This JBL 260F Dual 6.25” Floor-standing Loudspeaker is one very nice speaker. I have a pair of these, and you will want to get two of them as well. Placement of these is very important to get optimal sound. Not only do they sound fantastic, but they look great too. The highs, the mids, the lows, they all sounds so good. This is compatible and ready for the 240H Dolby Atmos add on module too.
Design:
They come in two color options, Espresso, which is a darker color, and Latte, which is the lighter color. I have the Espresso. The speaker fronts are covered with a magnetic grille cover. I love that I don’t have to mess with anything snapping shut or with screws. The base of the cabinet is screwed on tightly and provides the right amount of protection and stability. It has a rather small footprint for such a great sounding speaker.
Placement
It’s recommended that these be placed on each side of the television, monitor, or projector screen. They should be evenly distributed on either side of the screen. Turning them in a little bit towards the center is ok, and may actually sound better. It all depends on your room setup and other factors like that.
Setup
The speaker wide recommended to me by several professionals is 12 gauge, so that is what I used. It works perfectly.
I connected the speakers to the JBL MA710 7.2ch AV Receiver w/ Dolby Atmos
What you get:
One JBL Stage2 260F Dual 6.25” Floor-Standing Loudspeaker

The JBL Stage2 260F’s are JBL’s new entry level entries into the floor standing speakers/home theater market. Meant to be complimented by Stage2 245c center and 240b’s in a surround setup, they’re more than capable as a stereo setup.
The speakers themselves are fairly large, measuring just under 41” with the base installed (discounting the spikes since they sink into the carpet anyways). The spikes for carpet are optional, and do give it the bite it needs to be stable. They’re packaged securely. Inside the box you’ll find a manual, base, speaker grill, and screws+wrench for installation of the base. The spikes simply screw in and you’re ready to rock.
The speaker construction is black and espresso, with the face of the speaker sporting and all black look. The dark espresso will blend in with most setups, but the white model is available if you’re going for a different aesthetic. They have dual flared ports on the back, along with 3 sets of banana plugs (technically 5 way binding posts, but I use bananas): 1 for the speaker, and 2 for the Dolby Atmos channel pass through (so all your wire is on the floor essentially). The Stage 2 240h height speakers compliment this use case. The front speaker grills are a pretty standard fabric affair, but connect with magnets instead of posts. While JBL likes to point out this is a ‘premium’ feature, I’ve seen this on fairly cheap bookshelf speakers as well.
Without breaking open the towers, they sound pretty solid on the top half. The bottom half where the port is sounds a bit more hollow, but the speaker enclosures themselves seem made of good quality MDF.
The cones are pure pulp – i.e. paper. Paper cones are usually found in high end speakers, as they offer that perfect combination of rigidity, and light-weightness required for great sound. They’re ribbed to offer additional rigidity, and feature rubber surrounds. The dust caps match the speaker material and the overall driver aesthetic is subdued. Two of these cones adorn the front of the speaker, along with a 1” aluminum dome tweeter. The tweeter boasts a next generation HDI waveguide horn to keep highs even on and off axis usage.
One interesting feature of the 260f is its half-way crossover design. The internal design of the crossover blends the top woofer with the tweeters output to create a mid-range dynamic that is more cohesive than a traditional crossover. The effect is subtle, but both woofers are more than happy to make noise down to 45hz or so. Internal electrics are said to include mylar capacitors, laminate core inductors, and additional electrolytic capacitors. These are surprisingly easy speakers to drive, at a 90db sensitivity rating.
Ok, so how do these speakers sound? Well in a word: powerful. They lack the low-end that I’m sure their bigger brother (the 280f) can muster, but they hit like a ton of bricks. Turned up, they’re clear and can hit hard enough to feel it in your chest. Given a good stereo amplifier, I pushed these speakers up pretty loud, and they didn’t disappoint. They lack the deep boom you’ll get from a subwoofer, but for music listening they are sublime. Listening to pop music with my daughter or appreciating some Pink Floyd, these have wonderful mids, and crisp highs that aren’t overly harsh until you push them to ear-bleeding volumes.
