JBL HDI-3600 Review | Sound Clips with Commentary!

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[@TheNaboen]

Now it's official! NRD's speaker reviews give us the best overall picture of what the product's qualities are. Thorough measurements with explanations. Qualified analysis where subjective impressions are seen in the context of measurements, true love of music and audio and so on. Bravvvo! Pure, talkative subjectivist superHEARos and bitter orthodox measurement should get up early in the morning to match this. Again. Bravo. This should be the biggest hifi channel on youtube

[@trevorvantiel453]

Thanks for inviting us into your living room. It literally sounds like I'm sitting next to you. What an amazing experience. You and Randy are doing a fantastic job at demonstrating these speakers. I am impressed. Thanks Ron. Stay safe, all the best.

[@gordiefrench5342]

Man the first track through my setup wow breathtaking Your channel has never been so good since you made the leap to full time Love it

[@adamyelle4901]

And everyone said you can't demo speakers over KZbin. Of course we'd still have to hear them in person, but for entertainment value, I've never seen anyone else do any better. Cutting edge stuff my friend! Thanks a bunch for working so hard to perfect this.

[@Newrecordday2013]

Thanks Adam!

[@synniamalfi1411]

Never been interested by a reviewer without demo sound....Never.

[@ericr385]

Randy looks like he needs a cup of coffee. He isn’t bobbing his head or tapping his foot one bit.

[@MichaelAmster]

When you started walking in, it was so realistic, I turned my head to see who was on my left. Randy is amazing. Just incredible.

[@therustyspoke]

Your killing it Ron! Thanks for this! Big time!

[@angeloferrer398]

Wow I actually looked to left cause I thought you were next to me talking! It's amazing!

[@philthomas8351]

Great impressive sound. Well done! Thank you!

[@welderfixer]

Ron, your voice is so lifelike sounding even on my cheap Audio Technica ATH-M30x headphones. It really sounds like I am in the room with you. Am I allowed to bring snacks and beverages next time? Fantastic.

[@NeilBlanchard]

Thanks for posting this binaural recording - it is great to hear how good true stereo recordings are.

[@Wooster77]

How do the Studio 580s compare to these, ignoring the fact they’re 1/5th the price on sale?

[@johnkettlewell4854]

Great review with commentary Ron! Your term “presence” and “fun” resonance with what I am hearing. A couple of big Rel subs with room correction (bass correction) added to these JBL’s would definitely increase the fun and presence factor. Thanks for the review!

[@seanmangan2769]

This mic sounds sooo much better than that other one you had. 👍 Thank you.

[@impuls60]

Waveguide ftw! Just printed out my 4. iteration of waveguide to a Fountek NeoCD3.0. Sounds glorious since the off axis response matches the 6.5" woofer's dispersion.

[@FerventDissent]

It sounds so awesome! The binaural sound.

[@royalway12]

Do they need to be that far out from the wall, in order to sound good. I'm listening to them on the computer speakers, and they sound amazing.

[@jimminychristmas8100]

Wow! Sounds great, Ron! Love the dummy head. Are the electronics in the other room? So clean!

[@fletchermunson6225]

Went to a concert with Randy Newman and James Taylor. Newman threw some shade on the Taylor. Great show

[@vinnytube1001]

Not sure it's the right fit for your audience, but video game music is not claimed often because game companies generally want to encourage streaming. These tracks run the gamut from electronic, orchestral, acoustic, rock, etc. and the production values can be quite high. Like movie soundtracks. Something to consider.

[@evansstudios]

You need to find a way to keep Randy around Ron. Let him sleep on the sofa.

[@bluelines1792]

You scared the .... out of me and my dog, it was like you were in the room behind my chair. Sony cans wh700ns

[@Newrecordday2013]

Haha! Awesome!

[@jasonc331]

@@Newrecordday2013 Ron can you link the Grey Diffusers/Absorbers you have in the back of the room, I've been looking for that style.

[@joesapereira5539]

I have to say that Randy is pretty impressive. I have to admit that I am using Beats IEMs and was not expecting much from them, but every time Ron sat down or stood up from the couch it sounded like he was right next to me. There were several times where Ron hit his hand down on the arm rest and the first time I actually looked to my left as if he was there. There was also a time at the beginning when Ron was explaining why he calls him Randy that he moved his head to talking straight to Randy to talking back at the camera and it change the direction of his voice. I know this is just a loan but Ron, you need to convince JBL to let you keep these.

