JBL Studio 630 Vs 530,Battle of JBL Horn Speakers 

When watching movies I am sometimes amazed at what I hear with the 530s. The sound stage is so wide on occasion I end up rewinding the movie just it make sure I really heard what I thought I did. It's typically when I hear something that's to the outside of the speaker placement. Like, how the hell can I hear that over there?

530 is more precise, i like its clarity...

Especially when you toe them out a bit. Wow what amazing speakers. Too bad they don't make em anymore.

$240!? I always see them at $299 when JBL does there 50% off sale every 3-4 and cycles through there 5 series speakers over about a month. Theyve rinsed and repeated that for seemingly 3 years like clockwork to my knowledge but maybe longer. But never on the net have I seen them go for that low. Unless its a crazy random 3rd party site or something. Please prove me wrong! I want to buy another pair and that window of them goin going sale is going to happen within the next couple months.

@@d3tach3d All I can tell you is to keep checking the JBL website, that's where I bought my pair from; but I can see that they're currently listed at $599.95 and SOLD OUT. I purchased my pair about 2 years ago, but I know they were on sale from JBL for $239.95 several times after that. Happy Hunting. P.S. Feel from to Google "JBL STUDIO 530" with "Budget" or "$239.95" and you'll see I what was talking about.

@@d3tach3d I recommended the 530s to a friend within the last 6 months and he bought them for $240 for the pair from JBL directly. I don't remember the exact date. But looks like they may be out of them as I just looked today and they show out of stock. I've never seen that before. I see the prices change all the time, but I've never seen out of stock. Maybe they finally sold all their inventory and are getting ready with the 6s.

@@fretbuzzlyDude, Im so mad. I wanted to buy another pair during their last sale but just told myself "nah, ill grab another pair when they go on sale again like always". WRONG! I checked the site to see their price as that 3-4 month ga between sales should be really close. Then I see (DISCONTUED), not ($599 or Sold Out). That means its OVER, over. Their last of the last. They are now (officially discounted) because the inferior 6 series is being pushed and the rest of the 5 series are sure to be phased out. In my opinion the 6 series that are supposed to be "equivalent" or "better" to their 530 counterparts because like all new generations, the next iteration :should" be an improvement because "technological advancement" and what not. But NOPE. instead, the 6 series has moved to the "Basic Bitch Category" with all the other brands and their mid tier lineups that sound plain and lackluster. Narrow sound stage compared to that infinitely wide and deep sound stage of those compression drivers. ((("But hey, We Got The Fresh and Hip White Colored Drivers and Wood Vinyl now! Who cares about the speakers sound quality these days? or even the build and component quality, its all about the looks and consumers are dumber than ever. Effectively leaving us room for way more profits" - Harmon Executives.))) I need to really get some 590s because next time might the last for those. The entire 5 series lineup is just Magic, mind blowing for their price, and in my opinion they were one of the few "legendary" speakers amongst 100s of other that will be forgotten. I actually think the 5 series will go down in history and people will talk about them for years to come. Its honestly a massive shame seeing them actually pull the plug on manufacturing be gone for good (which they probably did years ago and gave been selling it all off over the years)The Used Market will is already rising on the 530s. Idk, how much you like the 530s but to me they have a sound to them that ive only heard on insanely expensive speakers. So id would buy a backup pair, if even its a used pair because you know they will just keep going up in value for years to come once people realize what they were missing

My 530 is more than 5 years old.

Depends what you drive them with.530's will like tube amps for sure.530 will like 3D sounding amps.530 are better than 630's for sure! 530's are made to sound spacious anyway.THX is famous for that.

Speaker break in is a myth. It has been disproved by science time and time again. It has also never been proven by any scientific method.

Any comparison to the 620s?

Yes The strength of Studio 530 is it never outclassed by paring components, it only get better, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for watching!

You're right

I agree completely. I only found this video because i was looking for a comparison between the Studio 630 and the HDI 1600's. I have a set of the older generation studio 590 towers and want to update the system and was looking between the HDI and the new Studio.

What's the word on the 590? Worth it?

@@onechain13 o yes there awesome

They need at least 2 ft behind the speakers and powerful amp to get the best out them, thanks

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Totally agree.

I prefer the 630 in every way, the styling in particular although I certainly understand why so many people love the 530's. More than anything I've never been a fan of the 530's styling but in this demo I prefer the slight warmth of the 630's presentation anyway. That being said, it's hard to ignore the crazy bang-for-the-buck factor for either of them. MAJOR kudos to JBL.

