How many here own a JBL speaker less than 5 years old?
I notice comparatively little forum discussion about new JBL models but lots of discussion about vintage JBL models and DIY projects. While worthwhile and fun for the consumer, neither of these latter categories create much if any revenue for JBL. You can not blame JBL for laying off engineers and moving manufacturing overseas to cut costs if sales of their new product is not high enough to support research and development costs. No flames here please, this is just an economic fact.
So how many here own a JBL speaker purchased new that is less than 5 years old? What model (or models) is it?
The Greg Timbers connection............Surprise! Surprise!
"Mass market" products, what in the hell is that supposed to mean!?
I heard, and was very impressed, with a pair of the "Studio Series" when they first came out
I was very interested in what was at the time the top model, the "S412" I believe it was?
Wanted them for a sort of all in one living room system for both TeeVee sound and music
And of course it was a mail order/special order only option (I heard the pair I heard in another state)
No one within driving distance had a pair on the floor or in stock so I passed
The speaker was wonderful and cheap (price wise) although it did have too much of a plastic look for my taste
Still, I sometimes regret not grabbing a pair when they were new; worked extremely well with a tube amp
But even those don't fit the criteria of this thread :(