[@kdomster9141]

Ron , please take a look at the crossover, parts quality and internal wiring . Post a high res pic. I would not feel great about forking 4K for a electrolitic caps and cheesy resistors ....

[@kennethz3366]

Wow... Excellent recording demo. Now that you use a dummy head, can you also do a short recording like 10 seconds of the same clip for various off-axis degree include one for the side wall so we can get a better understanding of the directivity? Thanks.

[@JohnScheppler]

Rocking it with Randy

[@philippjahn9100]

Nice sounds I have a set of JBL floor they sound great 👍

[@Johnny-xv3kt]

Listening this clip with my Sennheiser HD560s headphones. So cool.

[@newton5954]

You should do a review of the paradigm 100f founder series tower speakers that would be awesome compare them to these.

[@scottypalmer2158]

I went smooth into another dimension on the second sound byte.

[@craigjohnchronicles2504]

Really, Randy? ... Love this binaural recording. Looks like you've raised the bar (again). Bummer. You can't go back now... LOL

[@foodparadise5792]

When I saw the price tag for the head dummy, I spew my coffee.

[@odurandina]

Thanks Randy

[@MichaelLivingston-me]

At first I was fiddling around while listening to my speakers. Then I decided to sit down and put on a pair of headphones. Randy does make a great presentation to us while we get a far better image of what you're hearing. It's impressive. I think you have a winning combination given the limits of KZbin and our own gear. Well done!

[@juanbelman7739]

Hi, I live in Mexico, I don't speak English properly, I like your channel, I'm a fan of Harman equipment, I currently own a Revel Performa3 F206, do you think it would be worth changing them for a JBL HDI 3600? What are better? I also take this opportunity to ask, how much improvement is there between the Revel Performa F226Be and the JBL HDI 3600? Greetings.

[@danielnicholls6868]

head needs a new record day hat LOL

[@AlonAbraham1]

I have listened to this model at the dealers store, compared it to focal aria 936, b&w diamond, and the jbl immediatly was so enjoyable. It was so easy to tell the difference between hdi3600 and aria. And i loved the hdi3600 hands down better. I wonder how does it compare to klipsch rp 6000?

[@ivanfilatov7913]

How was the difference between Focal Aria and JBL HDI 3600?

[@AlonAbraham1]

@@ivanfilatov7913 aria sounded with a resemblance of like the KEF powered small bookshelf speakers. It is not bad at all, it gives a good image but for the size of the speakers of aria, i would expect for heft and more enveloping sound that did not exist, further more. It was not more exiting than the bookshelf powered KEF other than the looks. The HDI3600 was very live the imaging was been spreaded evenly in a forgiving of axis from center you can listen for hours with a smile . There was no harshness at all. The only downside was that the low mid bass was a tiny bit missing. But i would still get it because these speakers sound so good for my taste. The difference from HDI3600 to those speakers i wrote are so different from each other you can Easley tell with your eyes closed. Hands down, JBL HDI3600 is truly remarkable. Thank you for JBL synthesis engineers and keeping the price a tiny bit attainable if could afford.

[@svalbard01]

What's the song playing at 30:25? You have great songs in these Ron, you should list them in the description.

[@sohansarma6116]

Yes, jbl is the greatest loudspeaker audio company in the world 😎

[@scottcarlon6318]

Have you and Randy heard the pure audio project trio 15 open baffle and speakers ?. . . . . Fabulous ! ! Additionally, the design permits fine tuning with crossover components and driver selection. You owe it to yourself to audition these fine speakers. Knowing your taste in speakers, I think you and Randy would approve.

[@tylersmith4160]

Randy needs to hear the nx-oticas... Both Randy's, LOL... It would be helpful because you use the nx-otica in your descriptions and references. The new mic (or mics) is awesome, love the show.

[@smilesrs8516]

"And I will go sailing, nooooo more" Love Wandy Newman

[@luislunacortez1929]

Hi Ron, good review 👍 thanks. How you compare with Triangle borea Br08 that you reviewed a long time ago. I think bass (tone and texture) and mids are better with the boreas and soundstage and depth too. Highs i think this sounds better. Thanks for your response.

