JBL LSR6328P --- Any Users?

[jayman]

Hi, I've been considering these but I can only find one review and very few comments about them here or elsewhere. They've been out for about a year. Are there any users here? I would go have a listen to them, but no one carries them in my area. I'm currently using Adam P33a's and I like them except for their inability to handle the low end. I'm used to the almost too pristine high end, but I just wondered how these JBL's were working for folks.

Thanks,

j

[Bob Ross]

While I haven't used the LSR6328P's in the studio, I did just recently spend an afternoon calibrating a client's office A/V system, which consisted of (5) LSR6328P's & (1) of the LSR subs (6312? whatever it's called...)

They sounded pretty nice. No overt coloration, not overly analytical, neither hyped nor boring. I can imagine making a record with these.

[Benjy King]

I, too, am very interested in these. I heard them at the AES show and was very impressed.

[jayman]

Benjy,
Did you hear the brand new ones? I'm also anxious to hear about those also. I'd like to know how different they sound and if they have as much bottom end. The LSR6328's have been out for about a year now I think. The new ones have a little less amp power.

j

[bleen]

I'm running the 6328s in my room, having moved from ADAM S2.5As a few months ago. The ADAMs were amazing, but I could sell them, get the JBLs, and have some cash left over to put towards a G5.

I absolutely LOVE the sound of the JBLs - very rock and roll, not nearly as polite and transparent as the ADAMs, but ultimately more fun and exciting to mix on. thumbsup

[jayman]

bleen, do you use the room correction thing? If so, does it work well? So, is the bottom end a lot bigger on the JBl's compared to the Adams?

j

[bleen]

Originally Posted by jayman

bleen, do you use the room correction thing? If so, does it work well?

I haven't used the RMC on mine (yet...), but I heard it demoed with the new 4300-series last week when the rep brought a pair by. Now I have to buy it...It REALLY tightens up the low-end to your room and pulls out some of the low-mid boxiness (that probably should be corrected by better acoustic treatment - so shoot me!).

Originally Posted by jayman

So, is the bottom end a lot bigger on the JBl's compared to the Adams?

Different. They both have plenty of "oomph" down there, but the JBLs seem a bit "wider" where the ADAMs have more focus. Horses for course, but on other playback systems, I like my mixes done on the JBLs better.

[chriscoleman]

Another happy LSR6328p user here.

I switched from 824's. The JBL's aren't as "sweet" as the Mackies, but that's a good thing because they lie to you a lot less.

I didn't have the proper RMC kit, but I did a roll-your-own version by running pink noise through the system and putting up a measurement mic in the mix position, real-time analyzing the results, and adjusting the RMC on the monitors until the low frequencies were flat. Not ideal, but it helped until I can get some 703 on the walls instead of this 3" wedge foam I've got now.

They're good boxes and the clients think they're perty.

-Chris

[jbuntz]

We just switched from HR824's to the LSR's. It's very disorienting when switching between the NS10's and HR824's, but not so much when switching from NS10's and LSR's. The top end is not fatiguing either. I dig em. The also look cool.

[bleen]

Originally Posted by jbuntz

It's very disorienting when switching between the NS10's and HR824's, but not so much when switching from NS10's and LSR's.

Agreed - switching between my NS10s and the JBLs is like going to a bigger, fuller, louder version of the mix, but not suddenly "different".

[radiant]

I've got the LSR28p's and love them. According to JBL, the newer 6328's are basically the same speaker design and have the same power amps.

I think because of the JBL name they haven't received the hype but they really are awesome speakers. I've had Genelecs and Meyer HD-2's and sold them.

Kyle

[jayman]

Thanks a ton guys! This is really helpful information. I don't know why these monitors haven't gotten more exposure. Everybody who has them seems to love them.

I just spoke with a rep at JBL and he says the new 4300 series are kind of the little bro. to the 6328's. Although they have a few more bells and whistles, they are not in the same league as the 6300's. He also said the room mode correction thing is implemented a little differently. In the 6328's, you can adjust the amount of how muh you pull out of the offending room mode frequency. On the 4300's, it's a set -15dp notch. So, the 6328's have a little more control in that regard. However, the 4300's do the room correction thing automatically. He said it will take you a half hour or so to do the correction on the 63's whereas it's pretty much instant with the 43's.

There's quite a huge difference in amps too between these. The 6300's are way more powerful.

I hope that makes sense and helps shed some light on the differences. I'd love to keep hearing from current users though. I think I'm conviced to go ahead and buy a set of these though.

Thanks again for all the info!

j

[music friend]

I bought a pair of these when they first came out and blew one of the speakers within a few days, and I don't monitor loud AT ALL, so I returned them and paid up for the new Genelec 8050A. I regret this purchase (typical hyped genelec sound). While they were working the JBLs sounded great. i agree with everyone else-they just sound very honest and translate well. I heard them again in a nice control room in town and they sounded even better!
The one thing I don't like about the JBLs is that they're covered in some kind of rubber that attracts dust, and gets marked up very easily. They seemed like they'd be a pain to clean.

[thenoodle]

Hey..this is cool. There was a monitor shootout around here a couple of months ago and I was the only one screaming that the 6328's blow almost everything else away. I was beginning to think I'm the only one into these monitors.

[dsteve]

I've been mixing on LSR28s for a couple of years, going from HR824s to these were a great move. I don't have to work on the low mids near as much with the JBLs. That was always a problem spot on the Mackies. The JBLs are definately more suited to rock (which is the majority of my work) - tighter and not as hyped on the top end. They may not have "glam" appeal, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tried them out and find my mixes translate very well to other environments. I too have found that switching back and forth between the LSRs and the NS10s is not that drastic a change.

[dr.sound]

I am a HUGE Fan of the JBL 6328's. I use them as a mid field speaker or a nearfield. They translate very well, even between my JBL Theatrical speakers (see room).
They deserve much more attention then they get. I know from experience that just because they don't knock you off your feet the first few seconds you hear them, then maybe they deserve a closer listening. They sound very accurate, never fatiguing, always right!! Check out this review:
******//www.surroundpro.com/articles/...nter_230.shtml

[jayman]

I got a pair, and after a couple days with the 6328s, I was ready to let go of my Adams. These are unbelievable monitors. I can't say enough about them. Full range, very accurate, and best of all, mixes translate. And, it's almost like you have no doubt that the mixes are going to translate, because you're hearing everything. The Adams (P33A's) were very nice in the mids and highs, but I couldn't always tell if my mix was thin or not. I'm pulling stuff up on the JBL's that I mixed with the adams and I'm cringing. I do think monitors have to interact well with a given room, and maybe the Adams just didn't with my room, and the JBLs do. I don't know. All I know is, it's a night and day difference for me.

j