{"id":2620,"date":"2022-07-20T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundref.com\/?page_id=2620"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:10:41","slug":"jbl-305p-mkii-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soundref.com\/jbl-305p-mkii-review\/","title":{"rendered":"JBL 305P MkII Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Definitive JBL 305P MkII Review<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Advanced JBL sound technology is now available in a compact package for the home studio<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Reviewed by:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul Narang
Review date:<\/strong>\u00a0July 2022
Current price:<\/strong> Around $300<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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JBL 305P MkII Review<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Pros<\/strong><\/td>Cons<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Detailed and clear sound
Accurate stereo imaging.
Budget price
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Studio Monitors – JBL 305P MkII Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The JBL Pro MkII Monitors are some of the most affordable 5\u201d studio monitors available. Drawing on the professional JBL heritage, they deliver a clear detailed sound with accurate stereo imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are they?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

JBL, was founded in 1946 by the innovative American engineer, James Bullough Lansing. JBL become a household brand by the 1970s, and by 1977, more recording studios were using JBL monitors than all other brands combined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, they released the JBL 305 LSR MkI, which incorporated technologies derived from their legendary M2 Master Reference Monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The JBL 305P MkII is the 2019 update of the MkI, with an MDF enclosure, the addition of a boundary Eq setting and improved transducers. The improvements were mostly aesthetic, and had minimal impact on the sound quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More importantly the new JBL 305P MkII still uses JBL’s patented Image Control Waveguide, which add to the sonic detail and the monitor’s broad sweet spot. But does it match up to JBL’s premium monitor range?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the box<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The JBL 305P MkII studio monitors<\/a> are sold singly, not as a pair. Each one arrived in a smart red and white box, with printed info about the ‘revolutionary image control waveguide’. There’s no included audio cables, which is standard practice for professional studio monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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