Now that I picked up a pair of Elac B6.2 and the SMSL SA300, I am learning a lot more about audiophilia by continuing to watch your reviews and going back to my set up and picking up nuances. Thanks man! Really enjoying my audiophile revival.

Your review style is refreshing and interesting. However, the most important for listening is your really great choice of music and how you describe that. Keep up the good work.

I highly recommend the Equalizer APO and Peace interface for PC. It flattens/disables any EQ or sound processing that your sound driver has implemented. It gives you a very granular equalizer that is easily turned on and off so you can easily A/B the adjustments.

Love your channel and videos. Brought out my old component system when my son gave me a turntable last Father's Day. You are my spirit animal when it come to high value lower cost equipment. I bought a pair of the 530s today for the ridiculous price of 239.99. They were begging me to buy them. I had already purchase pair of Infinity R162 bookshelves direct from Harman for $149(refurbed) which I like but had to buy these for a compare. Maybe I'll just alternate every few months. Keep up the great work.

Glad you enjoyed these, in the $300 range on sale - they truly are in a class of their own IMO. The center channel is pretty decent for a smaller room, as well, and it goes on sale for like $125... can’t beat that.

Your intros and sponsors are getting better and better. I chuckled out loud at the peanut butter. Wow 11k!

These are on sale from JBL and Harman Audio for $240 right now.

Good review -- I feel like if I were to buy these I'd know exactly what to expect. From what you said they might do best with 16" or 20" stands rather than the typical 24" stands.

I spy with my little eye, a couple of separate components behind you from across the pond. I'm ANXIOUSLY waiting for you to compare the IOTA to the Emotiva TA-100. Thank you for another great review. God bless and can't wait for the next one!

Ooooh. I have been looking at these and I guess I missed a great sale on them too! Bummer. Great video and you mentioned my favorite band, the Beastie Boys!

Apparently that was your first cup of coffee for the day. Kidding, keep up the great content. 👍🏻 I rarely buy anything that is not on sale. Thanks for pointing out the tracks you tested with.

Tried to recommend these and it seems you were already reviewing them at that point. You are fast on the deal research!

Also Randy buy the way. You did good !!! I went by your reviews and recommendations on the Elac debut 5.2 Thank so u very much ! , Like I say u rock! , they sound awesome ! God bless u man !

I have a pair of these myself stored in my parent’s basement still brand new in the box. The only thing I did with them is attach the little circle feet pads that came with them. I wish I had room in my condo to use them. I still wanted to pick them up because of their unique styling. Hopefully one day I could use them when I purchase a home.

Can't wait to see your review on the SVS Prime Wireless Soundbase!

Cool channel, cool review, cool reviewer, even has GI Joe toys, boy does that take me back... Man I am getting old :) Hey Randy, another great JBL speaker to check out would be the JBL Stage A170. I think it would be cool to see on the channel. Keep it up bud. I also like the Podcast you started with Ron, very cool.

I'm enjoying listening to the Studio 530s with the bass plugs in -I just tried it today with the speakers towed in. The bass really tightened up. I'm noticing more details and lower mid range pressence. I'm really enjoying these speakers. I'm amplifying them with the Sony STR-DH190 receiver for now and it's not bad at all.

Another good one randy.👍 Love the design of these.

My opinion; knocked it out of the park with the industrial design on this series. I'm guessing it's a like it or hate it kinda thing, but damn incorporating the waveguide into the structure accomplishing both the acoustic needs and the visual design aesthetic ... some solid Kung-fu

I’ve been using these for almost 10 years. In a small room raised 5’ off the ground are absolutely amazing.

I've been using these for about 2 years now along with 530 center channel Yes they do really impress I'm starting to think about the 580s as they are so cheap now that I'm very tempted to get them just for the sake of listening to them

JBL has crazy sales especially at close-out got my Studio 290's for under $600 for the pair. They hit why beyond the MSRP price point.

You are getting better and better with each review. Good work man.

I can trust you. You listen to the same music I do. I have a living room full of speakers. Great video!

Give Opeth's song Coil a listen. That is my go-to song for showing off or testing out a sound system or speaker. Really great bass, awesome male and female vocals, acoustic guitar, synth/woodwind, etc. It's got it all. I was absolutely floored when I listened to that on my Adam A7's.

Great cheap improvement get yourself a bead of blue tack put it round the Bass Driver as a gasket, little bit in the screw holes not too much in the hole. tighten it reasonably tight but don't gorillas tighten it will help a lot. you could go further the blu tack but that will give a great benefit some sheets of blu tack underneath the speaker when placing it on a stand as well you could put a sheet on top of the speaker and use a tile on top of the blue tack pushed in might make it sound a bit over bright tho! Give it a go let me know how you get on randy!