I think the JBLs would win hands down, after listening to the sound samples above.

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Yes it is small in size but it can be very good in average size rooms even if paring with 500 series towers, I sit about 16ft away from the center channel and I don’t find it to be lacking in sound and scale, thanks

Yes it is closer to studio monitor like accuracy.

@@Tharbamar Thanks, love your videos I have been a subscriber for a long time. Keep the good work 🙂

I agree ☝️

I would say naturally it’ll get better in dynamics and scale if you go up to bigger speakers, only thing is some prefer 2 way speaker sound, thanks

It’s pretty similar to 630 in sound.

Good choice!

Hi, I only have experience with ES80 and Studio series is good upgrade in sound quality, thanks

280 is V shaped in sound signature, I’m not a fan, thanks

Thanks for the answer that help a lot

Hi, JBL is more dynamic and realistic.

@@Tharbamar Thank you !!

Hi, link is in video description.

Yes It will work great.

I run 590 LCR, 580 side and 570s rears with 4x 530 as my atmos hieghts. All powered through my marantz 7705 and a series of qsc cxd & Cx amps. The system is epic, the dynamic capability is just stupid. The speakers really come alive with real power!. Love the speakers.

For the passive speaker I would say JBL Studio 530 is the great choice under $400.

And 3rd: the 630's look MUCH nicer when you remove the grills on both models. I never use grills but in the 530's case I would have to make an exception :)

Not at all as little as 20 watts(good quality) will do.

@@Tharbamar thnxs

Should not be any problem within capability of the speakers.

I did.

@@TharbamarLooks nice

Yes definitely.

@@Tharbamar Any recommendations for an amplifier upgrade in the $1000 range? Love the 630 Studios but feel they could benefit from a better amp than the 600NE. Love your videos!

@@crisrosca8715 Personally I would pair with newer Denon 2000 series in used, thanks

No, they are not. Thw 6 series Cheaper cabinet, cheaper tweeter/compression driver, cheaper woofer. HDI has better components in every way.

No, they are not. The 6 series Cheaper cabinet, cheaper tweeter/compression driver, cheaper woofer. HDI has better components in every way.

@@thomasc1753 oh brilliant so the HEL-1600 is and even better model!

The cabinets are similar to the HDI series, but JBL uses the cheaper Studio 5 drivers, whereas the HDI's use one of the Synthesis tweeters. The one internal improvement is the crossover network on the 6's compared to the 5's.

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That's only if you plan to bi-amp or bi-wire.

The 620 would provide a better comparison.

The 530 actually has a 4" woofer, even per JBL product description. Although they also say it's a 5.25". The out diameter of the surround is 4.5". The cone itself is 4". A far cry from 5.25".

не знаю, как он так записал, но на самом деле в 530 баса просто охренеть сколько (это не только моё мнение, но и всех, кто у меня их слушал)

530 after break in sound totally different at least mine do. They do not have as hallow or resonant type sound. The vocals are clean and crisp and present. Since I paid $230 for the pair I am enamored with the sound. It took about 100 hours to break in with aggressive listening 85-90 DBs. Mine are totally transformed. I would imagine most people probably would not reach this point for quite a while. I push the tweeter and woofer with aggressive tone control adjustments for each song backing off every third song. Over a couple weekends they were transformed and are amazing .

​@@kendoglarson5419 i love how you defend the 530 on every post by using break in as an excuse. What a sheep.

@@AbsoluteFidelity 530's are too resolving and they need warm sounding equipment.

@@beslemeto too resolving? You are kidding right? I owned the 590s and 530s and they are not resolving.

@@AbsoluteFidelity Bro 530 are very open and detailed sounding speakers are you kidding me? What are you running them with?

Studio 6 will have wider more articulated natural sound.

@@Tharbamar I think RP series already has a natural sound but more is not always better but I do own 10.1 diamonds and they are wonderful for music in my multimedia room and my JBL S38 Studio Series speakers sound so good in my garage. Between the s38 and the wharfdales 10.1 when it comes to natural or neutral sound would the Studio 6 series be either on top or say between ?

@@joeydelmarsjr.646 If you think RP series is natural sound that is good for you because I can't listen to them for long, except RP8000, 6000 etc.,

@@Tharbamar well its compared the polk rti9 to the rp 280f and it sounded more natural, with less coloration. If the 698 is even more natural than the RP280F then thats something I be interested in

Klispch's tend to get more hard and nasty in the treble frequencies as they get pushed. I've never liked their non THX consumer speakers.