Bryan,

When I heard them, it was not a matter if efficiency. They just simply sounded better to me. Tighter bass, much better treble than Klipsch. Klipsch is extremely efficient and did not sound as good as the JBLs. I own Boston VR965 towers and feel they are better than the JBLs, but that's just my taste. I guess what I am saying is that the new JBLs seem to be a big improvement over the last models. In fact, they still had an older model hooked up to their demo system. The 410 or something like that i think. It was a big boy, floor stander. The new E90 blew it away is every aspect. The past model JBLs just seem "muddy" to me. JBL definitely took a step in the right direction. You are right in terms of price. At $800 for the pair, they have a lot of tough competition. Now, at $600 a pair, they would be hard to beat.


JSE