Impulsive buy...JBL Studio L830's

[gamedog44]

htaddikt wrote:

You have to listen and compare. If by looks alone, you will be dumping the Dali.
They are very plain-Jane but close your eyes and listen, they are excellent IMO.
I have the Ikon 6 up front, Vokal 2 in the center, and OnWalls for surround.
These speakers are very sensitive to placement too. But once you have them set up and broken in (that takes a while) there is nothing to complain about.
And of course, room conditions can make an any speaker sound it's best, or even a good one sound lousy.

I would think that the Dali Icon 8 would have been a more reasonable comparison to the JBL L890's up front.But maybe I am wrong and the Dali Icon 6 sounds just that good.This is the set-up I was thinking would compare equallyhttp://www.dali.dk/us/page245.aspx?sub=266&prod=731.By the way I think they are a great looking speaker.

[htaddikt]

Quite honestly, I would jump up to the Mentor series after the Ikon 6.. I think it offers a lot more for your money than the 7 or 8. They look great too!

[bone215]

I think the JBL's in that finish look very good. The L series floor standers that I heard were very nice sounding.

[240V]

I love the L series! Expecting a pair of 830s today. Went nuts over the winter and bought a pair of all the Ls except the 830s from Ebay. Using the 820s for surrounds and the 830s will go LR in another room with 810s for surrounds.
Can't wait to here the 830s.

[htaddikt]

Anxious to hear your impressions, good deal!