Exciting JBL L52 Classic Bookshelf Speaker Review
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Күн бұрынJBL L52 Classic Bookshelf Speaker
Price: 1000USD (Jan,2021)
⭐️⭐️⭐️¾
Pros: Only for JBL fans.
Cons: High Price.
Sound Stage: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ½
Highs: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ½
Midrange: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Bass: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Build Quality: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Price: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Quick Note: Love the look.
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Video Timeline
0:00 I love JBL
2:28 Do I like It?
11:08 Sound Sample
@shuckylad Жыл бұрын
They sound great in the demo. 👌🏻
@markaochoa2017 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your honesty. I grew up with JBL too! Love the look, but I wish they performed as well as they looked! Thank you from Texas!
@Pete.across.the.street 2 жыл бұрын
That scope view is a great idea. Thanks for showing the crossover.
@stevenbarth7502 Жыл бұрын
To my ears, these sound better than the Polks you reviewed. I think I'd choose these over the Wharfdale Evo's too.
@marcparsons1726 2 жыл бұрын
New to the channel great info! Thanks!!
@bradthurkle7217 2 жыл бұрын
Wow they sound nice and punchy. Very nice.
@supermopar7497 8 ай бұрын
Great review. I have L52. Just got them. Excellent in small room. Actually real book shelves. Small Kenwood pushing them. They brought out the best of the Ken.
@take62090 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your review! It pushed me forward the last step to buy JBL L52. I completely agree with your opinion: it is the best speaker for Heavy Metal on this price range. I tried to listen several speakers, KEF, Polk, Klipsch, B&W…but L52 sounds best for Slayer, DIO, Slipknot, etc… Thanks again from Japan.
@philthomas8351 Жыл бұрын
I have had working JBLs since 1979 - used pair of JBL 100s. Then JBL stage A130 speaker most recently.
@RockCity1111 2 жыл бұрын
Wow the Polk Reserve 200s are really good. I went back and listened to this same song and there is a big difference too me. . Which isn't really mind blowing. But the polks outperformed these Jbls.
@Audfile 2 жыл бұрын
None of these companies that have to answer to shareholders are giving you the most for your money. Stick with non publicly traded audiophile companies.
@boajuice2 Ай бұрын
Amazing review and audio sample
@Tharbamar Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@ms24769 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the review
@Tharbamar 6 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@roacp2217 2 жыл бұрын
기타소리, 타격감 굉장히 좋네요.
@nyccrcsx 2 жыл бұрын
Nice shirt go Giants !!!
@rm4474 2 жыл бұрын
...at least they match your Giants sweatshirt quite nicely! 😂
@CanuckQuest 19 күн бұрын
Curious how you think these compare to the jbl studio 630? Thank hou
@classicrock7890 2 жыл бұрын
I am familiar with the Breaking Silence album and frankly the presentation sounds a bit odd to me with these speakers. Maybe you should try the larger L82?
@einnorw Жыл бұрын
They are $700 now (as they always should have been) I snagged a pair to replace my Klipsch rp-600ms I not much of an upgrade more of a sidegrade but they look cool at least
@dm95422 Жыл бұрын
The only drawback that prevents me from owning the L 52's or the L 82's is the fact it does not have magnetic grilles.
@serviciosdediseno2170 Жыл бұрын
what do you think about L82 ?
@lwforce1 2 жыл бұрын
한글 자막 감사합니다
@lights80088 2 жыл бұрын
Great video but I just can't buy into the thick foam grill.
@arena_rock_man9030 2 жыл бұрын
Cringe, sandcast resistors! LOL! Great review as always, Love JBL stuff. I've been seeing a lot of L100 reviews, it's refreshing to see the little brother L52 bookshelfs. Tharbamar, having such a large front baffle, did you notice any standing wave problems?
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
These Focals cost $3k and have sand cast resistors (and other "cheesy" parts) and sound fabulous. Remember, Danny's gig isn't selling improved crossover plans, but the overpriced parts for those crossovers, at a huge profit kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNaelKdp0cuaiIk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bd16Zcpps5a8gKM.html
@taube9389 Жыл бұрын
My old Yamaha CR400 amp has this specs: continuous performance 8 Ohm: 2x 20 Watt 4 Ohm: 2x 24 Watt dynamic performance 8 Ohm: 2x 56 Watt 4 Ohm: 2x 76 Watt Will this be okay for the speakers? I will not hear them too loud, but I am worried about the rather low sensitivity.
@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын
Hi, it should be totally fine if you don’t plan play very loud like above 90-95db range.
@jayehs Жыл бұрын
Do you prefer these or Denton's?
@tonyscigliano7868 Жыл бұрын
What speaker stands are you using with the JBL l52's? Are those the ones you would recommend for this speaker?
@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын
I’m using B&W STAV24 stands, they work great together for my need.
