JBL JRX125 500-watt Dual 15-Inch Two-Way Portable Loudspeaker

by JBL

Product Features

• Two JBL 15 in LF Drivers with a 64 mm (2.5 in) Edge Wound Ribbon Voice Coils - for greater efficiency and Power handling
• Ferro-fluid Cooled Compression Driver with Titanium diaphragm improves HF performance
• Tough acoustically Superior enclosure constructed using 19mm MDF for improved LF performance
• JBL advanced Crossover Network for sound shaping and SonicGuard(TM) protects the HF driver from excesses
• Quasi 3 way crossover design for extra bass from the two 15" woofers

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 18.3 x 43 inches ; 94 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 102.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002GJTO0
• Item model number: JRX125
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,039 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #23 in Musical Instruments > Live Sound & Stage > Monitors, Speakers & Subwoofers > Speakers & Accessories > Speakers

Product Description

JBL JRX125 500W Continuous Dual 15 Inch Two Way Portable Loudspeaker in a Black Carpet Covered Cabinet for High Power FOH and DJ Applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Audiophile's living room living room, or sound reinforcment, November 8, 2009

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W.P. Brown "audionuthead" (Corvallis, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JBL JRX125 500-watt Dual 15-Inch Two-Way Portable Loudspeaker (Electronics)

I have owned a pair of JRX125's for over 2 and one half years. I drive them with a Rotel 1092 amp that bullishy delivers 1000 watts per channel into the efficient 4 ohm JRX125...they can handle 2000 watts RMS continuously. My preamp is an NAD Master Series M3 dual mono integrated preamp. I am not a JBl biased guy, I became one after destroying countless sets of loudspekers that came with a ferrari price tag, piano wood polished...veneer, and rave reviews from magazines. I talked to some gigging muscians to see what they used in their own home. They all advised that if you have a good amp with enough wattage, buy JBL pro audio loudspeakers. I ended up purchasing the same speakers that the band just finished performing a live concert with, the JRX125s. Whew...they blew the doors off of any loudspeakers I have ever owned. Flatteringly bloomy sound with plenty of headroom, air, and a soundstage that can reach the corners of our 80 acre ranch... from my living room. Yet the sublty to reproduce Maria Carey crystal-cracking highs that are candy for the ears. I just finished DJing my own wedding with the JRX125s and the same gear mentioned. I received countless comments on how awesome the sound quality was. Almost every concert you have ever attended was powered by JBL gear, why, because JBL and their subsidiaries make the best pro audio gear period. Thank you JBL for solving all of my loudspeaker problems.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PASSED A HARD TEST FROM CRITIC, January 5, 2011

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Michael G. Yanko "A BETTER DJ AND PHOTOGRAPHER" (CENTRAL FLORIDA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBL JRX125 500-watt Dual 15-Inch Two-Way Portable Loudspeaker (Electronics)

I feel very qualified to rate and review DJ products. We own Florida's largest DJ company and are 25 states into our nationwide expansion. I bought a used pair of these today for the shows I do personally and took my own rack with QSC amp, a Shure SM58 mic, and 1 of my EAW 315Bs a(the best speakers I have ever heard) for comparison. I took 3 CDs to test them with; Dancing Fantasy (Smooth Jazz) for the highs, Madonna for the Mids, and Santana for the lows. Before playing the music I sanG some Zep for highs, Tears for Fears for mids, and John Lee Hooker for lows and they passed with flying colors. When I played the CDs I played 1 minute each of 3 songs I pre-selected, again they passed. Next I played Santana "Sam Pa Ti" and EQ'd to take out all the bass, then took everything out except the bass, then took out the bass and the trebs. Again they passed with flying colors. The negative from the sound is that the 15s overpower the tweets

Now for the big test... I set the EQ back to where I have been playing my EAWs and swapped out the 125 on the right channel and put an EAW on a tripod right above the 125. I put "Sam Pa Ti" on again and cranked it up very loud. The EAWs definitely put out better highs (I upgraded the tweets to Selenium 200 watts) but the mids and lows on the 125s blew the EAWs away!!! Even though the 125s lost the battle of the highs they were much more than acceptable for use as a mobile DJ.

When I went to look at these I went in with the idea that if they were somewhat close to the EAWs I would buy them and I have to say that they are better suited for my use.

UPGRADES
I will be applying metal corners, upgrading the tweets, replacing the plastic feet with rubber, adding 2 fixed casters to the bottom rear, and a handle on the rear top.

Every review I have read (over 100 before I agreed to see these) from owners of these speakers except 1 was very positive. The one complaint everybody seemed to agree on was the weight. Let me tell you about heavy! How about lifting 70 pounds 5' high to get them on a tripod, then lifting them off after the gig? Now that's heavy!!! With the caster/handle modification I am doing it allows you to use the handle like a wheel so you can just tip them against your vehicle, grab the bottom and slide them in and out. Did it before with a pair of 160 pound dual 18s I used to have and it worked great. So even though these weigh in at 24 LBs more than the EAWs, the lifting I'll be doing is actually a lot less!

The reviews on DJ forums from people that don't own them were pretty consistently negative. They are very anti dual 15. They recommend going with the tripod mounted 15s and a pair of subs. After hearing these speakers at the huge volume I played them at I have to say they are nuts! These are awesome speakers.

Even though I know I could spend a lot more money and get better sound, these are great speakers and I give them a 9!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Own Club, July 16, 2010

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Bobby J. Truong (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBL JRX125 500-watt Dual 15-Inch Two-Way Portable Loudspeaker (Electronics)

I am literally blown away by these pairs of JBL JRX125. First of all these things are large and heavy (about 100 lbs). I own a pair of Bose 901s that sounded superb. But needed more ambience to my basement/gym/theater so I was reading up on large speakers. These do NOT disappoint. They are indeed professional audio speakers. Music is definitely in the house. I flip back and forth depending on the mood because depending on the song I rather hear Bose 901s louder and other types I want the JRX125. Both are head to head...though I am leaning more and more towards JRX125 everyday.

With the JRX125, the highs, mids and low are amazing. I listen to all types of genres. But my favorite are Rock/Soft Rock/Pop. There were details in that I never knew existed to songs that I am familiar with. And try to watch DVDs and you feel like are in a movie theater! The bass is NOT annoying but very solid and strong. The treble is just crisp and clear.

I attached this to the Pyle Pro 3000 watt amplifier and let me say that I was afraid to turn that knob past 1/10 of what its maximum is capable of. The house almost fell down