Hi Guys,

I just found out my dream monitors. I was at our local Guitar Center and decided to check out the new pair of JBL LSR4328P professional monitors. They had it hooked up to a ProTools console alongside a pair of Mackie HR824 Monitors and Event ASP8 Studio Precision 8 monitors. This made it easy to make quick comparisons.

From previous auditions I already knew the Event ASP8 out performs the Mackie HR824s. All three pairs are active monitors in the same price category:


Mackie HR824 - $1260 a pair


Event ASP8 - $1300 a pair


JBL LSR4328P - $1400 a pair


I played some known tracks. As I expected, the ASP8s easily beat the HR824. No contest there. However, the moment they switched on the JBL LSR4328Ps, I was blown away! It was like a veil being lifted in front of me. The stereo field doubled in size. The speakers just melted away leaving a uniform wall of sound with accurate, pinpoint positioning of each instrument. The depth of the soundstage was astonishing. It felt almost like listening to a multichannel source with surround speakers.

This is pure audio magic. Each time they switched back to the Event ASP8s, the stereo field contracted in size, and the mix sounded fuzzy.

JBL has done as astounding job with this design. The secret lies in the automated room calibration setup that comes free with this package. It consists of a Room Calibration Microphone that sweeps across the audio frequency from your listening spot and auto corrects the speakers compensating for room irregularities.

This feature alone is a lifesaver. It saves you thousands of dollars from expensive acoustic treatment of your room. The speakers are ganged to act like a unit with a connected Ethernet cable. They even supply a wireless remote. They even accept direct digital inputs.

One can easily expand a basic stereo setup to a 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound monitoring setup by adding additional LSR4326P monitors and a LSR4312SP Subwoofer.

If you are looking for a no nonsense pair of active near field monitors, look no further than these new JBLs. My long term favorites - the Event ASP8s have been dethroned.

Tapas