JBL 250ti's or something new....

Have you listened to them?

I've heard the first version as well as the TI and they did not sound like any other JBL speaker I've ever listened to.

The TI was better IMO, but other than them being able to play at high SPL's without a hint of distortion/compression they were (aside from being easy to listen to) boring in that they did not offer any emotional involvement to "most" music.

Personal taste (of course) but this is my opinion of the highly lauded Yamaha NS1000's as well.

Not a JBL fanatic, but if I had the space their 4350's (any version) would be on my radar.

DeKay

yes I've heard them...that's what made me fall in love with them, but there are soooooo many speakers out there that I haven't heard yet..haha...I've always been a fan of vintage stuff, but I'm also sick of worrying about re-capping and tracking down rare speakers in good condition and all that crap.  I'd love to just get something newer that just works and is in good shape.  But I've always found that older stuff was build like a tank and designed in a era where a lot of people still sat and listening to music.  Now it seems like people care more about listening to movies which I genuinely could care less about.  I just want an awesome 2ch set up for listening to music.  

I keep hearing about these JBL Studio 590's.  They are new and about $1,000 a piece, but regularly go on sale for half off.  $1,000 for brand new bi-ampable JBL's designed by Greg Timbers sounds pretty interesting to me.  

I am a big fan of jbl . I have several different pairs of them and would not say no to 250s if they were within a couple hours drive. Jbls are always rebuildable and if not a short wait on ebay and the part you desire shows up. Be easy to sell again if you change your mind. But i think once you hear them you wont.  They dont come up often , which says something. 

Read this and see if you hear what G. Holt heard.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/jbl-250ti-loudspeaker-opposing-view

Cheers George

druunderwood,
I suggest you read between the lines on this review. Pretty obvious this reviewer did not like these speakers. Vintage speakers dont compare to newer offerings IMO.

I think I've decided to wait until the JBL Studio 590's go on sale again at half off and giving them a spin.  There's really nothing to lose.  They get delivered to my door in brand new condition and I can return them if I don't like them...and if I do, there's a warranty and I can biwire them which is also nice.  I don't have speakers that I can do that with and I've always wanted to try it.  

I've always been into vintage stuff, so I'm curious..in what way don't old speakers compare to newer?  I'm not being a prick.  I'm genuinely asking..haha..I have no experience with any speakers after the late 90's.  I just always went after audio equipment made in the era's of my favorite music 70's-90's and from my experience, my equipment built in the 70's and 80's are usually made in the same place they are designed (America, Germany, Japan, England, etc) and they are so well made and I love that.  Newer stuff often seems cheap and crappy to me unless you spend gobs and gobs of dough.  Seems like everything is made in china out of plastic and MDF

update..I just checked and the 590's are less than half off so I ordered them and I have until Jan 31st to try them out..they arrive Weds :)  

Hi, how did you get on with the 590's?  How did they compare to the 250ti's?

druunder: what was your first impression of the 590s?