JBL L82 Classic Loudspeaker Review w/ Upscale Audio's Kevin Deal 

How do these compare to the 4312? At the same price, I’m trying to figure out the difference

Good review! BTW, I have a few friends in their late teens and they're into Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Steely Dan, Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin. They have renewed my faith in Gen Z. :)

unfortunatly harman international is now owned by samsung and I really can't see samsung not destorying JBL.

Would the L82's base capacity be powerful enough to rattle walls & pictures using a 50wpc @ 8 ohms amp ??

Im from indonesia. Such enjoyable watching u sir. U just like a professor of hifi . I hope u healthy and i love everything from u sir.

Hi, does anyone know, the sound is similar to the JBL NORTHRIDGE E 50, they are more or less the same size

8 inch is an ideal size woofer. You can still get decent bass..while also get a good lower midrange response. There is not enough 8inch 2 way designs around.

Would love to audition these....been years since I've heard JBLs. I can thank that misfortune to the "home theater in a box" mentality of the 90s that shut down so many independent dealers.

well said on placement! Had a guy come over buying my JBL 590's and asking me about bi amp / bi wiring.. I had him focus on placement and sound treatment before even thinking about cables etc.

I would have bought a pair had a the grilles been magnetic instead of traditional hooks (which can break).

I was a musician in the late 60's and 70's every studio I walked into had JBL Studio Monitors as the main playback source. From that point on JBL has been my go to speaker for reproduction sound. The JBL L100 seems to be the the best speaker , now available again, and the L82 the next best. I now that musicians and audiophiles live far apart in their listening taste, but if you want what most 60, 70, and 80's bands want you to hear, then JBL is your speaker.

Bought these to use with a Sonos Amp. Not sure how the typical person who would buy these kind of speakers feels about sonos, but the WAF is huge. Regardless, they sound as awesome as they look! Before receiving I thought they’d need to be paired with a sub... yeah I was wrong. I actually found the sub way too distracting, and totally unnecessary, when paired with these. Great for my normal sized living space. Listen to lots of electronic music and they never disappoint. Can get way louder than is comfortable - with no struggling or distortion. But also sweet at gentle levels. Really warm mids. The manual mentions break in too - surprised to hear you say it takes as long as 500 hours. Couldn’t tell if I was adjusting to them or if they really were sounding fuller and tighter after more use.

I've seen very expensive bookshelf speakers placed on the floor. They sounded awful. Overblown bass and no imaging. It's a pity you're in the USA and I'm in the uk. I would send all friends wanting to purchase speakers to your store. Ps I'm a tannoy fan and own 2 pair of their speakers. Enjoy your video's.

JBLis fantastic

Kevin, do you carry the JBL 4429? Wondering how it compares to the L100.

$1000 speaker with a $1500 logo.

Great review and love the enthusiasm. Peace from Glasgow in Scotland

I Love your Reviews.....they take me back back back to The good old days....bought my L100s in 73, the year I started working FT after college, for $630....bought a pair for my best friend, Fr Jim Jackson, who was teaching a course in rock history at Hawaii Community College here in Hilo!!! I lost all my equipment in a “great flood” in 2000....I’m trying to finally recreate my old system guts (McIntosh MA 5100 and JBL 100s) but what cost me about $1000 in the early 70s, would set me back over $10000 today.....WOW!!!

Kevin, you need to be selling these baby speakers for $1,300.00 per pair, they would be priced fairly at that price.

For fun listening, these or the Whardendale Lintins? One criticism I heard several times is the JBls (L82 and L100) is that the veneer is about as thick as an onion peels.

Just imagine these with a sub!!

His on the money ! I agree JBL kickass ! Their i said it for ya 😆

Obe Deal Kenobe...does this have more bass than the new L100' classics did? That guy sounded a little thin to me. I was born in 1981 the year you went to the JBL factory.

every bit of your money back? that did not happend to me on my return!! what a stressfull return experince! will never buy from you guys again!!! sad

Subscribed due to your passion

What would be a good amp for these?

I still have the old school JBL L56 in my living room. I got lucky and foun some new old stock woofers when the surrounds on my originals decomposed. I paid someone to re-do the old surrounds before I found the replacements. Absolutely destroyed the sound. I’ve been looking around hoping to replace my L-56’s as the new cones will likely go soon and and some of the new speakers are better in many ways. However… the price on these is waaay higher than I am willing to pay. I would love to see JBL get back to its roots and bring back that signature sound but I think the market for multi thousand dollar speakers is too small to support it.

Great Review!

Well is this thing fits for electronic stuff like the weeknd

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JBL vs Tannoy Eaton?

Decent, but like Klipsch big jumbo speakers, not a “refined” sound.

8 / 4 ohm tap disregard? Thx for info