I heard the BX8 boomy and a bit off relative to it's peers. I was also asked to compare these with the M-Audio BX8. The LSR305s do seem to hold better off axis than the MR5s (above measurements of the MR5s are not from GC but at the time I measured mine at the park). Well here are measurements of the LSR305 at 45 degrees (left and right) horizontal: I've also heard how immune the LSR305 is to position. However, this is close to how I heard them. It is possible to do this comparo with the MR5 set to 0 dB, which I may do later. Mackie MR5 - blue (measured only once at GC) JBL LSR305 - red and green (measured twice, even after moving the mic) The LSR305s where heard and measured with LF and HF setting set to 0 dB.
HOWEVER, bare in mind that I listen to my MR5s with a -2 dB HF setting, and Guitar Center had them set this way as wll. I always felt the LSR305s where brighter than the MR5s. I picked my MR5s by ear, but I decided to measure them. Still, I got surprised when I saw the MR5s out of the stands in Guitar Center and read some forums claiming that the LSR305 destroy the MR5s. It was on sale for $100 and hard to resist. I took it further and bought a not-so-small Dayton SUB-1200 to cover the bass which a 5" cannot do well. Anyhow, this got me interested and sometime ago, after listening to a few of these at Guitar Center, I picked a pair of MR5 MK3s from them along with some stands. On a bedroom or small area where large speakers and electronics is an inconvenience, perhaps 5" entry level active pro monitors with their integrated amps is a option to save a little on real state (and even money). Quite a few months ago (maybe years) the JBL LSR305s became pretty popular for their performance and affordability. I've been fairly curious about relative tone performance between different entry level Pro monitors.
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