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These new floorstand speakers by JBL are incredible. They are well worth the money if you can afford to upgrade from the N-series that JBL makes. You will be glad that you did. They have to be some of the best speakers on the market today. The quality is unbelievable and clarity is awesome. Great Product

After 14 years of listening to everyhting through my Bose 501's, I was more than ready to make the leap to a higher end speaker. For the price, I found these wholesale, by the way, the JBL 412P's have given me everything I wanted out of a high-end speaker and more. The clarity is exquisite. Although these babies will blow out your ear drums, you rarely feel the need to crank them to get the feel of the music. They sound just as good at low as they do at loud volumes. As for the Bass, let's just say that Whales, Elephants and Submarine Acoustic technicians would be impressed, if you know what I mean! I highly recommend the JBL 412P's. Good Listening

I debated for weeks over whether I really needed new speakers (I'm a practical person with a limited budget) but I decided to splurge and buy these. All I can say is...WOW! I'm really glad I spent the money. I have never heard music or movie soundtracks sound better. I'm listening to each and every CD I own all over again and enjoying every minute of it. This is one of the clearest speakers I have ever heard and the sound is magnificent....smooth, rich and well-defined. If you're thinking of buying these, go for it...you will not be disappointed.

These speakers are straight out amazing.

First, in response to the 1-star rating below, which says that the bass is "terrible"... that could not be farther from the truth. These speakers use a powered sub-woofer, and if it's not connected to a sub-woofer output, you will not get the sound you're buying. The little red lights at the bottom turn green when the sub-woofers are activated, which will let you know when eveything's working.

Ok, to the review. These statuesque speakers carry all types of music beautifully. From the most crisp, tear jerking choral pieces, to the heaviest bass-blowing techno trance, to Dolby 5.1 soundtracks, these things sound so good it will make the hair on your neck stand up and cheer! And they look awesome- modern and classy with the screens on, or aggressive and mean with the screens removed (but note, the cases are not real wood... they're actually some kind of metallic plating).

These speakers sound really solid at low volumes (maybe a slight bit too bass-heavy for some tastes on account of the sub-woofer which you can EQ out), but once you crank these speakers up... and don't be afraid to turn that dial up half-way or more... you won't believe what you just bought! The highs really come alive at greater volume, and when I say alive I mean "alive"... it sounds like the performers are sitting on your coffe table!

Also, because they do include a powered sub-woofer, this is a great alternative to 5.1 sound for those that don't have the space for all those speakers (like me). You can take full advantage of the .1 Low Frequency channel with these sub-woofers, and let your amp convert the dolby output to stereo output and it will still sound amazing. You may not hear the bullets whiz by your head at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, but you won't be disappointed when you hear helicopters flying right by your home!

Spend the cash! You'll love them! They're big enough to hug, and make a great design statement in your living room!!

I don't understand the 1 star reviews below. Perhaps their speakers were defective in some way.These speakers are seamless and revealing from top to botom with excellent definition and fine balance. The best from JBL so far.