namlook

Best Buy has the JBL S36IIPM speakers on sale for $199. This looks like a fantastic deal. Does anyone have these? How do you like them? Buy.com and most other stores are selling these for $499.

Link to $199 sale: S36IIPM

dvdmovie1

I recently purchased the S38IIs (widely available now for about $250 or less, original list $599) and really do love them - they're terrific speakers in every regard. The JBL S-series has been discontinued (although I think I heard the S36s aren't), so that's why they can be found now for heavy discounts.

Brian Shannon

Have you listened to them? I would not rely on inflated "supposed msrp" to show a deal.

A good value from many places including online would be NHT super zero. I have heard these and for the price are hard to beat.

http://ww2.onecall.com/PID_1104.htm

namlook

It wasn't MSRP I was referring too. $499 is the STREETPRICE at many stores like buy.com, Vanns, Etronics, Amazon etc.


http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/542499909

http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...ipm&svbname=30

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...849692-7955022

Onecall sells them for $449.

At audioreview.com the older s36 line is rated at 4.89/5.00 by users so I would guess the quality/price ratio of these newer series of speakers at $199 is probably quite high but I'd like to hear from someone who owns them.

I do own the s38 speakers and think they are great but they are bulky bookshelf speakers and are obviously not possible to mount on a wall for home theater purposes.