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Harman regularly runs sales on the Studio 5 series and Infinity Reference series at practically give-away prices. And there has been almost no shortage during t
by js2 5y ago
Harman regularly runs sales on the Studio 5 series and Infinity Reference series at practically give-away prices. And there has been almost no shortage during the pandemic either. They must've built thousands of these and have them all in a huge warehouse in Kentucky.
I mean it's ridiculous. I purchased these for $700/pair earlier this year and now they are on sale for $600/pair:
https://www.jbl.com/loudspeakers/STUDIO+580.html https://www.jbl.com/loudspeakers/STUDIO+580.html
They just had the R253 on sale for $300/pair last week but they sold through them all (for now):
https://www.harmanaudio.com/loudspeakers/REFERENCE+253.html https://www.harmanaudio.com/loudspeakers/REFERENCE+253.html
The Spinorama data from ASR and other sources is online here:
https://pierreaubert.github.io/spinorama/ https://pierreaubert.github.io/spinorama/
Another site that collects these charts:
https://speakerdata2034.blogspot.com/ https://speakerdata2034.blogspot.com/
Finally, measuring subwoofers is a separate endeavor:
https://audioxpress.com/article/cta-2010-a-better-way-to-measure-subwoofers https://audioxpress.com/article/cta-2010-a-better-way-to-mea...
Collected in this Google Sheet:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/subwoofer-comparison.20494/ https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/s...
- KennyBlanken 5y ago$100 off a $700 pair of speakers is not "practically give-away prices."
- js2 5y agoNormal price on the Studio 580 is $700 each. They are a very good value at $700/pair and an even more exceptional value at $600/pair. Free shipping. Try in your home for 30 days and send them back to Harman on their dime if you don’t like them. The R253 at $300/pair is an even crazier value. When Harman has these lines of speakers on sale at 50-62% off you simply won’t find a nicer speaker at that price, especially once you factor in that Harman allows for 30-day in-home evals and free returns.
- rektide 5y agothis has been a priceless set of reads/links tyvm