 3800. I would prob sell my 3800 and buy them

@marct9587 6 ай бұрын

As recorded, I would go for the JBL's, as everything was just more clear and defined, including the cymbals and bass impact and articulation. That said, I would have to hear them again with the volume increased a smidge on the Arendal's to make a final judgement on those two.

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 ай бұрын

That's a good point because of the higher sensitivity (JBL) it does cause the volume to be higher which may cause a difference in how the sound is perceived and of course does affect the recordings.

@hotdog9262 6 ай бұрын

@@RandomDistractionsYT speakers really need to be volume matched for comparisons

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 ай бұрын

@@hotdog9262 Yeah, after doing this series I kind of wish I would have done that as well with the comparisons. If I get a chance to do something similar will try to see if I can do that.

@hotdog9262 6 ай бұрын

@@RandomDistractionsYT atleast important if someone is set up to do a subjective listening test as the louder speaker will usually be favoured as better

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 ай бұрын

@@hotdog9262 Exactly!