Perfect for everything.

I use this in my home studio for recording, and mixing, as well as for when watching movies at my desk. When I am waiting for audio/video projects to render or upload to Spotify/YouTube, I will put on a movie, and these speakers sound great. I am no audiophile, so I am not going to bring up anything technical, but these speakers are amazingly clear. The bass is shockingly present for 5 inch speakers, and it is clear all the way up to high frequencies.

SUPERB IMAGINING! ........ And that's about it

What a bunch of hype these speakers were.

YAWN.

I had them for 2 days.

first day: "wow, everything sounds so wide and nice. Wonder why I can't hear detail? Maybe I have allergies". second day: "wtf. it's not me. It's the damn speakers."

Well, for their price..... it is worth it. Cheap as hell. Good listening speakers I guess. Esp for an office and you want a better than shyyt computer speaker sound.

But for mixing"????

Nah I'm good.

I gave some stars because hey, they are cheap. But studio monitors?

...........

sort of.

Good monitors

They are great in their price category, however I tend to think that it's better to collect more money and buy more expensive monitors instead. Great mids, bright sound. Lacks bass. One of my monitors had resonance at ~200hz, which is common for them, so try to do sine sweeps on them before buying. Comparing with Rockit 6 those had more accurate bass for my ears and where more bright-sounding.

How Are These So Cheap?!

I picked up a pair of these bad boys when they were under $250.00. And I'm not sure why the hell JBL is selling them for that much.

I was looking at Rokit and Yamaha as the company I would buy my first set of studio monitors from, but out of the darkness (in my Amazon requested list) these presented themselves to me. I was skeptical at first, because they were about fifty dollars cheaper than the Rokits (which I heard conflicting reviews about), leading me to believe that I should stick to something else. But I am so glad that I picked these up. The frequency response is so good that most of the time, I don't even use another sound system to check my mixes (although you really should all of the time) largely because I trust these things to faithfully produce completely flat sound 100% of the time.

I've seen complaints from people about how these are not great if you just want to listen to music, but I would like to HEAVILY disagree. It is a joy to listen to dubstep, electro and other forms of EDM off of these speakers, and the bass response is surprisingly good. Most of my subbass can be monitored with them.

If you are looking for your first pair of studio monitors, these may be it!

Best bang for your buck with entry level monitors.

I was so impressed the day I hooked these things up. So realistic sounding. Often I hear doorbells or door knocks in film or television shows through them and I am unable to determine if the sound was from the media or actually occurred in my home. I use a Nano Patch dial with them to make things easier. These things are very sensative to what direction you aim them. You have to set them up correctly if you want the best they can offer.

The only downside I find is that there isn't an EQ on them which would be nice to have. Some films can have too much bass added into the background which causes the noise to be a bit much for anyone trying to respect the noise level in the house with the neighbors. A remote control would be swell as well.

They have the most insanely bright LED lights on the front to show that they are powered. I have these in my bedroom and the lights are enough to illuminate my room. I hate that. I need utter darkness. This was a simple and cheap fix though as I colored band-aids with a sharpie and covered them up. It looks tacky, but it's effective.

The jbl lsr305 are fantastic monitors that bring amazing sound to the guy on a budget.

The moment i plugged them in and started playing music i was stunned at the depth and realistic clarity these speakers put out. After that mixing on them was easy and fun, which makes me want to stay in my chair and mix all day long. Surprising though the ear fatigue is nonexistent after even hours of mixing on these.

Killer For The Price!

Very solid 5" monitors with best-in-class mid & top end clarity. Even in an untreated room, these will kick your understanding of mixdowns up at least a notch or two if you are currently on a sub-par system.

Great stereo image and good sound in the right environment

These were/are my first main monitors. I got them at the end of 2014. recently after being able to set a whole room aside for my music adding acoustic paneling and so on im realizing how great the stereo imaging is. the phantom center these give is great given the price. Not lots of low end since these are smaller speakers. My left speakers output xlr jack is damaged after it took a tumble (damn cat), so ill be getting different monitors but ill definately still use the right jbl as a extra mono reference.

best value for money and compact

Great for small rooms and these are also powered so you dont even need an amplifier. Best value for money.

Get em!!!!

In my opinion, if you are building an "at home" studio, or just getting started out these are MORE THAN ENOUGH. I've been in a few "professional" studios. These put out a great representation of your music in comparison. Punch way above their price in my opinion. Lil tip: Guitar center puts these on sale frequently. The red ones usually run 30-40 dollars cheaper than the black or white ones. Same exact speaker. I got 2 for 200 brand new.