I see the Iota Vx's in the background. Smelling an upcoming review.

Thanks Randy for the great review of these speakers. I think JBL and Klipsch both have a following of loyal fans that have made the JBL some of the most popular speakers of all time. I would have loved to a/b these with the RB-61 ll, maybe if they go back on sale that could happen.

How fortuitous. Mine shipped yesterday, $290! Can’t wait.

Listen, I just subscribed to your channel a few days ago. I've been binge watching your videos. Do me a favor, review the BIC Venturi DV62si. I can't believe there are ZERO videos on these speakers. Keep up the great work!! Your channel is growing fast, don't let fame get to you.

I had these! Had a really magical top end - very addictive But strangely I couldn't get a proper soundstage no matter what I tried. It was very narrow. Midrange was not great. Anyway glad that you listen to the same type of music I do and seem almost to have a similar budget as me! Wish you all the best for your channel!

The editing in this vid is great

I got these on sale during "Covid audio revival" when I revisited some of the "newer" to me stuff out there. My big complaint with them is their lower 86db sensitivity at 6ohm. I too felt there were times where the lower mid presence seemed thin. Bass from them in my room is very good considering the size of the driver. I was able to "bottom out" or more accurately, over extend the bass driver to the physical limit of the motor. The speaker doesn't suffer from compression and really won't before you poke the bass driver. Agree with final thoughts these do some things others won't.... imaging is exceptional, overall you may have different feelings toward them. As big as they are they are better for me near field.

Hi Randy, u r doing a great job and i never miss your videos. Just a request, when reviewing speakers could u inform us the amplifiers used. I assume u run the various speakers to your fav amp all the time. Its just so we know more about the setup. Thanks mate.

I have been using Studio 530s for the better part of a year and they continue to delight. They have really rewarded careful placement for me. They always have a perfectly solid center image wherever I place them, but the soundstage doesn’t develop fully until I pull them about 4 feet off the front wall. Then they seem to disappear in my room. They also like an amp with some oomph. They will play OK with a lot of amps, but that 6 Ohm impedance likes a kick in the ass to really get the low end rolling and the mids fully flushed out. Sometimes the mids sound a bit thin and I give it one more click on the volume and they become pure gold. Thanks for another great video!

Another great video! Keep up the good work. Somewhat related to the item featured in this video...sort of...just barely... I bought the JBL Studio 520C (center channel) during JBL's Black Friday Sale for $139.99 (reg $349.99) . I used it from December 7th until last night (January 18), then packed it up for a return/refund. Thankfully, there was a lengthy holiday return window until January 31. That said, it's a great center channel, and I'd buy it again if I was completing a JBL set with the Studio 530s. However, after I bought the center, well, I also went ahead and bought some Klipsch bookshelf speakers (R-41M originally for fronts, and then the RB-61 ii for new fronts thanks to cheapaudioman's video late last month). 90% percent of my reason for returning the 520C is because it didn't match well with the Klipsch speakers (aesthetically speaking), with 10% coming down to performance. I felt like the 520C really shined before I bought the RB-61 ii (was originally using the R-41M as fronts with Klipsch satellites as rears), but after said purchase it struggled somewhat to keep up with the RB-61 ii's robust sound. I found myself increasing the level of the 520C more and more to compensate. Now I'm currently waiting for my new matching center to arrive on Thursday...the Klipsch RC-62 ii (ended up costing me $130 more than the 520C). What started out as, "I just want a larger, more dynamic center channel and some modest bookshelf speakers for fronts", turned into completely redoing my home theater setup and costing me $770.60...or $1,041.71 if you count the Onkyo TX-NR686 A/V receiver that I bought during Black Friday 2019. I do apologize for the length of this comment, but I wanted to share my home audio journey of the last two months. Hopefully it'll be a while before my next home theater upgrade.

Hey good review Randy. Hey I have a good album for testing speakers, it's the album that has allways been what has allways had me into music so much since I was just a very little kid. It's Neil Diamond live. The album is Neil Diamonds Hot August Night. Please if u haven't heard this album, please do yourself a awesome treat ! And it has a broad spectrum in sound, range and tone. Just awesome ! For u and for your followers !

Love your channel, I would love to hear your take on the JBL LSR305 or LSR308 studio monitors. They are a powered professional monitor from $200-$300 a pair.

I recommend Equalizer APO with the Peace gui. Never had anything that could compete.

I love the look of the jbl studio speakers. I had to have a set simply based on the look, I got the 580. They sound pretty good, I think they'll be better whenever I upgrade my Denon x3500h receiver and get them a little more space than up against my walls in my bedroom.

