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I have had these speakers for a little over a month and they sound great. Even though I have a subwoofer, they sound great by themselves. In my opinion, this is a true full range speaker. The detailed highs, pronounced mid and deep lows make this speaker a winner. I not only recommend this speaker, I also recommend the rest of the Studio L line. One word of caution....they will sound really bright at first but they will calm down.

I bought these because I trust JBL. I have a pair of JBL Decade L-26 speakers that are 33 years old and going strong. Originally I was going to buy some Polks and use them as my rear channel. I listened to the JBL Venue series and was not too impressed, the Studio L's blew them away. They sounded so good my old JBL's will be the rear channel now.

Well I finally purchased them after doing some research. Im am very satisfied and got a great speaker for the amount of money spent! Very happy! and they sound great! I recommend to anyone. Do your research and make your decision wisely. Do not get discourage by anyone. To be honest, I coudnt find a decent jbl center channel, so I complimented the L890s with a Klipsh center. Anyways I hear alot about the Klipsh this and that.......Just get yourself a HTS3600 power center and youll make any speaker sound as a high end product! I think the L890 is just as good as any high end speaker out there! Also it has one of the most attractive designs! i love it! remenber! the key is the HTS3600 TRUST ME!!!!!!! it gets the full sound clearity out any speaker!!

I purchased a complete Studio L home theater anchored by the L890 over a month ago, and after breaking them in with every style of music, I can can say that these speakers truly deliver the goods. On acoustic Jazz, you can hear into the performance, with a deep and wide soundstage and terrific articulation of each instrument. Bass is full and natural with a solid feeling of the body of the instrument. Horns sound real and arc across the front of my room. The music in 2 channel analog direct mode on my Sony STR-DA5400ES reciever makes my music come to life. These speakers are well balanced from top to bottom, and never emphasize one part of the audio spectrum over another. On Classical music, orchestras sound powerful, and the strings sound rich and full. The speakers present a sweeping panorama of sound. Organs go deep and sound powerful, in fact I can feel the sound of the organ in my chest. Beethoven and Mahler sound like you are there in the concert hall. Rock music really comes alive with drive and punch. The 2 8inch woofers go deep and remind me of how classic stereo speakers used to sound. Every CD or LP I play comes to life and reminds me why I love to listen to music as much as I do. On Blu-Ray movies and concerts, the sound is even more mindblowing than on music. Dialog thru the matching center channel is crisp and clear. The L890's deliver the rest of the sonic goods with clear, rich and involving sound. Explosions and special effects are presented better than in the finest cinema houses. I wall mounted the JBL Studio L matching rear speakers and now enjoy a seamless and truly enveloping sound expierence with every film. On concerts, the DTS-Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD provided by my Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray player and matching surround sound reciever deliver a stunning recreation of sound. Over the years I have owned a number of outstanding audio speakers, from B&W Nautilus to Paradigmn Studio 100's, but no speaker, regardless of cost, as given me the complete home audio sound I was seeking for both music and movies. Many speakers sound great on one or the other, but not both. With the JBL Studio L speakers, I have finally found the complete audio nirvana I have sought for so long. And at these prices on Amazon, I was able to purchase the entire 5.0 suite for a fraction of their original retail cost. An astounding audio bargain at full price, but at half or less this is a no brainer. A true old school classic yet with state of the art engineering and great build quality, JBL has produced a modern audio classic. I highly recommend these speakers without reservation and would strongly encourage anyone in the market for either a stereo pair or a complete home theatre to dive in and open your ears to the sound of music and film delivered with the realism and detail so often missing in most systems. You won't regret it.

I have had a pair of these for about a year and half, and couldn't imagine having another speaker now.

So another person who reviewed these speakers said that they have little or no low end - which could not be farther from the truth. They actually have incredibly tight, accurate, and if you want, overpowering bass - but they absolutely need to be paired with the right electronics! I had used a pioneer amp with these at first, and the low end simply wasn't there (it was a 120 watt/channel amp which SHOULD have done the job). So I borrowed my friend's Harmon Kardon two channel amp, with I believe the same power rating (it was around 120 or 125 watts/channel), and the speakers did a 180. They will sound good no matter what, but to get them to sound great you really need to be careful with the electronics pairing. I purchased the same HK amp I borrowed from my friend off of Harmon Kardon's web site for really cheap refurbished. If you want a general rule of thumb for pairing an amp with these speakers - go with a Harmon Kardon. NO SONY, YAMAHA, PIONEER amps - they sound like crap.

Anyways, regarding their sound, they are some of the most perfectly balanced speakers I've listened to (especially in this price range). The mid-range is perfectly articulated and open, with crisp but not fatiguing or harsh highs, and unbelievable low end performance.

They are worth every penny and more. Also, if you like it loud, you can absolutely crank these and not have to worry.