Price Paid:  $450.00 from Air Force Exchange

Summary:
I purchased the JBL 4312B back in the early 90's to replace my old JBL 100 that I had. I've been using them for over 14 years now and they still kick A##. I mostly listen to classic rock and they are still as good as the day I purchased them. I purchased my first pair of JBLs back in 1977 and have never owned anything but JBL. The 4312's have been shipped all over the world in my traveling with the US Air Force and they have heald up great. Now that I am retiring from the Air Force I am looking into buying another set of JBL's but these old 4312's will still be hanging around some where in my house

Strengths:
It's just a great old speaker

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
None

Price Paid:  $600.00 from Stereo warehouse

Summary:
A true glimpse of studio quality sound. Listent to old Hendrix, Stones,Mountain thru these speakers and you will then truly know what Glyn John's and his peers were really doing. This music just sounds right thru JBL monitors

Strengths:
Seemless sound do to special croosover design. Tight deep bass, clean clear mids and top end. JBL 4312's sound best with amps with a high damping factor. This really helps in providing tight linera response below 50 hz. Ask any "audiophile" about JBL monitors, and he will probably go into a tirade and mention electrostats or what ever is the current trend for these fanatics. I just tell them all the music they listen to was probably mastered on JBL's.

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
altec model 19

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Ebay

Summary:
This is for the 4312Bs. My friend has had a pair of 4311Bs for years. These 4312Bs are the best speakers I have ever heard for the price. The Lows, Mids, and Highs are very crisp. The imaging is incredible. I got the black cabinets which is also rare. These speakes are turning into a rare breed unless JBL plans to release similar Pro Monitors in the Future. I have the S-38IIs and thought they sounded good until I heard the 4311/4312 series. Not to knock the S-38, they will become my rear speakers.

Strengths:
Pure Quality Sound. The Bass is Paramount with the 12" drivers. The 12" driver frequency response is rated to 30hz (Let me see those specs Bose!!!!!). Mids and Highs compliment the overall sound. Pure and Natural. I could go on but I won't.

Weaknesses:
The grill is flimsy, the ONLY weaknesses.

Similar Products Used:
JBL S-38II, JBL 12" Powered Subwoofer, S-Center. Yamaha 5550. A little bias with JBL.

Price Paid:  $550.00 from MCRD

Summary:
I purchased these speakers to replace and older set of 4-way Pioneer speakers. I had limited listening time in the store but purchased them anyway. To be blunt, these babies "KICK". I will not go into all the finer details but my listening preferences are vinyl and cds (in that order) From Louis Armstrong to ZZ Top. They continue to surprise me after 7 years.

Strengths:
Tight base, very smooth transition from high to low. Super price vs quality.

Weaknesses:
color.... all black

Similar Products Used:
Rotel amp Music Hall mmf-7 turntable cd-25

Price Paid:  $500.00 from place of work

Summary:
Im a director of enginering for a large radio company in Canada. I have been living with a pair or Cerwin Vega D9's for the past 12 years but lost a woofer a few weeks ago. We had this pair of JBL 4411B control monitors available so i took them home. I have a Bryston 3B, Pre amp, Pioneer DVD player and Technics Slp-1300 CD player. I was taken away by these mid size speakers. The stereo field is awsome, the bass clean and tight, and they sound very accurate. By that I mean they make good CD's sound good and bad ones sound awfull. They are duplicate a horn loaded speaker, some might call a dry sound. I took the woofer out just to see it. Its a JBL professional piece. Says it right on it. Even the magnet is screen vented so as the woofer moves the air cools the voice coil and it weighs about 30 pounds. I still will repair the Vegas because when it comes to certain DVD movies with explosions like the Matrix / Titanic etc they can really move a lot of air and the pictures but when it comes to music I think these JBL's have a new home.

Strengths:
Clean detail. Remeinds me of older Klipch horn loaded speakers

Weaknesses:
None maybe a bit shy in the warm bass region around 100 hz

Similar Products Used:
Cerwin Vega D9 Klipch la Scala