JBL 305P MKII (2x118 EUR)

JBL 305P Mark II Review - Best Speaker Monitors for your Money?

 

sounds defective to me.
while i dont know the mk2 all the earlier versions where better balanced then the kitts you mentioned.
Of course thats Personal opinion.
including the yamaha hs8 BUT jbl 5" and 8" stand above the rest (in that price range)

 

Hi, I have Kali LP6s, in a 20m2 room, left Tannoy at 2000 euros.....they have a nice panoramic, balanced, round bass, HF and LF adjustment options (±2dB) are included here.
never tired during long sessions

 

I own a pair of 305 and they are decent speakers. But the chassis is low quality and I can confirm the resonance problem on one of those. To solve the resonance problem I had to play a constant signal at the resonant frequencies and screw/unscrew the screws on the back panel until I found the proper positioning. I've also seen someone tweaking them by using foam inside the chassis. The noise problem could be related to bad AC ground and it doesn't appear on mine. Don't know if this updated model has been improved on the chassis side, if so they are good for post production or in conjuction with a pair of 8" monitors for music production.

 

Are you talking about the 305P MKII, or the original LSR 305? Because I have the LSR 305 and they are nothing like you just described - the midrange is smooth, transparent and pleasant, and there's absolutely no noise. When I checked them against Yamaha HS5 (yikes), KRKs and Genelecs of a similar price at the store, they completely blew out the competition.