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JBL - 8" 4-Way Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)
Average customer rating
4.8
(16 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 16 reviews
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Customer Reviews for JBL - 8" 4-Way Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)
Customer Rating
5
My favourites
on May 16, 2013
Posted by: CyFi
from Hollywood CA
Gender:Male
As an engineer/producer of the "WHO" and many others over the years, I was asked to write a general review of JBL products some years ago which was posted on the JBL site........As well as listing many past favourite JBL speakers that I had used over the years (different units in different situations) I "praised" these speakers as my most recent faves at the time.........WELL - I still have AND use them above ALL my others AND they are still the "Best I've Ever Had" :-) Who needs a Sub Woofer - they have an absolute wonderful sound and overall frequency response..........
WHO'S YOUR DADDY........The L890's - that's Who!!!
WHO'S YOUR DADDY........The L890's - that's Who!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Legendary JBL Sound
on August 23, 2014
Posted by: treker88
from Long Beach, CA, United States
I'll never forget the first time I heard a pair of JBL speakers. I was a kid in high school, and I was over at a friends house who's parents had bought a pair of JBL L 65's. They were being paired with a Scott tube amp and a Garrard turntable, don't remember what kind of cartridge was being used. I was totally blown away. I'd never heard The Beatles, Stones, Doors, Who etc. like that before. A few years later, I heard a pair of L 100's. I was a young guy and couldn't afford any of this stuff, but I had discovered the best speakers in the world.
My first real hi fi system included an pair of JBL L 19's. I used those speakers twenty years. Since then, I've owned a number of other brands of speakers, and nothing satisfies like JBL.
I've had my L 890's about a year now. They were pretty well broken in after about twenty hours of playing. Their sound stage is very up front, great frequency response, very dynamic AKA very musical. The imaging is very good. The 890's disappear in the room leaving only the music.
I'm using the 890's with an Onkyo A 9070 amp, Onkyo C 7070 CD player, Monster 400i interconnect. I'm very pleased with these speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Fill your hungry ears
on December 5, 2013
Posted by: alrighty1
from Los Angeles, CA, United States
Gender:Male
Had these for several weeks now; shipping at ground rate was 2 days! Shopped, researched, participated in many blogs before finalizing a purchase. Things to consider: Nothing beats listening to speakers live; this takes time and there are many speakers in this price point. Room layout is as important as the power needed to drive speakers of this scope, take time to place speakers and choose an amp wisely - an additional cost but part of an overall good system. I wanted BIG, CLEAR sound with depth front to back and side to side; not an engineer or audiophile with a literate speaker vocabulary, but I have a discerning ear and 3 sets of other 'major' brand speakers, each have unique qualities and I love them all. Have the L890's in a 2 channel stereo music play only arrangement; the 890's fit the bill! - I love all music types and have been testing them daily for hours at a time - these are wonderful, large, box speakers with incredible highs, even mid-range and just enough base to bang out big drum sounds without drowning everything else out. You can, of course, add a separate sub-woofer if you like that large thump, but I don't find it necessary in this arrangement. The household agrees that these are great speakers for the price and need to play all music types very well; nothing gets 'diluted' at low and especially high volume play - clear, concise and very enjoyable. As large speakers go, you will need to wrestle them out of the box and make certain there is room for them to breath, but simple to set up and they look nice too. Again, can't emphasize enough that a high power amp is needed to drive these well; we are going to 'test' them in the home theatre system soon where I expect them to soar equally well. If you want some BIG, CLEAR and versatile wall to wall sound you definitely want to give these a listen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Sound.
on June 24, 2012
Posted by: Jobat
from Miami, Florida
Gender:Male
Thank you to create this piece of art one word. WONDERFULL!!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Tweeters
on May 15, 2013
Posted by: OldGringo
from Sinaia, RO
Gender:Male
Favorite music genre:Jazz
High-Frequncy Transducer titanium dome are fragile and not to reliable. On E80 both were burned after an average usage (2-3h/week) @ max 35% vol and maybee 10 times @80% vol. Couldn't find them and had to replace with some fakes. My system: Marantz SA7003, Pioneer DV LX550, Pioneer VSX 1017AV, JBL E80 (2), L810(2), ES150P, LC1 and Belkin PF30. All purchased new in New Zealand.
Best regards. Peter.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Great one...........
on June 6, 2012
Posted by: Rajinig
from Castle
Gender:Male
Great one...........
Cute features.................
Simple and cute..............
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Wonderful sound
on April 10, 2017
Posted by: don2048
from St. Louis County, MO, United States
I bought this pair along with l8400 and other speaks in this series about 6 year ago. I have been very happy with the sound. I've paired them with a Harman Kardon 347 receiver.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
3
Not impressed
on April 22, 2025
Posted by: ET60
I have never really been happy with these loudspeakers. I've had JBL Olympus C-50 and JBL Decade L-26 and they were honest to goodness JBL's. These are not even close to what made JBL iconic
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, April 23, 2025
We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We're sorry to hear that our Studio L890 didn't meet your expectations. We'll make sure to share your feedback with the appropriate team. If you need more help with your unit, please contact our customer support via our official website or toll-free hotline.
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