@Brett1334 2 жыл бұрын
I have Kef q150s I was thinking about potentially upgrading to these or the Denton 85ths, but would you say either is valid? Heard you say the 150s are better than these?!
@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, only for the refinement of the sound but L52 is more exciting to listen, I would suggest you to try them in your system to get the better idea to if that suits your taste.
@mateusznowak2976 8 ай бұрын
Hallo 🙂 Jak JBL wypada w porownaniu z B&W 706 ?? Do Cambridge Audio Evo 75 Pozdrawiam z Polski Mateusz
@alialamri8525 2 жыл бұрын
If you can review buchardt s400 mkii, that would be much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
@andrefortune8278 2 жыл бұрын
So tempted to hit but he hasn't reviewed em yet 😭🤣
@krisztianpinter115 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if this will happen. Look at his latest buchardt review, he was really honest, I guess this was not honoured by the manufacturer 😅😄 But I would be also interested, especially because I saw there are awesome parts built into it.
@eugenefudge1883 2 жыл бұрын
To bright 😎 for me.
@arnonym823 10 ай бұрын
Is it possible to use them directly on the wall? Or should there be a distance between wall and speakers?
@Tharbamar 10 ай бұрын
Yes definitely.
@word2RG 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@90s.Vinyl.Und.WWF. 2 ай бұрын
Hello, I have a question, I come from Germany. What is the best way to set up the speakers? Should the bass opening look outwards or should the tweeter look outwards? because the speakers are not labeled left or right.
@Tharbamar 2 ай бұрын
Please see in my video display but which ever sound great in your room you can play around with it.
@ayewhite333 2 жыл бұрын
Have you heard the L82 classic?
@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын
No but I have L100 Classic 75.
@chrischang7330 Жыл бұрын
Is it ok to use this pair with a 65 inches TV to watch movies? Or I just get a soundbar. I'm not kidding. Thx
@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын
These speakers and good amplifier will sound better than a sound bar. Thanks
@chrischang7330 Жыл бұрын
@@Tharbamar Thank you
@jordenb9469 2 жыл бұрын
Too exspensive! Way way more choices for that price that are better.
@user-wp1ir3et2u 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. They cost 1220 euros a pair!!!!!not just overpriced but .... entirely UNJUSTIFIED [regarding their construction and sound quality]
@typedeaf Жыл бұрын
Those xovers in the JBL are actually quite cheap; all electrolytic caps and iron core inductors.
@ralex3697 2 жыл бұрын
Orange waffles
@hammer-fn7gm 8 ай бұрын
This is not a full range speaker. It must have a reasonably flat response from 20hz to 20,000hz to be considered a full range speaker. It is a decent speaker, but needs a subwoofer. It is depending on the JBL name to sell at such a high price. The woofer is made in china, but I believe the speaker is assembled in the US.
@Tharbamar 8 ай бұрын
It was not advertised as full range speakers it’s advertised as bookshelf speakers, There is no speaker can produce from 20hz to 20khz flat response in your room and every thing is made or assembled in China.
@carlosr.2027 5 ай бұрын
@@Tharbamarwhat’s a better buy criton 1tdx standard diy $740 or jbl l52 $400
@Tharbamar 5 ай бұрын
@@carlosr.2027 JBL L52 or Studio 630 is better buy.
@sc0or 2 жыл бұрын
Well... For me they sound like they were designed for V-shape setup. Mid range is not impressive. Lows are good, highs are delicate.
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
They are a little V shaped, but not nearly as bad as the RP600M or B&W 606 and 607
@sc0or 2 жыл бұрын
@@DougMen1 They are not, I agree. But comparing to Evo 4.2 mid range is so-so. The third driver is missing. But for some genres this is fine I think.
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
@@sc0or They would sound better with less sucked out mids, but that sells in the current market, where HT sound is as important as music. Plus, it stands out in a showroom, and B&W and Klipsch sell tons of speakers voiced like that. Even MA, who used to have very lush mids on their Bronze line are now getting more V shaped, 'cause they want a bigger piece of that Klipsch/B&W market share. I wonder if these JBLs are crossed over too high and the woofer is too beamy at the upper end of its range. That's always been the problem with the B&W 600 series. The crossover is way up at 4khz when it should be at 2-2.5khz. And, my comments about Klipsch only apply to their R and RP speakers. The La Scala is one of my favorite speakers on earth, and are my bucket list #1
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
@@sc0or The 4.2s have very finicky vertical dispersion, so you gotta get the height just right for them to really sing
@sc0or 2 жыл бұрын
@@DougMen1 Indeed. I prefer dome tweeters + some super-tweeter above if it's really needed.
@vtkz 2 жыл бұрын
They looks pretty cheap. Lots of plastic and as you say, maybe more an retro design object but never 1000€ worth for listening
@cremersalex 7 ай бұрын
They clearly have a bumb in the lower midrange even affecting female voices.
