Its easy to look and see how excited people are about a new product and believe what you are saying, however it is another thing altogether to just go to the store and have a listen for yourself. I have had my LSR 305s for just about a month, and I am EXTREMELY happy with them. I did not just make an impulse decision when buying the JBLs. I had been listening and testing out monitors for almost two years. I was looking for monitors that werent 8" but 5" that didnt take up my entire workspace on my desk. Quite a tall order when I did not want to sacrifice quality or clarity. Anyway I was dead set on getting the F5 Adams......Problem was at 400 a pop, I kept getting cold feet when I attempted to pull the trigger. I thought there HAS to be a happy medium! (Cost/performance ratio) then I listened to these. It was truly one of those moments......when a heavenly body drifts out of the clouds.....I just knew these were the ones. When I saw the price, I almost fell down. I honestly thought the price tag would be around 400 per monitor. Then, I thought the wrong price tag was on them at Guitar Center.....Nevertheless, I did not buy them, but went to the internet looking at specs, and reading about the 305's. I was wondering to myself if perhaps all of my research made me give up, and think the 305s were the best sounding monitors I have heard in SOME time. I wondered why the highs were so crisp, and the percussion so realistic on my reference CD. Then I found something out. What JBL did was use the wave guide technology from their M2 commercial monitors. ($10000 per monitor) Then I read that their engineers were out to corner the 5 monitor niche by making sweet sounding quality monitors that everyone can afford. I honestly think they hit a home run here, and have the home run lead for the year. I dont know if any 5" monitor can match the JBLs. IF you think about it for a moment, how hard was it really? You have the KRK Rokit 5s, the Mackie MR5 MK2, the Presonus Erus 5, and the M Audio BX5 D2. Maybe the HS5 Yamahas? (Shrill HF btw) They didnt have to aim that high if they targeted the monitor range I just mentioned. The JBLs are sonically superior to any of these monitors.
One more thing I should mention, and I dont know why other manufacturers dont think of this.....how about using the same size amp for both high and Low Frequencies? When you think for a sec how smart that was to match the amp sizes....(41W LF, 41W HF) It just seems like a good idea to have matching amps!
But who am I? Im just some guy who finally found studio gear that fit my price budget, and fulfills my sound requirements just right. That doesn't happen to me that often I may add...... My point? Go to the store, and listen carefully.....Perhaps you will have the same moment of clarity like i did!
YES I LIKE THEM THAT MUCH!