best JBL consumer mid-range speaker?

[porsche911]

I guess I already know what people are going to say, the Studio L series?
Is JBL coming out with new series anytime soon? I don't want to go out and buy a whole system and find out they're coming out with something new six months later.

By the way if anyone from JBL is reading this, the silver "feet" on the L series, umm, how to put this nicely, only Star Trek fans would love it. (not that there is anything wrong with star trek)

[Nightbrace]

The XPL 160's mids are the best I've heard.

[johnaec]

I think he's talkng "price-wise" when he says midrange, not midrange driver. So then I guess it comes down to what price is considered "midrange", and whether talking about current product or vintage...

John

[Nightbrace]

LOL, I should have read the entire thread, normally when I read midrange, I think, um IDK a transducer, or the middle frequencies :)/ Never a term used for the price of something,. to me there's cheap, tolerable, and too expensive to touch. I'm in the tolerable range currently, think thats where he is too.

[Don McRitchie]

What do you consider to be a midrange price? The lower end of Array, Performance and TiK could all be vaible options and I consider them better than any of the Studio L series.

[porsche911]

I deeply curious about the Project Array series. But doesn't that seem like a big jump in price. There seems like they are missing a series just above the Studio L series but below the Project Array and Performance series.

Project array > $3000e
Performance > 1700e

Studio L > $800e

Maybe something in the $1200 each range for the LCRs, so the whole system plus surrounds and subs could come in under $6000

[Titanium Dome]

Bear in mind that a Performance Series PT800 is a response restricted speaker that shouldn't be used below 80Hz. When it's coupled in a stack with the PS1400, it becomes a four-way system running from 28Hz to 22kHz. This combo costs about $3500. However, the www.harmanaudio.com prices will reduce this by a third (PT800 $1050; PS1400 $1119).

The three-way Project Array Series 1400 BG runs from 32Hz to 40kHz. It costs about $5500.

Then there's the TiK Series, where the four-way Ti10K (30Hz-30kHz) will run $3500 and the three-way Ti6K (38Hz-30kHz) will be $2500. There's no decent sub anymore in the TiK Series.

The HT Series runs $550 for the mains (55Hz-20kHz) and $2000 for the terrific sub (down to 25Hz!). A 5.1 set will be just under $5000. If you like Bi-Radial® horns, this is the ticket.

The cost order in my mind is this:

Project Array Series
Performance Series/TiK Series
HT Series
Studio L Series