Clear highs.

Unreliable tweeters.

Purchased these at Circuit City for a pretty decent price but after about a year, both tweeters blew at the same time. I had the same problem of having a hard time locating replacements and eventually decided to go with a JBL knock-off replacement. It was the best thing I ever did cause it was a third of the price and I've been hitting them pretty hard with no problems. I love these speakers and will not be replacing them any time soon, but watch those tweeters!

JBL HLS 810 Listening to them in Circuit City and at home is a totally different experiance, they sound better at home then at the store. The mid bass was efficent for most of the musics for theater use you'll need a little puch by adding their PSW 1200 or Infinity BU-1 power subs. After all this is a good speaker cost less then the other systems. By the way this is also a execllent speaker for Kareoke fans it will handle the highs well and will not be dispointed.

These speakers are what I'd call cheap thrills. They sound surpisingly good for a $300/pr speaker. They have good bass for their size and price and the quazi horn loaded tweeter sounds smoother than I would have expected. We use them as home speakers but also for small PA speakers for singing engagements. Mate them with a decent 100watt amp and they performed very well for a room with about 100 people in it. I know these aren't sold as PA speakers but the point is they sound good if you want big sound and are willing to sacrifice detail for it. There are certainly many more neutral speakers for the money (NHT SuperOnes would blow these things out of the water in terms of neutrality) but the JBL's have strong output and they're reasonably listenable for their price. On the downside they have somewhat flimsy cabinet construction, you could punch a hole in them if you hit them had againt something blunt .. They're probably low density fiberboard ... not mdeium density fiberboard (MDF) most good speakers are made from.. but then again we're talking $300 for an 8 inch woodfer (rear ported) speaker... it all comes down to cost vs. performance.. if you want a listenable speaker with decent bass all for around $300 this spaker is for you.. or a cheap but decent sounding pair of speakers for parties or bar-mitzvahs then like I said: cheap thrills..

THESE MOTHER HUMPERS CAN REALLY HANDLE THE POWER,,THEY SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME FOR SPEAKERS,,,THEY REALLY SOUND GREAT TOO!

I just bought a pair of these along with the HLS Center and I can't believe the how good they sound in my living room. They even made my wife do a double take while watching a movie. They are a great overall improvement from my big old Pioneer's that seemed to be all bass (that was a good thing in college though). The HLS 810's, the HLS Center and a JBL TLX sub are giving us hours of entertainment. Especially in the cold Northeastern winters. I highly recommend these speakers as a low cost high quality replacement for your old speakers.

What else can you say about the HLS810's??? They absolutely destroy other speakers in their price range in both efficency and tone quality. It isn't the best speaker around, but I must say its the best I've heard for under $500/pr. I don't have room for any floorstanding speakers, if you have the same problem, check the 810's out... you'll be surprised by their full sound out of the relatively small cabinet. Great speaker for the dough....

Very warm, open and fully defined sound. Good imaging and top-octave balance.

Slight harshness in the midrange, although barely noticeable

I have owned the JBL HLS810's for less than a month, but am blown away by the sound coming from these little bookshelfs. They even sounded better than some of the floorstanding models I have tried. I would highly recommend these speakers to anyone looking for great sound, without the hefty price.

great sound stage, clarity, price

bass kind of weak

I wanted some smaller speakers than the no-name big whompers that I had been using and bought these after reading reviews here and elsewhere and demo'ing them at Best Buy. I think they sound pretty good, and can't be beat for the price.

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no-name speakers, AR bookshelf speakers

I've had a pair of HLS 810's for about 2 years now and I've never regretted owning them. Their sound is quite good for their price. Highs are particularly clear and clean (cymbals). However some parts the midrange seems a little bit 'closed' and weak by comparison to the overall sound. Still these speakers are very pleasing to the ear overall. Most "less expensive" speakers which try to have sharp clean highs wind up sounding abrasive to me. The HLS manages to do this without drilling my ears out with high-level, high distortion treble. A good speaker for those who like clear highs, fairly solid bass, and don't want to spend a lot of money.

The JBL HLS810 are awesome, for the price. I got them for $171.00 from the net-they reatil for about $280-4300. They certainly pack a punch (full range with emphasis on bass) if connected to a quality receiver (an H/K would do nicely) . I suggest you sample them at your local Circuit City. I plan on getting the HLS center; that should mske an already sweet setup even sweeter.