JBL L890 8-Inch 4-Way Dual Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review
We’re pretty big fans of JBL around here they seldom disappoint in terms of build or reliability but occasionally can come across as a bit “PAesque” in their low end models. Fortunately the JBL L890 8-Inch 4-Way Dual Floorstanding Loudspeakers have aimed far higher than that sonically even if sometimes you feel like you are standing next to a speaker stack at a gig.
Ok so that’s a bit of an overstatement, but to be honest the JBL L890 speakers are big, bloody big. Coming in at a pretty impressive 42.1 inches tall and 10.2 inches across these things look impressive and will definitely make it obvious to visitors that you’re serious about your sounds. You are going to need a large room for these or they are going to look kind of awkward and out of place, you are also going to have to give these things a foot or two space from your walls to get the best out of them. The front panel of the L890s is not exactly simple in look having to carryВ a 3/4″ Mylar dome UHF, a 1″ titanium dome tweeter, a 4″ midrange, and two 8″ woofers arranged top to bottom. This might crowd a normal sized speaker, but as I said earlier these things are man enough to handle it without looking ridiculous or overcrowded.
JBL L890 Floorstanding Speaker
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So as I said the general appearance of these things is “Serious heavy duty kit”, and that theme is carried through to the sound. We tested these these both with and without the recommended JBL L8400P 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer and though the L80400P did add some reinforcement in the bottom end we found that the output of the JBL L890 speakers was extremely powerful and listenable on their own. The stereo soundstaging was excellent and gave over a very well balanced feel to sonic movement in the various material we put through them. The sonic response was in general excellent and very easy on the ear excepting a slight harshness at the very top end when played at high volumes, this problem was easily resolved with a light EQ cut at 4Kz and 9Kz. This could also be resolved by matching the system with a less top heavy sound source. In the end we found these speakers to give best results for reproducing punchy impactful source material, action sequences, bassy dance, hip hop and rock music music all fared well as did more bombastic passages of classical and jazz. We did from time to time feel that the L890s were ever so slightly lacking in subtlety in the quieter passages of some of the acoustic music we played. Over all these speakers would be ideal as part of a home theathre set-up or for those who tend to like it loud and heavy, perhaps not so much for the trad jazz on vinyl crowd.
Pros:
- Exceent Soundstaging and precision of sound
- Easily Driven
- Punchy and Impactful sound
- Mostly neutral, may introduce a little in the top end of the spectrum
Cons:
- Can be a little hash at the top end at high volumes
- Not fantastic for listening to intimate quiet material
- Pretty Large & Heavy
- To get fuller bass end we suggest paring with an appropriate sub
Manufacturers Specifications
- Maximum Output Power: 1000 Watts
- Frequency Response: Hz: 28 – 40000
- Impedence: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity: 91 dB
- Connectivity: Wired
- 1″ pure titanium dome tweeter for exceptional high frequency performance
- Aluminum waveguides provide better dispersion and a larger listening sweet spot
- Freeflow port technology for low THD
- Gold-plated, 5-way bi-wirable binding post
- Single unit, packed and sold separately
- Dimensions Depth: 15 inches, Height: 42.1 inches, Width: 10.2 inches
- Weight: 60.2 pounds
- RRP: $799.00 Per Speaker (Check JBL L890 8-Inch 4-Way Dual Floorstanding Loudspeaker current pricing on Amazon
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Tags: Floorstanding Speakers, Home Theater, JBL, L890 Posted in: HiFi Speakers
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Can i use this speakears in a room with 20m2(5×4meters) and 4meter high(tall) with Denon 1910?
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