JBL 305P MKII Powered Two Way Active Studio Reference Monitor – 5” Woofer and 1” Tweeter, next gen transducers, stunning detail, precise imaging, wide sweet spot, flexible connectivity – Single Unit

For years I've enjoyed powered speakers / active monitors over your usual hifi speakers, more so as hifi speakers tend to be very coloured and it all tends to get a bit 'samey samey'I've had various active monitors from Genelec to ADAM to Focal etc; but the JBLs better the lot IMO - they have a superb natural sound; it's a lot more even playing field compared to hifi, but they work superbly with vocals, have taut, deep bass and their top end isn't sharp at allYes; they'll absolutely highlight poor recordings; that's the sacrifice you make when go for monitors like theseI have mine, as pictured; connected to my M4 Mac Mini via a ZH3 Fosi DAC; and will soon be adding a vinyl set-up into the system as well to rekindle some old records (and some new)Would highly recommend these speakers, more so at their cost - you'd have to spend close to £1k for hifi speakers to be better than these are in my opinion; and I've done that many times, and still come back to the JBLs (I've had the 306P and 308P monitors as well)

This is my second pair of these: When I moved overseas, I left them behind, and I missed them dearly. Now I remember why. They are outstanding. I can't imagine better monitors in this price range and I bet they would stand up to even more expensive models .

I'd been needing to upgrade for a long time. Most people were telling me to buy some ADAMS speakers (which actually cost LESS than these now). But a few people who make some of my favorite music use JBLs. So in my mind there was no contest. However, having had these for quite a while now i have to admit to being massively dissapointed. They don't sound any clearer to me than my old Alesis Eletave 5's (which are an almost identical size and cost about a third as much). In fact i'll go further and say that at anything less than apocalyptic volumes these actually sound worse. ''Muggy'' i think the word is..On top of that, they have the single stupidest feature of any technology (which is even dumber in speakers), which is that after a couple of minutes of inactivity they power down. Not just inactivity either. While using these at low volume, or to check more high frequency sounds, these actually power down WHILE I'M USING THEM. And as far as i can tell there is no way to change this. Seriously, how are we supposed to troubleshoot audio issues when more and more of the technology is working against us in this way?.Editing this review a couple of years after purchase, I think I have used these speakers less than a dozen times (when I make music every day), and having left it far to long for a refund (d'oh!) I am now giving my pair away. I think that says a lot..

I needed something to replace my Presonus Eris 4.5 monitors which had gone faulty.With minimal space options were limited, but these JBLs (298 x 185 x 231 mm) were compact enough to just fit.Very impressed - great sound with tight, solid bass, uncoloured response and loads of volume.They have auto power saving and will snooze without a signal, so they can be left powered on.

These sound good to my ears

To the user who moaned about being unable to defeat the Auto-Standby feature......Read the user manual.....Use the following procedure to disable the auto-low power standby mode:Power speaker OFF.Set BOUNDARY EQ to the “0dB” setting.Set HF Trim to “+2dB” setting.Set the VOLUME control to “1” (full counter-clockwise setting).Power the speaker ON.Within a period of 5 seconds following power-ON:• Set BOUNDARY EQ to the “-3dB” setting and...• Set the HF TRIM switch to the “-2dB” setting.The front panel LED will flash for 5 seconds indicating the low-power auto-standby mode has beendisabled and will remain disabled upon subsequent power cycles

Bought from Amazon warehouse - why don’t you guys check something Is actually working before you send it out? It wasn’t - you have wasted my time. You have wasted my money. I am very annoyed. Crap service beware everyone.

You need to be more careful. Do not throw these about in a van. I check the product it was okay but I was not happy

Really like these JBLs. Great, vivid sound, tons of volume, and no skinning back speaker wire to hook them up. In fairness I did have a set fail because the volume control knob on one of the speakers caused it to drop out, and when I touched that knob the audio came back. Returned that set (Thank you Amazon!) and got another. I chalked that failure up to a fluke. JBL makes very good speakers and I don't expect any other problems or I wouldn't have bought a second set.

Yillardir ev sinemasi, soundbarlar uzerinde tecrubem olmasina ragmen referans monitor arayisina girdigimde, ses konusunda en tecrubesiz kullanicidan farkim olmadigini anlamam uzun surmedi. Bambaska bir dunyada farkli markalarin modelleri arasinda en tanidik marka JBL olunca daha onceki studio serisinden tecrubemle incelemeye aldim. Fiyat, performans, magazada dinleme sansim olmayan bir sehirde oldugum icin mumkun mertebe youtube incelemeleri Yamaha Hs5 ve 305p arasinda kaldim. Daha buyuk boyutlu monitorler kullanim alanima uygum olmadiklari icin ve subwoofer ile kullanmak daha mantikli geldiginden, presounus eris 8bt ile kullanmak uzere bir cift 305 aldim. Kullandikca degerlendirmem; daha iyisi vardir belki ama daha iyisine odenecek farka gerek yok. Temiz, puruzsuz, acik bir sese sahip. Parlak olmasindan korktugum tizler kulagi tirmalamiyor. Alt frkans icin 80hz alti subda oldugu icin yanlis bir yorum yapmak istemiyorum ama Amazon.com.tr’nin sagladigi imkanlar ile benim icin cok guzel bir alisveris oldu.

Excellente enceinte active, couplée avec un sub12 klipsch, ça sonne très bien sur de la pop, rock, heavy et black metal 1962 à 2025. Très bon équilibre sur toute la bande de fréquence que peut délivrer cette enceinte.

I bought these JBL monitor speakers but unfortunately, they were faulty in my opinion. I tested them with several different audio interfaces and setups, but at 0 dB output they produced no sound at all — completely mute. I double-checked cables, connections, and settings, but the issue remained. Eventually, I returned them and got a refund without issues. Disappointed, as I expected better performance from JBL.

Avevo bisogno di un monitor per la mia consolle da DJ "vinili". Lo sto usando perlopiù in casa, ma dove mi ha stupito è nell'utilizzo durante le serate. Potente e soprattutto affidabile, regge tranquillamente 7-8 ore senza esitazioni anche a volumi prossimi al fondo scala. Ultima nota positiva la resa sonora, assolutamente neutra, senza enfasi su basse o alte frequenze. Consigliatissimo!