I'm a huge JBL fan but I avoid the JBL's of today, unless I came across $27,000 to spend on the K2's but that will never happen. I own a pair of 4301's and they are amazing sounding, only paid $75 for them too. I personally feel that looking around for an older pair of speakers would be a better option if you don't want to spend too much. If you are lucky you can find some Yamaha NS-1000's for like $800 or JBL 4430's for around that too. Best thing to is shop around and look at some of the less common brands.