JBL's 4329P are 'TOTALLY AWESOME' streaming hi-fi speakers

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0:00 Intro
0:48 Vinyl & direct digital
4:47 Inputs & aesthetic niggles
9:56 Sound quality observations 1
13:39 Sound quality observations 2
18:13 Outro

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JBL 4329P

JBL JS80 stands

Thorens TD124 Anniversary Edition turntable

Marantz Model M1

Zu DWX

Genelec 8341

Buchardt A500

Cables and power products by AudioQuest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

Room treatment by Vicoustic

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[JBLSynthesis]

Thank you for reviewing our products, great to hear you are enjoying them! 🔥

[cantgoslow]

Listened to these at the Paris HiFi show with my wife, who absolutely fell in love with their sound. Without doubt it is a fun, engaging, open and very dynamic speaker. Despite all the super highend stuff at the show, which I don't think were demo'd very well, the JBLs were the sound of the show. Had a great chat with the JBL rep there too, a super nice guy.

[Rachel-ty]

I've got a pair in the bedroom. I've got them on Monoprice Moniliths . I have them laying horizontal on the stands. I am listening to them while laying down on a Floyd platform bed. Did an upgrade from the 4309s and an Arcam SA20. Got a CD transport going into the coaxial. Got the M3 MacBook Pro going into the usb. Got 4430s in the living room. PS. Rug Grabbers from Amazon on the stands before laying the wood sides of the JBLs onto the stands. Literally a game changer for stand mounted speakers. Stick the rug grabber adhesive side down the the stand. Let the speaker rest on the foam. Literally solid as a rock .

[goatspeed]

Active is the way forward. Love all the content on active speakers.

[plane_riotous]

Great review, as always. Also, beautiful changes in the room. The Samsung Frame on that wall is just amazing.

Ah, and… the LS60 are in Portugal 😅

[jorgeneriksson]

I have listened to these speakers and they are absolutely amazing. I was truly impressed.

[Van_Slowfade]

The LS 60s are in Portugal! Great job John. As always. Thanks for all your work to get these done.

[luisc]

The LS 60's are in Lisbon, Portugal!!! And I enjoyed your presentation!

[ChrisFlynnOfficalArtistChannel]

Standard 6M Ethernet cable can be used to interconnect them - will give you the length you need. Works exactly the same as their cable. Amazon sell numerous HDMI to Toslink adapters for less than £20 - they also work perfectly and seamlessly.

[leegodwin]

The LS 60's are in Portugal.

Thank you for the videos and your insight John 🙌

[gerhardreinecke]

That turntable... wow. Review incoming I hope 🙂

[warrenraye]

The LS60s are in Portugal. I stuck it out 'til the bitter end ;) Another great video!

[tomunderwood]

I have the 4305Ps and cannot recommend them enough. Amazing.

[KreggartheGreen]

Thanks for another great video, John and team! The LS60s are in Portugal.

[msagoo]

I’ve just got the JBL 4305P smaller brother to this. It has blown me away how good it sounds, over Airplay. I had Klipsch the fives and KEF LSX II, and the JBL’s are better in every way.

[AllboroLCD]

Love how you slipped Bizzare Love Triangle in there! Age of consent or Ceremony are my New Order jams. Also, I do not believe that HDMI has been widely adopted in a studio environment, a place where these JBL's were meant to do their business.

[msloo]

The LS60 are in Portugal. I've recently purchased a pair of JBL speakers and I am impressed by the clarity of them. Mated up with both AB and class D integrated amplifiers from my kit, they gave me a much preferred listening experience as compared to Klipsch as well as others.

[RJ_DSRider]

The sound effect you used to mask whatever frequency you said instead of *28hz was the synth from the beginning of Bizarre Love Triangle. Unmistakable! Lol

[shunpillay]

HUGE respect for your choice of Richard Thompson's song about the Black Lighting. What a bike, what a song! For those looking for another charming (but not as serious) song about a famous motorcycle, try various versions of "My Little Honda 50".

[Defrag]

Great video as always. Very informative. Oh and don't forget those LS60 in Portugal!