JBL Stage A130 vs A120 Speakers - Sound Comparison - Rock,Metal,Acoustic,Classic,Jazz,Big Band,Pop

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This video is a sound comparison between JBL Stage A130 and JBL Stage A120. This is one of the smallest speakers in JBL's lineup, but its beneficial . This speakers are good for two channel system or small sized home theater.
I made varieties styles of music in this video. Please, stay with me at the very end. You will hear lots of many different sound.
If you have other thoughts, please let me know.
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Timecodes
0:00 - intro
0:19 - in order
0:29 - Acoustic Style Music - The Champion by Marc Robillard
2:11 - Big Band Style Music - Lover Please Stay by Shtriker Big Band
5:49 - Classical Style Music - Away by Ian Post
9:07 - Jazz Style Music - Blue Night St by Duffmusiq
13:38 - Metal Style Music - Did it to Myself by Dollshade
16:41 - Pop Style Music - Song for a Broken World by Katrina Stone
20:46 - Rock Style Music - Big City Lights by Ikoliks
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[@stevelouie5928]

I don't know why people online are giving the 120 a bad review. I can hardly tell the difference between the two.

[@quicktoevil]

I have a pair of A120's. For the $137 I paid Crutchfield to ship me a pair I'll never complain about them. Indeed, they impress me all the time. Solid build, attractive, and sound like JBL's alright. They may be the best money I've ever spent on audio.

[@williammiebach1798]

This was a beautifuly executed comparison video, E Project.Thank you!

[@SyzygyNoon]

I had a choice between getting the 130’s or the 120’s at the same price, so I went for the 130’s. I’m quite surprised at how good the 120’s sound, and how similar the two are. Still glad I got the 130’s, but I guess I would have been satisfied with either. Thank you for the comparison vid. Very well done.

[@philthomas8351]

A130 sounds more relaxed, slightly less melded in loud passages. Still the A120 is excellent for size and money!

[@williammiebach1798]

Extremely small difference. The 130 has a tiny bit more bass and is a drop richer sounding. Good consistancy between them. I just wish JBL would try something else aside from metal dome tweeters these days. Nice music on this demo, E Project.

[@shaunyweaver1144]

The tweeter on the a130 sounds great there is zero fatigue .

[@josaphcj7199]

@@shaunyweaver1144 a120 and a130 have same tweeter . so thats a plus .

[@matereo]

Why not metal dome tweeters?

[@williammiebach1798]

@@matereo Some people like them because they have an extended, often slightly accentuated response in the uppermost frequencies, and sometimes upper-mid presence areas too. The problem is greatest to me on acoustic music and instruments where they overlay varying degrees of an unuatural, textural sharpness, metalic shimmer or ringing sound to these instruments that is not part of their sound, or in the recording. They're a less design intensive way to manufacture a tweeter with an extended response and nice energy, but are not the most musicaly transparent or natural sounding. Some of those things are even audible to me when they're used in $10,000 JBL or Focal "studio monitors".

[@matereo]

@@williammiebach1798 No they dont.. i mean i built allot of loudspeakers with the Vifa D25AG aluminium dome and i measured all of them and they are not accentuated at all unless theres some sort of external resonance going on.. As a matter of fact one of my all time favourite dome tweeters.

[@cassettedecksresurrection7204]

Many people claim that Jbl or Klipsh are rock n roll speakers or good for metal. I listen mostly classic rock and Heavy Metal and i find efficient horn speakers very fatiquing with that music genres.

[@davedunham605]

Can't discern enough difference to spring for the 130's. Would like to see you compare the 120's with the Klipsch R-51m.

[@quananginh9446]

I think the main cause of tonality change is that mic position remained the same while tweeter level varied. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@quicktoevil]

hard to distinguish between the two

[@danemoreno88]

For atmos I think I’ll be fine with the a120 I wanted the a130 just to have the same speakers all around but I think it will be ok

[@jimbo4203]

Does anyone know why you can't get any 130's now , everything says their unavailable

[@eriktomas9194]

My A130 have two quality levels depending on how they are connected at the posts and likely by design. I'm running mine with polarity swapped. My suggestion is to at least try it. My experience has been that this loudspeaker exhibits a distortion in one of two phase orientations. Making the swap resulted in better vocal presence, better texture, uncolored mid bass.

[@naganjansl4619]

Very useful comparison.... 👍 Thq

[@best_sound]

Only the picture changes. The sound is the same.

[@luizjam1974]

thank you! Best test!

[@user-xn3lb9bk3d]

Differenze minime, soprattutto nel jazz si nota una maggior apertura. Ottimi diffusori

[@randomweirdyoutubechannel8955]

doing a full surround setup a180 front a125c centre a130 rear 2x a100p subs but ill pick up the a120 for the pc setup

[@alanstoss]

Can you please compare the a130 to the KEFs and Klipsch?

[@eprojectEllie]

No problem, Let me do it~

[@Fliptunes]

Does the A130 fit on the well-known Ikea book shelf?

[@tunesart4542]

Is it fine to use a 100wpc on 8ohm amp to play them ?

[@shaunyweaver1144]

A130 has time to breath .

[@amanieux]

on youtube playback i hear no difference

[@mintboy-m6z]

소리가 먹먹해요

[@stefanegger]

the speakers dont even move