[@sc0or]

Hm. A sound finally exited from my head for one feet ) An interesting experience

[@GrazerPitbull]

Haben die Boxen einen guten Bass ?

[@lechiffre2617]

Great Job Sir - Well Done !

[@Sloimer]

Those S’s you’re referring to - that break the illusion of the soundstage. Do you feel that they were harsh? Sizzling your eardrums harsh? I’ve recently been living with a pair of audiophile speakers. Having come from RF-7 III’s I’m quite shocked to say these particular speakers, often described as “warm”, are absolutely shredding my eardrums. So I’m looking for something that is basically the RF-7 III with some additional audiophile refinement and nice thick mid-band and mid bass bunch. The RF-7 III’s are almost my perfect speaker - but they have a suck out around 1k and leave some of that audiophile transparency on the table. That’s why I’m interested in these JBL’s, but definitely trying to avoid sizzling eardrums. I’m actually beside myself that I’m saying that my Klipsch are not as harsh as the audiophile speakers I have…. And PS - great great breakdown. This is the type of information people need access to.

[@phetmoz]

harsh S's, consonants, are remedied to great effect by having a tube amp, or a laid back class A amp. The choice of dac is also very important, R2R is nice. Lastly, the source or streaming platform is absolutely paramount. To quench sharpness further, I strongly strongly recommend Amarra Luxe. Shitty interface but hugely enjoyable organic sound. One last thing - to not have much speaker toe-in.. duh :)

[@Jonathan-ff4wo]

Yes sir! Fans of all the "Neumans": Thomas Dave and Randy. Terribly talented family! I personally would've went with Thomas but to each his own. 😉

[@jsmctch]

Wow... its more like New Sound Quality Day Edit : now we need to bring the NX- Otica's back in the room..... Still waiting on a new house to build a pair

[@Newrecordday2013]

Thanks!

[@tylersmith4160]

I second that! Bring in the Otica's.

[@chrisvinicombe9947]

Yes please they need to return 😍 with those H frame beasts too.

[@sjhorton1184]

WOW! Soooo much better than the non-head (HRFT) Sennheiser AMBEO 4 capsule mic set up. Maybe someone can steal you one of these for continued use.

[@BENBRUTUS]

Da bomb channel!

[@sohansarma6116]

Please tell Me the songs name that you use in this loudspeaker 😅

[@kirkaparty4143]

nice review, what are songs at 20:45, 23:20 , 24:00 and 33:50, 41:00? thanks

[@MissPalorte]

Ron, I’ve tried using my Shazam from my iphone to identify a song while playing in KZbin .... but it didn’t work. How do you do it? Please explain so I can do too.

[@Supperconductor]

That was freaky. EDIT: I thought it might be cool to shoot the video from the perspective of the recording head. That would be very immersive. Having the sound and video from different perspectives is strange.

[@Newrecordday2013]

Working on that

[@Supperconductor]

@@Newrecordday2013 Awesome!

[@pegun]

Duct tape a GoPro on Randy's forehead should do the trick 😁

[@newton5954]

You should review the paradigm 100 F compared to these I think they sound better let me know I don’t know if you’re able to buy a pair try it out that would be awesome. :)

[@henry66699]

What's wrong with this sound? When he is talking left I hear sound on my phones on the right and vice-versa. I've checked my amp/phones/speakers at home and its all correct. So am I the only one who notices when he is on the left side the sound you hear is in the right ear. Especially when he expains about the dummy head.

[@aabuahro]

Wow that’s amazing:!

[@jeffkalina7727]

West Coast Sound. Thanks for being honest. Hope you get future gear from them.

[@brandoncheco582]

what speaker is better then theses?

[@murraywebster1228]

Neumann, neu part is pronounced as noi, as in noise..., good to see you finally doing this professionally and representative with the microphone system that I recommended that you use, incidentally, don’t know why though, he usually gets called Dave in the professional world, watch some Christian Henson Music videos, this is one of the men behind Spitfire Audio, Labs and Piano book Sample Instruments, one of the most highly respected and regarded companies in this recording field,you can download a binaural recording on piano Book Christian‘s own private piano as a Good headphone reference.please Tell your viewers that , as you call him,Randy recordings are only meant for headphone recordings but, many top producers use him for stereo and Multichannel playback mixes for playback on speakers, many recordings of Drums and pianos today have a “really in your living room” sound because of Randy/Dave or, THE Neumann.. By the way your old system would be useful when people would do the playback through their own speakers, but the elephant in the room is KZbin audio playback quality and compression algorithms...