Great review! Just purchased emotiva basxA100 Looking to add nearfield speakers for desktop. would you recommend the JBL 530 over the emotiva B1+. Thanks

Love the hat my man.

@cheapaudioman, how would this fare in your $300 speaker shootout? Would it take the Buddha from the KEF Q150? Thanks for the great content; you now have another Twitter follower!

Another fantastic review! I would seriously look into a mini DSP in your chain. And then you can do your reviews with and without EQ. It’s like adding that last garnish on your dish. Some cilantro here, a little basil there, some salt and pepper, a little Parmesan. The meal is good without it but man, that little extra love takes it soo much further.

Randy, I have been using the song "Spacelord" by Monster Magnet for some speaker testing , give it try 🤘🤘🤘 Thank you for the review and peanut butter at 50% less, wow what a day.

Love the review, also love the hat! So put up against the RP600M’s, which (in your opinion) is the better speaker for rock/metal listening at louder volumes? Thanks!

Randy, now that you have come out about you and Ron and Between 2Speakers, so to speak, I am just fine with it. You had me going for a little while though 🤪 I liked how you said that you would help the JBL 530 with house chores. 😁 Now to get on to the audio stuff, I heard you utter the E word (EQ), but you stayed away from the H and W words (Horn and Waveguide). Was that deliberate? I especially like the very predominant horn on the JBL 530 and that JBL chose to a true horn driver with a compression driver versus a tweeter with a horn stuck on it. Also I like that you mentioned that you might use a little EQ to tweak the sound. Despite the ridiculous phobia of using EQ, there is nothing wrong with a little bit of EQ to tweak the sound to your liking. Just use it sensibly with as little boost or cut as needed to get what you want.

Still crossing my fingers for that Micca RB42 review 🤞🤞

I have a pair of these on the way from amazon as a "renewed" option as they were $350 shipped. Since they aren't brand new, what do I need to inspect inside and out and listen for to ensure these are perfect speakers? I'll have 90 days to return them.

These are amazing speakers

I have a pair of Klipsch RP 600's and I am thinking about getting a pair of the JBL'S !

Hi Randy, I love your work, especially the Saturday speaker shootout. After watching both JBL reviews, it seems like the Stage A130's address several of the problems you encountered with the S530's(thin midrange, lack of punch...) Seems like you prefer the Stage speaker. What say you?

Check out the 570s with dual woofers which I'll bet are voiced differently between the 2 drivers. I wonder if it covers all those bases better.

I have these and the White Jamo studio 2. / 93. They are a 5 1/4 inch with a real solid aluminum phase plug, floating Dome tweeter

@cheapaudioman I'm looking forward to your review of the SVS Sound Base behind you. Oh, other SVS gear would also be great. I would like your thoughts on the SVS Prime Sats, $135 each. The SVS bookshelf speakers are out of my price range. Even the "sats" are, but I'd like to get an honest opinion.

I spent some time with REW getting mine set up. I ended up plugging the ports. This made integrating them with my sub a lot easier. In my room they needed some EQ boost from about 200 - 600 Hz. This is most likely the thinness that Randy is commenting on.

please help.... I have a RX-V385 Yamaha receiver with no amp. I do not plan on getting a amp or a subwoofer. Should I get the JBL 530 or the Definitive Technology 9020? And will my receiver run either one ok?

Took me a while to decide between the 530s or Klipsch RP 600Ms for my bedroom system. Decided the 530s were a little too bright. When I tried to return the 530s to Amazon they said that they were not eligible for return. When I called customer service, they said because of some material in the speakers, they were considered hazardous. So they refunded my money and said I could keep them. Crazy right? I decided to use them instead of the cheap sound bar with my TV. I also added the 520c center channel and an older Yamaha sub. It sounds amazing! I’ll upgrade the sub at some point, but man, I like the sound a lot.

How are these vs the Infinity R162's? You need to get a pair of these.

More clarity on these than B1+ ?

Hey bud. Just a small request. Can you mention what amp or amps (and other equip.) you use when you review speaks. Thanks.

Which speaker would you recommend for a home theater setup the Kef Q-150s or the JBL 503's?

I had a pair on loan last year, really nice detail retrieval, even at lower volumes.. midrange drops off hard (small driver), even when powered by a McIntosh power amp...

I have a floor standing jbl 270 and am thinking of replacing them with these 530s for left and right channels. How do they compare ? Thanks

I've heard great things about these and I intend to buy a pair. My only question is...why not use a 6.5" woofer in these? I guess they are intended to use a sub if you want a full frequency range.

love u man

So how do the Sony SSCS5s match up against these (maybe you've done that review but I missed it)? I have the Sony's but looking to upgrade and considering these.

Hey, CheapAudio dude... Have you reviewed the JBL Studio 590s? I could not find it on youtubes.