In the context of movies, I found I could distinguish a lot more detail compared to my older fronts that featured similar drivers. I did some A/B comparisons, and while I need to also purchase a center channel to match, I found dialog was clearer. Listening to the gunfight scene in the Matrix I could distinguish each gunshot and brass hitting the ground, where my older speakers would muddle these together at higher volumes.
JBL makes some of the best equipment on the market, and these floorstanding units are no exception. While overshadowed by their bigger brothers 8” dual cones, the 260F’s offer a nice compromise in size while still offering extraordinarily clear mid’s and highs. From a technical listening standpoint, they’re very flat in frequency response and sharp without being overly harsh. All in all they were an excellent addition to my home movie theater, and I’m sure will excel at their role for many years to come.

As a long-time user of JBL products, including professional studio monitors, PA and guitar speakers, headphones, and Bluetooth speakers, I was excited to try the JBL Stage 260F FloorStanding Loudspeakers. JBL has a reputation for delivering high-quality audio products, and these speakers do not disappoint.
Size and Dimensions
The JBL Stage 260F speakers are skinny, but tall, measuring roughly 40.5 inches tall (with carpet spikes), 12.25 inches wide (including the base), and 14.5 inches deep (including the base and magnetic speaker grill). They weigh about 40 pounds each. Despite their size and weight, the speakers are surprisingly easy to position and set up. The included rubber feet help to isolate the speakers from the floor, reducing unwanted vibrations. They have also included optional carpet spikes that are threaded and easy to install if you are using the speakers on carpet, which I am, and they stay put very well.
Speakers
The enclosures feature two 6.25-inch ribbed Polycellulose woofers and a 1-inch soft dome tweeter (see my attached photos). The anodized aluminum dome tweeter is housed in a waveguide that helps to disperse the sound evenly throughout the room. The woofers are mounted in a bass-reflex enclosure that provides deep, impactful bass response. After using these for hours, I can safely say that they are incredibly balanced, clear, and very loud if you are using the right receiver / power amp.
Sound Quality
The JBL Stage 260F speakers deliver excellent sound quality. These are currently being used as my two main speakers for my movie and gaming setup. The highs are clear and detailed, the mids are warm and natural, and the bass is deep and impactful. In my tests, I have found them to be very efficient across all frequency spectrums. Regardless of whether you’re gaming or watching a blockbuster movie, these speakers deliver a pleasingly broad range of sound, ensuring that all the essential frequencies are present. I have these hooked up to the new JBL MA710 receiver and the combination is a perfect match. Please take a moment to read my review of that receiver on the Best Buy website as well.
Magnetic Grilles
One of the things I appreciate about these speakers is the inclusion of magnetic grilles. The grilles are easy to remove and attach, and they do a good job of protecting the speakers from dust and damage. All of my other JBL speakers use a 4-point push in speaker grille. While those are arguably more secure, I find the magnetic grilles a far easier and better choice.
Design
The JBL Stage 260F speakers adhere to the conventional tower speaker design concept, featuring exceptional construction that seamlessly complements various interior styles. With two colorways available, you can find a place for these speakers in just about any room.
Overall
The JBL Stage 260F Dual 6.25″ Floor Standing Loudspeakers are an excellent choice for anyone looking for a high-quality pair of floor standing speakers. They offer superb sound quality, a stylish design, and a host of features that make them easy to integrate with your system and enjoy for years to come.

I was impressed with these tall skinny towers of audio reproduction. I like how they look and how they appear to be designed to fit beside a TV in a typical home theater setup. They look good and feel very solidly made. The highs sounded clean and not harsh and the bass was low and tight. Not muddy.
I’m not going to quote all the specs that are already listed in the product info, unless needed. Sound, setup and features are what I will be focusing on.
