I have 4311 and it sounds realistic and neutral like you are hearing live musicians - especially good for acoustic instruments. Whether realism is prefered or not depends on the music you listen to. I say for classical, it is good.
For some music, you want speakers that are refined - not realistic. Although they are not transparent on top frequencies, they have satisfying bass and mid. Piano especially sounds good on them.
Did you notice how different speakers do different instruments well? Speakers that do feminin voice well might not do piano well for instance. Excuse for us to hook up several sets of speakers to an amp - and switch depending on the music and the mood.
I like my JBL - especially for that realistic rendition of acoustic instruments that have a warm low sound. There are modern speakers that do highs better - like B&W for instance. Sometimes I feel like I am at a live concert - and wonder why we need more than this.
I heard that it would take JBL $4000 to build them today like they used to - with good sounding alnico magnets. If you are into transparency, then this might not be for you - but I like mine for their realism - especially good for dance music - has rhythm.
For some music, you want speakers that are refined - not realistic. Although they are not transparent on top frequencies, they have satisfying bass and mid. Piano especially sounds good on them.
Did you notice how different speakers do different instruments well? Speakers that do feminin voice well might not do piano well for instance. Excuse for us to hook up several sets of speakers to an amp - and switch depending on the music and the mood.
I like my JBL - especially for that realistic rendition of acoustic instruments that have a warm low sound. There are modern speakers that do highs better - like B&W for instance. Sometimes I feel like I am at a live concert - and wonder why we need more than this.
I heard that it would take JBL $4000 to build them today like they used to - with good sounding alnico magnets. If you are into transparency, then this might not be for you - but I like mine for their realism - especially good for dance music - has rhythm.