New JBLs

[Geoff P.]

I've just read a review ( not in WHF ) of the new JBL 4305P, where I was informed that the cabinet was made from 6.35mm MDF !
WHAT !! Can anyone shed any light on this 1/4 " construction - is it even correct ? ( Sounds more like a glorified cardboard box ! ).
It makes my 20-year old Mission 750LEs - made of 19 and 30mm MDF - looks positively over-engineered !

 

[Gray]

Maybe they've joined the thinwall construction brigade, using MDF as a cheaper alternative to birch ply 🙂
More likely someone's quoted a headphone socket dimension in the wrong place.
(Seems a bit too specific to be a figure for MDF width).

 

[nopiano]

This review says 3/4”, so take your pick! However that seems pretty plausible to me.

JBL 4305P Studio Monitor | Hifi Pig

JBL 4305P STUDIO MONITOR POWERED BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ANNOUNCED AT CES 2022 The new JBL 4305P Studio Monitor Powered Bookshelf Loudspeaker System features High-resolution Streaming Audio and Prosumer Connectivity. At CES 2022, HARMAN Luxury Audio has announced the JBL 4305P Studio...

hifipig.com

 

[Geoff P.]

This review says 3/4”, so take your pick! However that seems pretty plausible to me.

JBL 4305P Studio Monitor | Hifi Pig

JBL 4305P STUDIO MONITOR POWERED BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ANNOUNCED AT CES 2022 The new JBL 4305P Studio Monitor Powered Bookshelf Loudspeaker System features High-resolution Streaming Audio and Prosumer Connectivity. At CES 2022, HARMAN Luxury Audio has announced the JBL 4305P Studio...

hifipig.com

Now that sounds more like it, Nopiano !
( Note to self - stick to WHF for reviews, not HFC )

 

[Gray]

( Note to self - stick to WHF for reviews, not HFC )

I thought it might be HFC.
They had a news story about the NAD C700 at the end of which they'd priced it at £130.
(Those that didn't already know probably weren't too shocked to discover it was 10 times that price though).

 

[nopiano]

Now that sounds more like it, Nopiano !
( Note to self - stick to WHF for reviews, not HFC )

It was also in the January 2022 edition of Hifi News, I’ve just noticed today. They said “…the cabinet has 18mm thick walls with heavy H-shaped bracing…”.