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
They'd sound a lot better without those thick foam grills on them, unless you like your speakers with a thick blanket in front of the drivers. I would think that you would know that
@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын
Not a lot better but I tested everything in last a few months.
@ralex3697 2 жыл бұрын
Wharfedale Dentons much better, less expensive. These are for hipsters
@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын
Denton is made with low quality drivers compared to L52, power handling is not even in the same league to be honest.
@Zoojaehong Жыл бұрын
그러니까 KEF Q150이 낫다 이말인가... 가격은 2배 차이가 나는데??
@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын
They have very different sound, JBL is more dynamic.
@interesting7906 2 жыл бұрын
I am not a big fan of either the Klipsh heritage or these JBLs. They are honey traps for hipsters out to recapture their youth by buying a copy of their dads stereos. They tend to be incredibly overpriced for the quality they offer and designed to make money more than music.
@skrem23 2 жыл бұрын
"Interesting" take as to why you think people are purchasing Klipsch and JBLs, formed entirely on your baseless opinion, and not on any real data or facts from true customers as to why they chose to purchase a particular brand of speakers (over the endless other audio equipment choices in the world).
@interesting7906 2 жыл бұрын
@@skrem23 Well...it doesn't appear sound quality is a consideration in the choice so I take it you're one on said hypsters. Anyways, I am the king of youtube and my baseless opinion it's all that matters. thanks.
@gregorymorrill7558 2 жыл бұрын
@interesting I have several speaker set here now including the larger L82 and 4309's. Both sets are incredible in my opinion and both make the current budget champ the Polk r200 sound like the really good budget speaker it is. The L82 and 4309 are in a different league especially if you listen loudly and prefer a lively sound that never gets harsh or bright yet sound live. I have had the ELAc-dbr62 here as well. What a boring speaker that one is. Best to listen. You may be surprised by what you like. Read ASR read all the reviews and watch youtube for ideas & listen, listen, listen.
@interesting7906 2 жыл бұрын
@@gregorymorrill7558 You have to listen of course, but very few have the opportunity to do so. It's not like stereo stores are popping up like mushrooms these days. Most buy based on reviews and brand recognition. A few get a chance to listen or test drive. The 4309 are a completely different league than L82.
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about the price. At $1000 they are overpriced, but at $600 they would be a good deal. I do think they are better than the RP600M from what I've heard from them here. And, any of them, these, the Klipsches, the Polk R100 and 200, the Elac DBR62 and B 6.2, MA Bronzes or Silvers, KEF Qs, Focal Chora, Dali Oberon, Diamond 12.2s, and several others, are all far better than the horrible horrible B&W 606 and 607. Those are the most overpriced and terrible sounding speakers ever.
@bass4life294 2 жыл бұрын
You are clueless..
@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын
@@bass4life294 Because I like speakers that sound and measure well, instead of like a roller coaster, with huge suckouts in the midrange and tweeters that are 10db louder than the woofers, to the point of being so harsh and shrill that it's like nails on a blackboard? Yeah, I'm the clueless one! Apparently you're as deaf as B&W's engineers, and you're all so old that you can't hear anything over 10khz and don't know how crappy they are. I used to be a huge B&W fanboy, back when they knew how to design speakers. But, after Laurence Dickie left they just kept getting worse and worse until they all sound like a boombox with its graphic EQ set to a big V. Go ahead and throw you money down the toilet on those pieces of crap and try and convince yourself that's good sound, if that's what makes you happy. I'll listen to my speakers that actually have some midrange, where the vocalists don't sound like they're 100 yards behind the speakers wrapped in a few blankets.
@jimmyhervias90 2 жыл бұрын
@@DougMen1 es usted Audiofilo o sicario? Respete los gustos ajenos! Esto del sonido no tiene un a verdad absoluta,mas aún con su forma agresiva de plantear sus gustos y descalificando a quien no coincide con usted, hágase ver!
@bass4life294 2 жыл бұрын
@@DougMen1 I actually like the sound signature B&W has to offer and so do thousands of other people. It’s all about taste and preferences. Not right and wrong or up and down. Everyone hears things differently and what you may find perfect for you taste can be total opposite of someone else’s. That’s the beauty in speakers. There’s always something out there for someone.
@margix1172 2 жыл бұрын
Almost ANY vintage speaker sounds (and looks) better than all the speakers you have listed...if there is a sector where ugliness and low quality rule that is the hi-fi's.
@gianlucabassi8853 Жыл бұрын
Too Big woofer
@kevinwest1607 2 жыл бұрын
OVER PRICED for the quality and old school design lol. Straight out of Chyna.
@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын
Most products no matter where is made come with MIC parts, even life saving medical devices. 20th Century mind set is not relatable in modern day society.
@oliverlison Жыл бұрын
I don't like MIC. I try to avoid it.
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