JBL Classic Vs Studio Comparison Review

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BL Studio 530 Review, • JBL Studio 530 is Stil...
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0:00 Comparison
10:35 L52 Sound Sample
14:28 Studio 530 Sound Sample

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@bpalpha 2 жыл бұрын

Your reviews are some of the best. Thanks for the sound demos. They make a difference. Can’t admire that Denon integrated amp enough.

@pay9011 Жыл бұрын

I bought some L60t's back in 1988. Sat unused for 15 years till I redid the foam surrounds. Still sounding great 👍

@gatticusfpv3174 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly this why you are one of my favorite audio reviewers. You have a really good spread from budget stuff to pretty high end and from what I can tell have excellent recommendations for the average listener. All while not being pretentious and being realistic in terms of the value the whole time.

@peterminartz4992 2 жыл бұрын

530 bass is deeper and less cabinet noise! Sounds very nice

@AlbertoFC 2 жыл бұрын

Good video as usual! great to have someone like you in the scene. Talkin' on vintage speakers... have you ever tried any Canton Quinto/Karat from the '80s?? old-school 3-ways sealed cabinet speakers I'd like to know your thoughts compared to more modern options. Are they an option that is still worth it?

@madcrabber1113 2 жыл бұрын

Love the looks of the classic but would buy the 530.

@masudaharris6435 Жыл бұрын

As is often said, horn speakers reproduce horns best. Excellent demo!

@nobicubalibre2143 2 жыл бұрын

great review like always

@marcparsons1726 2 жыл бұрын

Jbl is having a fire sale with the whole 500 line! Have these and loved them but Now I use the 570 and are even better for a medium size room!

@0Metatron Жыл бұрын

I was looking at buying the L52 Classic but the Studio 530 is so tempting 🤔 They’re both beautiful in their own was in the looks department too. Got to rock the 530’s with no grills

@CharleyClose 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I recently purchased the Studio 570's and the Studio 590's. I love them both. Big fan of the JBL sound. I've been thinking about purchasing the Studio 530's (even though I don't need them right now). After seeing this, I think I'll go ahead and get them. Thanks !!

@peterphan227 2 жыл бұрын

I have the Studio 570's. I don't know why the 570's don't get more attention. They are basically a 530 with an additional 5 1/4" driver, so all the goodness of the 530 with more low end and a little easier to drive. You do need to put the 570's on a very low stand though to give them more height.

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

570 is good but 580 is much better that’s why it didn’t get much attention, thanks

@jimbob3030 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar I paid 1/3 less than l52c for my 590's so I bought 6 of them, should I have chosen 580?

@brianjackson708 2 жыл бұрын

I think because they came out later. I have 5 of them and a pair of 530's. I've owned 3 generations of JBL speakers with varying driver sizes. The 6 1/2 or 8" drivers always seemed bloated. I'm impressed with the speed of the 5 1/4" driver.

@brandoncheco582 2 жыл бұрын

i love my 590s i wouldn’t change them for the world i have them Hooked up to my Peachtree Nova300

@mr.george7687 2 жыл бұрын

Purchased the L52's purely for their looks, they go great w/ my L100's both w/ orange grills. Sound is OK. I also have a pair of Klipsch R51M which is same size as the L52's. To my ear the Klipsch sounds better.

@misacastillo2010 2 жыл бұрын

Que buenos son los 530, por el precio una compra asegurada 😲

@amanieux Жыл бұрын

what is your recommendation for affordable, near field, low volume listening speakers ? thanks

@smkaz81 2 жыл бұрын

Have you thought about reviewing some revel speakers 🤔, like the bookshelf m126be or floor speakers f226be.. how would they compare to your top picks 🤔 Keep up the fantastic work 👏 🙏🙏

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

I will do when I have chance, thank you.

@vagk 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Studio 530 is much better, but you must try JBL LS-40 for me the best bookshelf speakers from JBL 😊

@digitalmat75 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this nice review ... I suggest you also to listen on day an 1990's JBL TI1000 ..

@digitalmat75 Жыл бұрын

They sound very close for me to the 530

@ChrisTopher-xu4ef 2 жыл бұрын

They both sound great. Your room looks great as well. It has transformed over the years. Nice!

@toddstyles7194 Жыл бұрын

Years back I hosted a audio club at my house. I had the studio 590. We all listened to them. Everyone preferred the klipsch cornwall 1 over the 590's. The cornwalls are horrible sounding. After I had sold my 590's the head of are club said the 590 were just not good sounding at all. I agree with him. Now of course he had JBL s4700's. Cheers!! I now take all reviews with a grain of salt on the internet.

