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JBL studio series question

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11/30/08 at 10:55pm
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I'm finally trying to complete my surround sound setup, and I need some advice.

I have two JBL s38s for front speakers and a JBL s center ii for a center speaker hooked up to a 5.1 Onkyo receiver. I need 2 surround speakers, but it's not easy to find matching s series speakers these days.

The best I can currently find online is the s36 all weather. I can get a used pair of those for about $150, but I wonder if the all weather speakers sound different than the indoor? Are they just more weather resistant than indoor speakers or do they not sound as good?

The other option I have is to pick up some L series speakers for my surround speakers. I can get a new pair of L810s for about $215. How well does the L series voice match to the S series? I can also get the L820 and L830 for a little bit more.

My biggest concerns are voice matching and size. I want a smaller speaker for my surround speakers.

Any thoughts?
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12/1/08 at 4:42am
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Re: JBL studio series question

I recently bought a pair of the all weather s36s. They sound the same as the indoor s36 (although they are off white color with different grills). Finally, I have all studio series (except for sub) s36 front and surround along with s-center. Sounds great to me!
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