Product Comparison: JBL LSR-308 vs Yamaha HS8

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JBL LSR-308

General Specifications

Brand

JBL

Yamaha

Model

LSR-308

HS8

Origin

China

Indonesia

About the Product

The LSR308, part of JBL's 3 Series studio monitors, is a 8 in. powered studio monitor delivering professional performance at an affordable price points. 3 Series Powered Studio Monitors are first to incorporate JBL's exciting new technology, the Image Control Waveguide.

Ever since the 1970's the iconic white woofer and signature sound of Yamaha's nearfield reference monitors have become a genuine industry standard for a reason-their accuracy.

Key Specs

Type

Active

Number Of Speakers

Output Power

112 W

120 W

Driver Configuration

1" twitter, 8" woofer

8" woofer, 1" tweeter

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Yamaha HS8

I've got some little active monitors which are pretty damn good but these, these really are studio.
Just got these monitors yesterday-hooked them up and ran reference music through them to test them out- outstanding at their price point for sure !
They can handle loud kick/ snare hits without clipping and the mids are clear and present.
They are loud without being too loud and are not harsh sounding at all.
They are sensitive and I think the 120W power rating is plenty.

Size & Weight

Height

16.5 in.

15.4 in.

Width

10 in.

9.8 in.

Depth

12.1 in.

13.1 in.

Weight

18.9 lbs.

22.5 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Yamaha HS8

Big, loud and clear. What more could you want in a studio monitor?
The HS8's sound good, look really sharp (pay a very close homage to their NS10M ancestors), and are a great value for the price.
These monitors are heavy, solid and powerful. If you're upgrading from 5-6" drivers, make sure you have stands that can hold monitors with this much heft.
Overall, well built & sounds great, which is what I would expect from Yamaha!
Upon receipt, were surprised by their size; if you are coming from a 5 monitor, these seem to be about twice as big. That said, build quality seems excellent, and he is extremely pleased with the results.

Audio

Min. Frequency Response

37 Hz

38 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

24 kHz

30 kHz

Input Impendance

10 kOhm

Sensitivity

112 dB

What customers say about "Audio"

Yamaha HS8

Not even set up properly, one on a chair, the other propped on a table full of stuff they image like you wouldn't believe
The Yamahas are really quite something, especially for the $; solid, clear bass, crisp, detailed highs and open mids.
Frequency response and overall sound quality is amazing. Well worth the price.
The Yamaha HS8 a very accurate monitor. Deep low end, well defined mids, and crisp smooth highs.
Imaging is spot on, I can hear the texture of bass guitar, I'm not experiencing fatigue, and I am certain that I am hearing some things that I don't even notice

Features

Color

Black

Black / White

Enclosure Material

MDF

Cabinet Type

Ported

Interfaces

XLR, Balanced TRS

XLR, TRS

Magnetic Shielding

Yes

Controls

Acoustic Space, HF level adjust, LF level adjust

Level adjust, High trim switch, Room control switch

Extras

JBL Professional Reliability, JBL LSR Design, Selectable Input Sensitivity, JBL’s Patented Slip Stream™ low frequency port design, JBL Transducers are legendary for their performance

High performance amp unit, Low resonance enclosure design, Cutting edge noise reduction technology

Cabinet Type
Magnetic Shielding

What customers say about "Features"

Yamaha HS8

I love the room control and overall function.
Because of space constraints, these are right in front of a hard surface, so I keep the "room" switch in the second position.
Made with a nearly seamless MDF plastic which is proving to be far more accurate and open, if not slightly more abrasive than a wood enclosure.
I don't have bass traps yet so the -2dB pad on the low end helps a lot to balance out the signal.
This seemed to be the most well reviewed among the ported designs in terms of accuracy and bass response.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

MSRP

249.99 $

Manual

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