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It depends on the ERA and the model. The current JBL M2 is undeniably excellent. Some of us love our Circa 1980s white woofers. I now use JBL 708p monitors and could afford most anything.

Given that you've got a dac that can do PEQ and currently run JBLs with waveguide loaded compression drivers, may I suggest a pair of JBL 705i studio monitors. Both the compression drive and woofer are several steps up from the components in your 530s. The larger version is the 708i. If you set aler

Controlled directivity has entered the chat. I strongly recommend the JBL 708P.

I had some Shape 65's for years and they were great to mix on, definitely needed a sub though. Upgraded to JBL 708p's.

Will they move to another room, go into storage or out to resell? I'm reasonably happy with my JBL 708P - but they require a sub.

Are we putting the cart before the horse? Modern controlled directivity designs might not have much trouble with that ledge. I would be more concerned about choosing an appropriate LF driver for the space. Most of the "problematic" rooms I've encountered were just overloaded below 1000 Hz. □□□□□ Rat

I currently have a pair of JBL 708p as near fields and they are in their sides. But the mix position puts my ears directly in the plane of the center of the tweeter, making dispersion less important, except for the splatter off the desk. I have absorption on the desk to kill those first order reflec

Did you know JBL makes reference monitors? A 708p is $3500 and a 705p is $2000 for a single speaker. That’s Genelec prices. I know that’s not in your budget but I just installed some of these JBL’s. A stereo pair will kick you physically.

I use a pair of JBL 708p's on iso-acoustic stands in a near field setup. They are pretty great ;-)

The JBL 7 series and their M2 both use compression drivers. That fact alone prevented me for looking at them seriously when they were announced. Then I heard the M2 at the AES convention a decade ago. It was (and remains) the single best sounding loudspeaker I have ever heard. I ended up buying thre