Listened to the HDI 3800's the other day and WOW my mind was blown!

Love the JBL’s, the finish look great on all the models, dig the cabinetry design with the rounded edges.

You sir are a no nonsense straight forward professional.... Keep up the good work.

Those Revel speakers look awesome but there's something about the look of those jbl speakers that are winning me over! 😁

I love the grey wood finish on those JBL. In the past they've managed to make horns that aren't bright sounding so hopefully they continue in that direction.

I always appreciate those longer two hours or more videos

Great job as usual Gene. Thanks for sharing, very good information.

Those JBL HDI speakers look like an amazing value.

I had the jbl 305 for 2 years, its absolute amazing what they packed into this speaker for the insanely low price. Real innovations that make great audio accessible to everyone not just elite

Yes! Not everyone is listening to music only. We movie lovers DO EXIST!!!

Will be very interesting, I have now JBL LS80 which I've had since 2009, and they are still fantastic speakers. I've heard several more expensive speakers which I did not like much better.

You know what's actually exciting from Harman? The new $6k JBL Synthesis SDP-55 Surround Sound Processor with DANTE!!!! Digital outs! Second zones everywhere! DANTE enabled active speakers!

Hello ,can you recomend me the best Revel Center for HT . I already have the Front F228be . C426 or C208

Lol, I need, er, want me a set of those F328 big boys!

Dang, one day I’ll buy those.

Great video. It would have been nice had they covered the crossovers; capacitors, inductors - did they use anything special? What about the wire they used, anything special about the resistors? Binding posts - more conductive? What alloy, is that bottlenecking the signal at all? What about competitive to B&W. But again, great interview and coverage of some great speakers! JBL drivers sound special - have me sold..

Those SB's looks amazing. Wish i could listen to them!

Very informative video, thanks.

What a great video! How would the new JBL's compare to the vintage JBL L7's? I have a pair of L7's that sound fantastic and would live to know the difference between the two if possible. Thanks for all that you do for the community! 👍 😊 🎶 🔊

Very interested in the new jbl towers ,especially if they put them on sale for 50% off like their other towers

I don't like it, I don't like it at all... I love it. Thanks

quality video as usual

Beryllium tweeters pioneered by Yamaha -- NS10000 hard to beat.

what’s the difference with 3800 hid model vs the studio 698 ? cause i own a pair of studio 590s and i’m not sure if i should upgrade or not

Hi, I am learner Can you guide me about how bi-amp devlop with current available amplifier? My question is if I 30 watts tweeter and 80 watts woofer both 8 ohm but supply individual . So how can I Mach both different amplifier gain ? For good quality sound .

OMG Confusion galore. How do you choose between JBL HDI and Paradigm Premier/Prestige? Or maybe go complete active setup with identical L/C/R? Decisions decisions....

i want to know how those HDI compare to the 708's as they are my next speaker choice when I upgrade. I would rather not go through the hassle of using active or passive 708i's with the DCI or BSS Blue if I didnt need to.

I still don't understand why screw holes (in the tweeter baffle) are still visible in this price range.

Remind us to "Subscribe and Ring that Bell"!! Thank you for all of the great content!! I would like to know more about center channel configurations and witch is best. Also, it would be nice to know why you chose the balanced MiniDSP instead of the others and show how you wired the balanced and why you would you that over the other options and why you might use one of the other options.

Which series will be considered an upgrade from M&K S150?

Very Nice speakers. What are their plans for Infinity? Is it dead like Boston with Sound United. I would like to see a return of the Kappa line.

Oh boy! Weekend got better.

zomg i want those HDI floorstanders

I got three perfect shape RBH C-770 mtm's for a front wall of sound for $300 from an angry, recently divorced lady off of Craigslist...because that's how I roll. She even threw in a 12" Velodyne sub...she had no idea how much those speakers were worth and I still smile everytime I look at them/hear them. I am not sure how I would feel about speakers that cost even 5k, let alone 16k... no matter how they sounded. The most I ever spent on speakers were some demo models of some nice MB Quart Q1002 Towers back in 1993 or so. Got em for 1k apiece from speakerlab in seattle and they still sound great. You do get what you pay for in speakers but you CAN get them for a much better deal that will make them happy speakers for many years to come. I really love the look of these speakers and really want to hear them but as soon as you start talking about how much they cost I know for sure I am not getting them unless some rich guy upgrades to something even more fancy and just wants to get rid of them for cheap.

Want - 'nuff said.

Being rear ported, how many inches away from the wall?

I don't know the total history of Revel....but Harmen R&D must have vastly improved them. The original salons sounded boxy to me.

I was really enjoying the video until he mentioned the price of the bookshelf speakers and I said whoa! No way! Too much for me and stopped the video.

I like the JBL stuff but the pricing doesn't seem to be competitive... 5000 bucks for the big towers? You can get the new monitor audio gold 300 for that money :D

I'm thinking the FOCAL Electra 1008BE Focal Factory Refurbished for 2k is a much better value. With same regular 5year warranty! Someone feel free to correct me if I am wrong:)

thanks to harmon for fuckin' up what used to define the west coast rock n' roll sound...……….

It seems your paying a lot of extra cash for the beautiful cosmetics of the Revel line. High quality speakers at a very high price.

I wish I had money

I guess Focal was on 2 something w/ Beryllium tweeters. Copycats! Jk everybody copies something eventually. I'm sure these r gr8

Very similar to my Infinity MMD and CMMD speakers

Come on. $16,000 a pair. I’m finding that a old pair of something flag ship is sounding speakers sound the same to new flagship speakers i listen too at a audio store. I call snake oil!

Or....CANTON Vento Reference 9.2 NEW...$1499 a pair.

Price unbelievable discount on all Revel speakers call HiFi Buys Nashville TN. Ask for Shaun tell him Jason B Paducah sent you.... I’m a customer and example 2006 purchased brand new Revel Ultimate Gems and Voice paid less than Half the Retail Price....’.

they are copying paradigm :)

Looks like JBL was quick to copy Wharfedale's bottom port slot system? Not sure who did it first, maybe another company. Seems like a better idea than back or front ports.

5:48 $16K/pr? GTFOH! I'll take Klipsch's Cornwall IVs, for $6K/pr, over these. Anytime!

Remember when Titanium was the buzz? Remember when diamond (carbon crystal) tweeters were the rage? Yeah, diamond sucked. In every application. Now BE "light and rigid" is the buzz, even though Yamaha did it in the 80's and it was like the diamond: a gimmick with no guarantee of superior sound. magnets and drive motors (not to mention amps) are so powerful now, there is no need at all for expensive and exotic alloy drivers for the sake of light weight. It's possible to make good-sounding drivers made of thin steel. Well hey, at least BE is not resonant like titanium and aluminum. JBL has a history of obfuscating horns. It's just a horn. HDI "Horn drive interface" to be honest. Much like the old "Oblate " tweeter horn. BTW: a great threeway speaker > 2 way. Period. A 2-way is just cheaper to make, with less engineering. "Marketing is lies and deceit formulated to sell junk to fools."

$16000 per pair!!!!!!! you can buy another human being for that sort of money

He know Harmon products, we'll isn't it a good thing he is head of products mananagement for Harmon..duh

Jbl’s look like they’re copy of the klipsch speakers.