The JBL graph is quite smooth which tells me it lacks resolution and hence the fact that we have more exaggerated ups and downs but overall, the correlation is quite good.

The world’s top recording studios and touring artists rely on JBL Professional monitors to deliver unparalleled fidelity and performance. The initial listening tests reveal the JBLs handling themselves well, scrapping like a young, ripped David against a slightly arrogant Goliath. You can even stream your mixes directly via Bluetooth, helping you translate your music into common listening scenarios. Vintage King co-founder Michael Nehra shares some of his love, knowledge, and practical advice for diving into the world of vintage audio gear, and then takes us behind the scenes for a walk through. The Series One 104s boast a coaxial design which means the HF driver is slap-bang in the middle of the LF one, with both then able to deliver their wares from the same axis and at the same time to the listener.The right speaker contains the control center, and the left speaker connects via a standard speaker cable. Coaxial speakers (tweeter in the middle of the woofer) are often really good at this, and these are no exception. At the same time, the upper register is similarly impressive with a high-frequency range of up to 20kHz. And, JBL 104-BT Reference Monitors' dual 1/4-inch balanced, dual RCA and single 1/8-inch inputs accommodate a wide range of signal sources.

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The only slightly annoying thing is when you turn the speakers on they make quite a loud hi-tech demonstration sound. For my intended purpose and use, they certainly did the job, and readily revealed any hum from a junky cable or telltale buzz from mis-tracking on a video playback. And with their efficient design, One Series speakers can be driven to 104db SPL (peak), without the distortion found in other monitors in their class. I might use them in a pinch, but would prefer to use them as a proof-of-sound alternate to full-sized studio monitors (in other words, execute the mix on bigger/better monitors but test it on little speakers like these to make sure it will work in the typical modern home listening environment). And if you’ve ever tried to listen to music for enjoyment from the speakers on your laptop due to laziness (as I have hundreds of times), these things are going to blow your mind.The speaker tuning also delivers plenty of midrange, ideal for balancing critical lead instruments in a mix. The world’s top recording studios and touring artists rely on JBL monitors to deliver unparalleled fidelity and performance. A standard speaker cable then connects to the second (extension) speaker via spring-loaded terminal connectors. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It would be very interesting to see what the horizontal directivity is like measured above the horizontal axis.