JBL L830 6-Inch Bookshelf Speakers Review
JBL have always had a reputation for robust solid design and professional level sound quality, and this is very apparent in the JBL L830 bookshelf Loudspeakers. They have a nice, solid & robust feeling finish with a no nonsense look.
The L830s feature a six-inch low-frequency driver, a one-inch tweeter and a three-quarter-inch high-frequency transducer. We found that sonically these produced a nicely smooth natural midrange with a strong and capable top end, though occasionally we found ourselves using a slight cut at the 4KhZ mark to make long term listening slightly less harsh. Bass wise the L830s stand out against most of their rivals in the bookshelf speaker category it is smooth but powerful with much of the power being provided via the rear Freeflow port so placing these too close to the wall has a slight tendency to make the bass ever so slightly mushy.
All in all JBL L830s are a definite the contender for best in class, and with recent price reductions you would find it hard to get a better pair of bookshelf speakers for the price. Highly recommended.
JBL L830 Bookshelf Speakers (Black)
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Manufacturers Specifications
- Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 150W
- Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) 75W/300W
- Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 90dB
- Frequency Response (±3dB) 48Hz – 40kHz
- Crossover Frequencies 2.5kHz, 20kHz
- Ultrahigh-Frequency Driver 3/4″ (19mm) Mylar® dome, cast-aluminum chassis, mounted in a
Bi-Radial® horn - High-Frequency Transducer 1″ (25mm) Pure-titanium dome in JBL EOSâ„¢ waveguide, cast-aluminum chassis
- Low-Frequency Transducer 6″ (150mm) PolyPlasâ„¢ cone with rubber surround, cast-aluminum chassis, HeatScapeâ„¢ motor structure, Symmetrical Field Geometryâ„¢ (SFGâ„¢), oversized Kapton® voice coil, magnetic shorting ring
- Magnetically Shielded
- Baffle Low-diffraction, IsoPowerâ„¢ baffle
- Port Freeflowâ„¢, on rear
- Network Straight-Line Signal Pathâ„¢ (SSPâ„¢)
- Terminals Gold-plated, 5-way binding posts, bi-wirable
- Dimensions (H x W x D) 15-1/4″ x 8-3/4″ x 12-3/4″ (385mm x 222mm x 320mm)
- Weight per Speaker 22 lb (10kg)
- General Pair-packed
- RRP: $550 (Check current JBL L830 Bookshelf Speaker pricing on Amazon
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Tags: Bookshelf Speakers, HiFi Speakers, JBL, L830 Posted in: HiFi Speakers
2 Responses
Thank you very much for the review of the JBL L830 speaker. I especially appreciated the tip about now placing them too close to a wall at the rear of the speaker. However, I would appreciate it if someone would quantify the distance in inches or centimeters.
I would suggest 8 inches to a foot would be ideal. Obviously it depends on how large a room you have and how things are going to be mounted. If you need to place them closer than that its not going to be the end of the world, just don’t have them backed right up against the walls.
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