Dear people,

I'm thinking about upgrading my current speakers (JBL Northridge E30,
bookshelf speakers). The sound is not bad, but there's a clear lack of
bass. The options I'm considering are JM Lab Chorus 726 S or JM Lab
Chorus 716 S.

The prices a

JM Lab 726 S: 369€ each.
JM Lab 716 S: 249€ each.

I've also thought about B&W 603 (450€ each), but I've got already
those speakers in another house and I would like to change.

Do you think it is worth the extra money asked for the JM Lab 726 S
compared to the much lower price of the JM Lab 716 S?

By the way, the source is an Onkyo stereo receiver (Onkyo TX-8511).

Thanks for your help,

Pixies wrote:
Dear people,

I'm thinking about upgrading my current speakers (JBL Northridge E30,
bookshelf speakers). The sound is not bad, but there's a clear lack of
bass. The options I'm considering are JM Lab Chorus 726 S or JM Lab
Chorus 716 S.

The prices a

JM Lab 726 S: 369€ each.
JM Lab 716 S: 249€ each.

I've also thought about B&W 603 (450€ each), but I've got already
those speakers in another house and I would like to change.

Do you think it is worth the extra money asked for the JM Lab 726 S
compared to the much lower price of the JM Lab 716 S?

By the way, the source is an Onkyo stereo receiver (Onkyo TX-8511).

Thanks for your help,

If you want more bass, add a subwoofer.

Ok, thanks, but I was also expecting some more quality from the JM Labs
compared to the JBL... anyway, since it is a stereo receiver, I hadn't
thought about adding a subwoofer...

Thanks for the opinion.


ha escrit:
Pixies wrote:
Dear people,

I'm thinking about upgrading my current speakers (JBL Northridge E30,
bookshelf speakers). The sound is not bad, but there's a clear lack of
bass. The options I'm considering are JM Lab Chorus 726 S or JM Lab
Chorus 716 S.

The prices a

JM Lab 726 S: 369€ each.
JM Lab 716 S: 249€ each.

I've also thought about B&W 603 (450€ each), but I've got already
those speakers in another house and I would like to change.

Do you think it is worth the extra money asked for the JM Lab 726 S
compared to the much lower price of the JM Lab 716 S?

By the way, the source is an Onkyo stereo receiver (Onkyo TX-8511).

Thanks for your help,

If you want more bass, add a subwoofer.

Pixies wrote:

Ok, thanks, but I was also expecting some more quality from the JM Labs
compared to the JBL... anyway, since it is a stereo receiver, I hadn't
thought about adding a subwoofer...

Well, quality is different than just frequency response. I've heard
plenty of large PA speakers that have loads of deep bass, but you
wouldn't ever mistake them for high fidelity.

But NYOB is on the money here - if it's just the fact that you feel
you're missing the bottom two or three octaves, add a powered subwoofer.

//Walt

Pixies wrote:
Ok, thanks, but I was also expecting some more quality from the JM Labs
compared to the JBL... anyway, since it is a stereo receiver, I hadn't
thought about adding a subwoofer...

Thanks for the opinion.


Since bass was what you were mentioning, I offered the best solution.
If you want the best speakers you can get that would not likely need a
subwoofer look at the Linkwitz Labs Orion system, but it's DIY and much
more expensive, but truly a reference speaker system.


ha escrit:
Pixies wrote:
Dear people,

I'm thinking about upgrading my current speakers (JBL Northridge E30,
bookshelf speakers). The sound is not bad, but there's a clear lack of
bass. The options I'm considering are JM Lab Chorus 726 S or JM Lab
Chorus 716 S.

The prices a

JM Lab 726 S: 369€ each.
JM Lab 716 S: 249€ each.

I've also thought about B&W 603 (450€ each), but I've got already
those speakers in another house and I would like to change.

Do you think it is worth the extra money asked for the JM Lab 726 S
compared to the much lower price of the JM Lab 716 S?

By the way, the source is an Onkyo stereo receiver (Onkyo TX-8511).

Thanks for your help,

If you want more bass, add a subwoofer.