Anyone familiar with JBL HLS810 speakers?

Jimbo18
Jimbo18 Posts: 2,334
edited June 2014 in Vintage Speakers
Found what looks like a nice deal on CL for them. I haven't heard any JBL's with horns. Not sure I am a fan of horn tweeters but wondered what these are like. Cheap enough and include some stands.

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/ele/4503966950.html
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  • Mr. Bubbles
    Mr. Bubbles Posts: 736
    edited June 2014
    not familiar with this model. Look somewhat newer than the sought after models. The only JBL horns I have heard that even remotely sound good to me are the baby butt cheek models. But i am not a big horn fan at all. Some others that appreciate horns better may chime in.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2014
    Those stands are worth the asking price alone.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    edited June 2014
    I run JBL 610's and they punch way better that they should. At 50.00 I'd be all over them the tweeter is horn loaded not a true horn tweeter. It's actually a 10mm mylar type of tweeter. I bought all my JBL 610's from BB when they were closing them out I spent 100.00 for a pair and bought 3 pr for what I'd would of spent on 1pr. 6 months earlier.
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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,334
    edited June 2014
    Thanks, guys, I will contact him to see if they are still available. I kind of wanted the stands anyway but would love to hear them, especially if they are not true horns, which I am also not a fan of. Or at least, not the few examples from Klipsch that I have heard.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    edited June 2014
    Jimbo18 wrote: »
    Thanks, guys, I will contact him to see if they are still available. I kind of wanted the stands anyway but would love to hear them, especially if they are not true horns, which I am also not a fan of. Or at least, not the few examples from Klipsch that I have heard.

    Nothing like Klipsch at all....
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited June 2014
    They are good sounding speakers.
    All HLS series are good.

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