[@louiesipes2257]

Holy cow! First minute so far

[@Newrecordday2013]

Haha, wait for the music. It’s pretty cool!

[@JohnScheppler]

I don't see the headphones listed below, what ones are they Ron?

[@Newrecordday2013]

Meze 99 Classics: amzn.to/3e8HjIm Grado SR-80e: amzn.to/38pY4Lt

[@sudd3660]

ever try to listen to music with no large surface right behind your ears(couch back)? you will get better sound so please try it.

[@chrislesnar]

Great video from an experienced listener able to articulate what he hears. I don't think the sound clips give all that good of an insight to what the speaker sounds like but I suppose it's better than nothing. Still headphones are for dorks who still live at home. Outside being useful for testing and troubleshooting issues they are as I said, for dorks.

[@rickg8015]

How do tube amps fare with these?

[@wfranklin990]

Enjoyed the binaural; definitely better than the typical iPhone-recorded KZbin speaker review. Can't say I cared much for the music though. (Sorry!)

[@Newrecordday2013]

That’s ok! Thanks for the comment!

[@stereo8893]

Wow - do this again and again. I need to buy new speakers and can use all the help I can get. The guys in the store don't know anything really.

[@idkisaidit]

Can anyone compare these against the klh model 5’s? Cant decide for the life of me

[@chrisallen3671]

Would raising the speakers a little higher, clean up the mid range and bass?

[@Newrecordday2013]

I’m afraid It wouldn’t add the texture and tone I’m looking for. I think it’s just going to be a trade off.

[@aabuahro]

What’s the dac?

[@FlyGuy457]

Randy doesn't think those speakers should cost as much as 4 brand new tires for a fleet of FedEx trucks. This Randy is a lot more relaxed which, is really tough to do.

[@chrisvinicombe9947]

Intresting. I keep wanting to turn the volume down. Not enjoying these especially compared to the sapphire wich I just want louder louder louder. Sounds a bit thin with forward mids and somewhat indistinct highs. Soundstage is not even close. Were I in the market at this price range the sapphire's every day and twice on sunday 😀

[@Newrecordday2013]

I agree.

[@josesantiagoortiz5341]

I told you about JBL don't I? And according to others reviews beyond your experience, this year will be my 6 years review headphones for JBL I helped sold 100 millions headphones from the website impressive huh, and I told you I know Sean olive and others.

[@herrtrigger7220]

Great video as always, do this comparing the current R7 and R11- that's the hot question today. JBL is in over their heads with HDI series, nothing wrong but not enough to steer folks from the competition at the price point either. Sleepy appearance doesn't help.

[@streamcnoremorse3323]

Same test for 1600 :)

[@johnsimmons5056]

Do these speakers sound good at late night low volume levels ? or do they have to be turned up to come to life ?

[@Newrecordday2013]

I think these want to be cranked in all honesty

[@FSXgta]

that's what loudness feature is for

[@johnsimmons5056]

@@FSXgta Most newer high end pre-amps and integrated amps don't have a loudness feature or tone controls.

[@chriss881000]

They sound just as good on low volumes. They are very balanced amd have a good strong punch even on low volumes. Atleast my 3800's are. I forgot for a sec when I wrote this is the 3600

[@pumpkinmeerkat3692]

Are there any binaural live music recordings?

[@Newrecordday2013]

Good question, I’m sure there are some out there

[@drsankardas]

please review revel f36

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Horn is for efficiency. Waveguide is for directivity. That’s the difference.

[@Newrecordday2013]

That’s exactly right.

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Why did i write this. You said this in the video LOL. As if i could educate you Ron. Sorry.

[@TimpTim]

Now that's a good binaural head. Fun. $12,000 worth of gear in the room...priceless knowledge and commentary.

[@MichaelAmster]

These are not bad, but they are not on the same level as the NX-Oticas or the Sapphires. It is a neutral speaker though.