@congoblancotunero 2 жыл бұрын

Even though L52 it's less dynamic the quality sound it's superior than studio 530 especially in live music 🎶 for instruments separation, now I'm Cuban for Cuban music I prefer studio 530 because the dynamic sound but l52 definitely are superior speakers again especially for live music concerts

@real_one 7 ай бұрын

I have 580 (similar compression driver as 530) and had l52. L52 had better highs resolution and really were quite magical. Strings and the high overtones were amazing. 580 is less refined in the highs but more immediate in a way - more exciting maybe just a little bit. But this is probably only noticable with great cables, dac and amps. And at least 44.1 FLAC. If you listen to Spotify you'll likely enjoy 530 more.

@roms4277 Жыл бұрын

I hesitate between technics sb-c700, polk audio R200 or jbl studio 530. I own the power amp Sony ta-n7b, Gustard X26 pro dac preamp, Jvc xl-z1010 disc player and a Svs sb-4000 subwoofer for a room of 18m2. I research speakers the most transparent with a great soundstage and realistic sound. Which of it's speakers would be above the lot ?

@mokaLARE Жыл бұрын

What cable did you use for the Studio 530?

@Leeollee 2 жыл бұрын

L52 🙋

@kceateva 2 жыл бұрын

Jbl studio 5 help me with my depression. These are just simply amazing and make me happy

@roms4277 Жыл бұрын

Hello, have you hear the technics sb-c700 ? It's a very transparent speaker !

@Music-4all 2 жыл бұрын

JBL 530 or Wharfedale Diamond 225 ?

@andik777Arme 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, for me the 530 sounds better

@teokon5165 Жыл бұрын

Both good. Studio more easy on the ear but classics one step ahead in everything

@KeiLin11 2 жыл бұрын

L52 sounds good

@VaB20 2 жыл бұрын

How do these studio series compare to stage? Would I miss out on quality/sound by buying a180 over 580?

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Studio series is overall better sounding speakers, what you’ll lose is real compression driver. Thanks

@ronmurazzi8342 2 жыл бұрын

I bought wharfedale 225 based on your suggestions. How does the JBL 530 compare to them?

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Totally different speakers, 225 is laidback 530 is dynamic, thanks

@kevinwest1607 2 жыл бұрын

I want the 530,but can't get over the look.

@gatticusfpv3174 2 жыл бұрын

They definitely look like Darth Vader's speakers lol. I find they look better in person and have grown on me over time. They look nothing like most traditional box speakers. The cabinets are all angled to increase rigidity and both the compression driver and bass driver have curvy wave guide action going on. As far as I can tell nothing else on the market really looks like them. They only major issue I have are the ugly grey bass drivers. With the grills on in a home theater setting its a non-issue being all black which is very important with projectors. They do however sound a tad better with the grills off. Considering the compression driver is crossed over really low, the bass driver being more like 4.5", and the cross over a complicated mess of low end components they have no right to sound as good as they do. So the looks focused mostly on sound dispersion have to be doing some heavy lifting XD.

@diamondbracelette 2 жыл бұрын

Same. And size. Plus I have the A130s so there may be too much overlap. Could be wrong

@Kugan7475 Жыл бұрын

Those big horns a winner

@sellomoloi5876 2 жыл бұрын

The middle one how much with AMERICAN DOLLAR

@BlazingLove316 2 жыл бұрын

Classics I like.

@kumchavalcha Жыл бұрын

530 more "air" and less boxy sound?;)...

@jessielees 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please bring in HDI-1600 and compare to 530?

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll find out, thanks

@sc0or 2 жыл бұрын

L52 for sure.

@carlsitler9071 2 жыл бұрын

I do VERY MUCH like the best bang for the buck. All my gear I bought new except for speakers. I like the sound of big speakers but new ones are $2500 and higher. I have 4 foot floor standers with dual 6 1/2 woofers and good bookshelf speakers but they don't have the same vibe as big speakers (15 inch woofers).

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, big woofers brings incredible sound like no others, we may be going back to big woofers in the future, thanks

@albertpintor3522 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar i have jbl nd310s as my fronts and while they have deep bass, I now use a klipsch r120sw sub for bass so the nd310 are crossed over at 80 and it sounds better than before. I think subs pretty much killed the need for big woofers. I just ordered a pair of 590s last night and I can't wait

@albertpintor3522 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar I've been using the 590s since a week and half ago after arriving from a one week trip of visiting family in Mexico and they're great in my 12 by 12 bedroom but I feel like it needs a little more midrange because they're so airy and treble happy but they are definitely better than my old nd310s

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

@@albertpintor3522 Please see my video of adjusting the legs to get better midrange.

@albertpintor3522 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar is my 125 watt at 6 ohm denon s910 good or do I need to upgrade my amp already?