Is this a review with comparing them to $600 speakers in mind? If comparing them to $250-275 speakers like the Emotiva b1+ or ELAC debut 2.0 B5.2 would you be less critical with your words and say they're all around great or even superior? I'm trying to decide on bookshelf speakers + amp (w/ bluetooth) for around $375 total, mostly listen to rock at my desk so nearfield is important, prefer accurate neutral the way the music was recorded, with the option of cranking them up occasionally. Also, these speakers seem to have been around for 4+ years. Do they upgrade/improve them with the same name and design/look?

These are on sale for $240 now. Thinking of buying to replace 25 year old JBL HLS615 tower speakers. I’m using a Denon avrs740h and cheap Klipsch 12” sub. Worth the effort? I’d need speaker stands.

You guys in US are lucky to have these at this price:) BTW it would be worth stressing if this is a pair or single (likely pair).

I like the pen tucked in the hat band. It makes you look like ex Lions head coach Matt Patricia.

Never clicked on a video faster. Love my 530s

For some sweet deep bass guitar try out Flight of the Cosmic Hippo by Béla Fleck and The Flecktones. It sounds pretty on the 530s.

These are now on sale for $240 at JBL's website so at that price I figured I needed to pick a pair up.

It's on sale for $239.99 today! Just picked up a pair.

I really thought that, at their regular price point, these would be head and shoulders above what we(meaning you and me watching!) review normally...Huh.

Which Amp do you recommend for these speakers? They are beautiful with my cheap class D amp at 100w but would like a budget amp that can power them . JBL recommends 125w at 6 ohms.

i just want to know what that picture in the background is it looks badass

I am currently using a pair of JBL Studio 530s on my desk. These are great for near field listening. Confession time... They are paired with two JBL SUB 550Ps. Because why not. 😀

Are they brand-new? Is there a "break-in" period for new speakers? I wonder if these would sound different a few months from now after substantial use.

These are on sale right now for $239.00 from jbl! Been pouring over countless reviews on what to buy around the $300 mark. Emotiva B1+, Wharfedale 12.1, KEF Q150, Elac Debut B5.2... Then I saw these were on sale and snatched a pair immediately. They are going on my desk, but besides mild youtube watching, my desk speakers get cranked when we clean, as my desk is in the middle of an 800 square foot open floor plan living room, dining room, kitchen area. Hoping the Emotiva BasX A2M is powerful enough for these...

Amazing video buddy. When is your IOTAVX video coming out.

these are $239 on JBL site right now. their big brothers (580 and 590) also marked way down.

They were $199 refurb on the actual Harman Site. 99.9% mint condition. $179 for 570 as well (these don't come as a pair like the 530 though).

As I was standing up to make coffee, CAM directed me to "grab a cup of coffee." Kismet? Am I destined to buy these speakers now? Nah, we'll just stick with coincidence. Back to the review....

Ohh boy, emotiva ta100 vs iotavx on the horizon.. that’s gonna be interesting 🧐

imotiva, jbl studio 350 and Kef Q150 who gonna be the winner

For EQ get a Schiit Loki. Cheap and effective.

how do you think these compare to the elac v6.2

May want to give the $350 JBL Stage A190 towers a listen. Paired with the $399 RSL Speedwoofer 10S is even nicer.

I wish I could buy these but they're discontinued in the UK :/

The 530's are on sale today 9/20/2021 on the JBL website for $249. I just snagged up a another pair of these.

On sale right now. Got mine.

All for $300 shipped! Stupid good for the money! I would assume some of the problems you speak of have to do with the equipment you're using not the speaker!🙄😉😇 And these speakers are greatly enhanced crossing the tweeters as Ron has shown on his video regarding this product. It made a huge difference with my 590 mains. This is one of those times where bigger is better because the 590's make these sound like toys at least in my room.🤪😬 And by the way the 590 and 580 version of these speaker use a different compression driver then the center 530, 530s and the 570s based on my extensive research on these before I purchase them about a year ago. And if you haven't noticed, it's all about the compression driver on these the woofer driver although paper and I love it, is nothing special. Enjoying my Amazon music by the way!🤗😉😇

Hey randy, if your looking for another cheap speaker to review I found the Energy RC-10 bookshelf speakers on Amazon for $190. They seem to have good reviews. Cheers cheap audio peeps. 🍻

Use Peace (apo) software for windows very nice equalizer and there is more software/plugins/vst like that.

Been $239 for awhile now...get em before they're gone. Floorstanders are on sale too.

Thanks to Zeos I a whole home theater with the Studio line of speakers. The 530s are issued for back/surround duty.

question, if you had to choose; jbl530 or superone nth (not choosing price based on price, but performance) and subwoofer(s) will likely be added