[@noseonscent1935]

Are you sure? How much have you really listened to these? Just wondering.

[@murraywebster1228]

An old method, like me, for positioning speakers, how I used to do it before I had pro measurement system, was this Place speakers at your listening position, toe them out, pointing them where you think you would like them to be roughly and then sit yourself in the wished for speaker position, move yourself about, an office chair on wheels adds to the fun, wherever the Bass/low mid sounds best to you is roughly the best starting position for the speakers, a bit of role reversal...... People will think you are mad but it does work, especially if you the start using a laser pointer to get your toes equal 🦶

[@audiostanton]

Sounds like the mics are overloaded.

[@Toogoodtobetrue458]

Richness

[@CensorMeNot-dv5lg]

1more Head Phones on.

[@TimpTim]

Oops, forget the Hegel, etc, lol.

[@bigjay1970]

No treated paper woofers! Pass.🤔🤫🙄 Great review as always.😇

[@aabuahro]

Dame!!!!!!!

[@deacondrake9078]

Please post playlist

[@rickysnit2163]

Some of the worlds worst music, but can tell the speakers are great.. Thanks pal..

[@rickysnit2163]

I picked up a pair. Grey oak veneer. Quality speaker! Heavy and solid. If you ever have a look at the crossover, encourage you to post an addendum. What is inside? Quality of caps? Wire? Resistors, Inductors. It would be interesting to know how to make great into super. Also, proper disassembly procedure would be awesome, with the flush mount driver covers and delicate nature of the real wood veneer, a lot of care needs to be taken with these.

[@fertanollume4658]

For the price, you can get much better elsewhere with a detailed sound and a noticable soundstage. These speakers sound unbalanced. Maybe it's the audio componants that are not suitable for these speakers.

[@scarmenl]

Never did like JBL and still don't. Each to their own!

[@danielnicholls6868]

cant hear you when you walkaway from randy the head.

[@Newrecordday2013]

Assume you are wearing headphones?

[@danielnicholls6868]

yes on the headphones

[@Newrecordday2013]

@@danielnicholls6868 strange. On headphones I have no issues hearing me when I’m walking away from the mics. Sure it’s not as loud but it’s still easy for me to make out. Sorry you are having trouble hearing it well. Thanks for the comment!

[@murraywebster1228]

Why were my links removed? Thought they would be useful for everyone, pity, maybe you should remove my comments too....

[@Newrecordday2013]

Which links? It’s possible KZbin flagged it as spam, so I need to approve it before it’s visible.

[@murraywebster1228]

@@Newrecordday2013 I posted two links to Christian Henson videos, one an explanation of and why he uses this microphone system and the second was a gift for everybody of his own private piano at home in his living room, his recordings, compositions and sampled instruments are all over many blockbuster movies, he uses the BBC symphony orchestra and Abbey Road, great stuff, top of his field, ask Hans Zimmer

[@murraywebster1228]

@@Newrecordday2013 also, sennheiser make a pair of binaural in-ear headphones/microphones that are very good but affordable, you could, theoretically wear them instead of having Dave, one caveat they only connect to apple iPhones/iPads,

[@Newrecordday2013]

Weird! I don’t see the links as a pending post. Would you mind linking them again here man? Thanks for the feedback!

[@murraywebster1228]

@@Newrecordday2013 watch the comments, I’ll do it right now

[@CraigArnolduk]

Nice content. Wouldn't mind becoming a contributor, but I won't give money to Patreon or Paypal for ethical reasons, there are quite a few people who are in the same position. So unless you set up an alternative....

[@Newrecordday2013]

Hi Craig, we have PayPal donations in the description box as well. Thanks so much for considering.

[@CraigArnolduk]

@@Newrecordday2013 Paypal is just as bad I'm afraid. I won't use either of those companies.

[@Newrecordday2013]

@@CraigArnolduk no worries man. I completely understand and appreciate the fact you want to, and continue to watch my videos. Means a lot!

[@josejuang.belman544]

Hi, I live in Mexico, I don't speak English properly, I like your channel, I'm a fan of Harman equipment, I currently own a Revel Performa3 F206, do you think it would be worth changing them for a JBL HDI 3600? What are better? I also take this opportunity to ask, how much improvement is there between the Revel Performa F226Be and the JBL HDI 3600? Greetings.