@matthewchan4161 2 жыл бұрын

530👍

@austinlam5480 Жыл бұрын

Obviously 530 sounds much more attractive and feel like live music more than listening to audio L52. L52 is also good in different way .

@galessi1226 2 жыл бұрын

I got my 530' s for $325.00...... But recently, I have seen them on sale for 280.00 or even 265.00......sign up for Harmon/ jbl sales updates ...and they run the sales about 4 times per year....I am using an Onkyo 9150 amp....not much power....it has the current to drive them very nicely.

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

When you have chance try them with 500 watts dynamic power of class d amplifier, you’ll be surprised how low and deep it can go, thanks

@kkam7044 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, silly question but how does one sign up for sales updates?

@bigjay1970 2 жыл бұрын

@K Kam I'm sure on the jbl direct web site there is a place to give them your email.😉😇

@galessi1226 2 жыл бұрын

@@kkam7044 the 530s just went on sale today...3/21/22 for $239.00 per pair...plus tax...with free shipping

@kkam7044 2 жыл бұрын

@@galessi1226 Thanks for the heads up, I got them when they first came on sale about a week ago

@sunilpatkar9294 4 күн бұрын

Where are they made?

@michaelmasztal7871 2 жыл бұрын

530 or maybe turn down the L52 mid/tweet

@90s.Vinyl.Und.WWF. 3 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 3 ай бұрын

Please see in my video display but which ever sound great in your room you can play around with it.

@kcr2365 Жыл бұрын

Where do you store gear that is not in use. I hear public storage units can be prone to theft

@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын

Personally I put them in unused bedroom, thanks

@sergeysmelnik 2 жыл бұрын

530 so much better especially the high end

@carlsitler9071 2 жыл бұрын

Which is the best speaker? The one with the 15 inch woofer. I love my Marantz 3-way speaker with 15 inch woofer so much that I just bought a Japanese brand 3-way speaker with 15 inch woofer (slightly warmer).

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

IMHO what you like is the best regardless of what reviewers say, your enjoyment is more important.

@carlsitler9071 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar PS Audio just made a $30,000 speaker and Paul said they were as good as $300,000 speakers. I didn't know anyone made $300,000 speakers.

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

@@carlsitler9071 Yep there is Wilson Audio, Sonus Faber, Kharmar, Magico etc.

@jm-vq4cm 2 жыл бұрын

One has more exciting top end while the other has nicer bass. A hybrid of these two would be killer. Jbl should fit these compression tweeters to the L52 just for experimentation.

@jessielees 2 жыл бұрын

Their HDI-1600 or Studio 4309 could be considered that very hybrid... I wish I lived somewhere where I could demo them.

@bigjay1970 2 жыл бұрын

@@jessielees True.😉😬

@real_one 2 ай бұрын

Titanium dome is much nicer hf driver. I had both in my home. If you have the amp for it.

@jimmyrustle6725 7 ай бұрын

Listening through my HD800s heaphones the 530 is hands down the winner. The only thing that I'll give the l52 a win in was the separation during the hand claps. The 530 completely changed that song from sounding weak and tinny to a full enveloping stage of sound. The l52 may have been a little more transparent but lacked so much definition and stage presence. That's my opinion Listening through one of the most critical headphones you can buy. The 530 is absolutely the better buy.

@austinlam5480 Жыл бұрын

What is name of this song ? Would like to download this song and try to play this song on my old JBL4425

@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын

Please see the link the video description.

@austinlam5480 Жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar ok I found it on your screen now Grace Mahya

@hanqingfang4050 2 жыл бұрын

To name another candidate from JBL, 4312G actually sounds quite good, better than 500-series, and relatively close to L100. With sales price at 1700+, it is actually a steal

@fabricegrard1001 2 жыл бұрын

530

@oldassgamer9138 Жыл бұрын

The 530s blow them away in every way.

@Matrix...777 2 жыл бұрын

BL studio 530 🏆🏆🏆🥇🏆🏆🏆

@barbasour 2 жыл бұрын

530 easy

@oluhamilton2121 2 жыл бұрын

JBL 530's are future collector items.....go figure.

@net_news 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to have a 530 with the great design of the L52s. I find the 530s extremely ugly... incredible value though

@beslemeto 2 жыл бұрын

It is actually very elegant looking speakers with velvety black touch ...

@bigjay1970 2 жыл бұрын

Keep the grill on myself then they're ok looking.😉😇

@gatticusfpv3174 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigjay1970 Same. Although they definitely sound a bit better with the grills off and the included wave guide pieces. If only they had made the bass drivers black.

@oluhamilton2121 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely UGLY....and that actually adds to their cachet. Sound great though.