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JBL Venue Series Monitor 5-Inch 2-Way Speakers (Pair)
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(4.5 out of 5)
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Great Small Speaker with Bigger Sound than Expected
(5 out of 5) by J. Royce on Jan 5, 2007 (Nashua, NH United States)First, I should say that I am big fan of JBL speakers. I have a set of 135 surround speakers that I bought a few years ago and I still use the small surrounds as my rear surround speakers as well as the subwoofer.
Anyway, I bought these to replace an in-wall speaker that I have from Cambridge Soundworks. (We put a bookshelf in rendering my in-wall speaker useless). I am very impressed by the construction & sound of this speaker. It is solid feeling, very nicely designed and sounds great.
Anyway, I bought these to replace an in-wall speaker that I have from Cambridge Soundworks. (We put a bookshelf in rendering my in-wall speaker useless). I am very impressed by the construction & sound of this speaker. It is solid feeling, very nicely designed and sounds great.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent speakers
(5 out of 5) by D. Grisham on Dec 23, 2007 (Charlotte, NC)These JBL's pack a powerful punch, they're much stronger than you would think. Actually I've been very impressed with this line of JBL's products. If you need great bookshelfs at a great price you can't go wrong with these or the Arenas.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
impressive
(5 out of 5) by J. Morris on Apr 6, 2007 (Farmington Hills, Michigan)I wasn't exactly sure of what to think of these speakers at first.
My setup includes a pair of these speakers, connected to a 6.5" Klipsch woofer (from the GMX-A 2.1)
For $99, I wasn't sure if I would get much more performance than the stock sattelites from the Klipsch 2.1; however, I'm very impressed after a few days to adjust to the differences in sound. (The Klipsch were much more bright sounding, and as I liked that, I adjusted the equalizer on my computer for slightly more treble. After that, I would say these speakers sound great any way you listen to them).
My personal opinion was that they sounded somewhat flat on their own. I'm not sure how the woofer attached would alter the sound, but they seem to be nicely rounded on their own.
Recommended for anyone looking for a great price on a mid-range component.
My setup includes a pair of these speakers, connected to a 6.5" Klipsch woofer (from the GMX-A 2.1)
For $99, I wasn't sure if I would get much more performance than the stock sattelites from the Klipsch 2.1; however, I'm very impressed after a few days to adjust to the differences in sound. (The Klipsch were much more bright sounding, and as I liked that, I adjusted the equalizer on my computer for slightly more treble. After that, I would say these speakers sound great any way you listen to them).
My personal opinion was that they sounded somewhat flat on their own. I'm not sure how the woofer attached would alter the sound, but they seem to be nicely rounded on their own.
Recommended for anyone looking for a great price on a mid-range component.
Great choice
(5 out of 5) by J. Lehigh on Feb 28, 2008 (Westminster, MD)This a great pair of bookshelf speakers! I am starting a home theater system, bought a nice receiver and these speakers. I was looking at the Sony equivalent which is cheaper, and the sound of that set in store was muddy. Got these instead at an incredible price on Amazon. Sound is clearer, they look nicer and are smaller, and have a nice bass response for the size (not rushing out to get the subwoofer quite yet - play the THX opener for movies... you can FEEL it). Movies sound awesome, music sounds awesome!
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(5 out of 5) by 1 on Dec 11, 2007 (Alabama)I am using these speakers as the back 2 pairs in a 7.0 (no sub) system with the other Venue speakers, the 8 inch ones in the front and the 5 inch (I think) center channel. I have no complaints. My focus is music and for that with the front speakers it sounds very nice to me. The front covers go well with the flat screen TV and the brushed nickel lighting. Also, for what I got the price was great with Amazon. Do it...