Product category Hi-fi speakers
Product Studio 180 Pros
Bold looks; Energetic sound Cons
Unpredictable nature; Bass is often overstated; Treble is often crude Abstract We Say
We love the upbeat approach, but their performance is too uneven to wholeheartedly recommend Verdict
We love the upbeat approach, but their performance is too uneven to wholeheartedly recommend Images ![JBL Studio 180]( "JBL Studio 180")
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07 Test Year
13 Test Type category
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No one can say the JBL Studio 180 speakers play it safe where design is concerned. Across the front of these imposing floorstanders sits a large, stylised bow-tie, sitting between jagged speaker grilles. It’s an attractive design, if you have bolder tastes.
There’s no faulting their robust feeling either, with solid MDF enclosures concealed under black or walnut vinyl finishes.
We’d keep the grilles, on, though. Behind them it’s a little plasticky and there are quite a few fixing holes, along with a somewhat Cubist approach to driver arrangement.
We love the upbeat approach, but their performance is too uneven to wholeheartedly recommend
