How are JBL LSR305 compared to Tannoy Reveal 502?
LE: Got Tannoy Reveal 502 like 4 months ago and I've decided to come with my impression after all this time.
When I first tried them, it sounded strange to me, like it didn't had bass, me being used to boomy sound. But then I've tried a bunch of songs which showed me how amazing these speakers sound, how much space there is and how clear I can hear every detail. Tried some jazz also some dance music and I must say they have really good bass, it's tight, controlled, that's why I had feeling that there is no bass, it wasn't muddy, boomy. Although it doesn't go really low, I would say around 49-50Hz, me producing dance music I can't say I feel that I can't mix on them. Although it took me some time to get used to them and still I check my mix on mp3 player for example.
Medium frequencies are really clear and when you listen to a track with vocals your really feel like you are there listening to that person. In terms of mixing I can't say I find something wrong about them.
High frequencies are really warm, doesn't cause ear fatigue, but at the same time it doesn't miss the attack or sound mushy. Dunno how to explain it, you can hear every detail in it.
The only downside I've found about them is the hiss. It has some little noise that when you are in a silent room and closer than 1 meter to them, you can hear it, but if you have your pc in the same room or stand at around 1m or more distance from them, it's unnoticeable. Especially if you play some music even at lowest volume the noise can't be heard.
The stereo field is amazing, even the slightest pan can be noticed and reverb is amazing, you don't have to apply a lot to be able to hear it.
In conclusion I really love these monitors, and when I bought them they were really cheap for what they offer, I've payed ~129 euros for one. Now they sell for 188 euros and I think that's kinda the right price for them. Having the aux in it's something even better, you can buy a cheap bluetooth receiver from ebay and you have bluetooth speakers, of course the quality will depend on the DAC inside that receiver, but it will be ok for checking material that your friends come with at your studio.
If I were to give a score from 1 to 10, I think for the price they are a 8-9, this is just because of that hiss. If it wasn't there at all, I would've gave them a 10 without hesitation.
Last edited by nIGhT-SoN; 28th June 2016 at 10:23 AM..