Whoever voiced this speaker KNEW what music sounds like, and it is oh so evident the more you listen to this masterpiece. Like the 801, and VERY few other speakers, it has that oh so elusive elusive ability to sound "real" at times. I feel the JBL S412P's biggest strength is reproduction of timbre. It lacks a LITTLE "air" compared to the 801 tweeter, but it is very close. This tweeter is sweet, shockingly detailed, and smooth. Very FEW tweeters can match the B&W Tweeter, or even come close. THAT tweeter had phase distortion problems you could HEAR :( This JBL metal tweeter is devoid of harshness, unlike the Titanium POS Tweeter used in the JBL L7's I used to own. Not QUITE as 3 dimensional as the B&W 801's, but imaging is very good, and the overall sound is big and majestic. No thin sound here, even 4 feet out from the back wall! The wide baffle gives a big warm sound, with authority in the lower midrange. Make NO mistake, this is an Audiophiles Speaker in every way. MOST speakers will not stand comparasion to a well set up B&W 801, for long. They are my reference speaker that all speakers I buy get compared to. The were the Flagship of the older Studio or S Series. I picked up a pair of these "forgotten" older JBL Flagships a few days ago locally.
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