It’s a good thing each speaker shipped in a box, within a box and covered in a cloth wrapper. They were also seated in plastic foam cushioning, top and bottom. Impressive packing and needed too, because there was a hole in one of them that went through both boxes and almost into the lower woofer. It wasn’t damaged, but if it were not packaged in 2 boxes, it sure would have been. Instructions are printed on top of the box that tell you how to remove the box in a box and the speaker. Also, inside is a booklet that has instructions on how to mount the speakers on the included bases, install the carpet spikes and magnetic grills. It also lists the other speakers in the series and their specs too.
Again, these speakers feel solid and they are a bit heavy too. I used to top port on the back to help hold onto the speakers, when I was moving them and during setup. The bases come with 4 Allen head screws and an Allen wrench to tighten them up with. Also, 4 screw in spikes that go in to the bottom of the base for keeping them in place on deep like carpet. Optional, of course. There are 4 feet on the bases that are about 2 inches in diameter and have rubber on the bottoms.
All of the connections on the back are 5 way binding posts. There are 2 for the speaker and 4 for the optional Dolby Atmos height speakers. You can place one on top of them. The extra connectors are simply a convenience for connecting the height speakers and keeping wiring neater. A nice touch.
The 1 inch aluminum dome tweeter sits in a proprietary designed wave guide for high frequency imaging. JBL uses those on a lot of their speakers, including the 306P MK II powered monitors I use in my music studio. In fact, my 306Ps look a lot like these, but with an extra woofer. However, the woofer and tweeter used in the 306Ps are different.
The woofers are made of a proprietary reinforced “polycellulose” paper pulp. The corrugated rings give the speaker extra strength. The surrounds look and feel like thin dense foam rubber. It feels strong and durable.
The cabinet is a dark walnut veneer and a black front, “Expresso”. There’s also the “Latte” version with a white face and oak veneer. Bases match the face.
Sound wise, they sound as good as they look. I played my usual music I like to test a system with. Steely Dan, Alan Parsons, as well as some classical to hard rock to classic country. Sorry, no metal or rap. The highs sounded really clean and, according to a spectrum analyzer app I have on my S23 Ultra, the highs went beyond the specs and what the app and phone could measure with a 48 khz sample rate. To put it another way, the hi-hats and cymbals sounded extremely clean. Not harsh or muffled, unless that’s the way it was recorded. That’s why I use certain artists and certain songs by them. I know what to expect. The bass is nice and tight. Not muddy and didn’t have any low roaring sound around 250 hz. Plenty low end that you can feel hit you when the volume is high enough. You can feel a good recorded kick drum. The frequency response is low enough for my taste as far as music is concerned. It has duel flared rear ports designed to eliminate speaker huffing and puffing at low sustained frequencies. More info in the features section of the product listing. If you like rap and movies that boom, rumble and shake your house, these speakers probably won’t cut it without adding a subwoofer.
Compared to a couple of other notable speakers I have or have used in the past:
Polk Audio Monitor 10B. I have had them for about 30 years and they were made in 1987. They a 1 inch poly dome tweeter, 2, 6.5 inch mid bass drivers and a 10 inch passive radiator. They still operate like new with no tears or holes in the speaker or radiator surrounds. Compared to the 260F, the 10Bs have a deeper bass response. Highs and mids are pretty similar, so is sensitivity. The 10Bs are shorter, but wider and deeper. A little heavier too.
Bang and Olufsen Beovox S50. Made in 1980, I had those in the 90s until about 5 years ago. They have a 1 dome tweeter and 8 inch woofer. Those had super clean highs and decent bass. However, the pins in the covers broke. Modifying them and trying to get them to stay on was about useless. Not much comparison to the 260F, except in the tweeter department. But the 260F wins there too. Being 44 years newer, it should. But it also goes to show that the old stuff holds up pretty good against the new, if it was high quality to begin with. I think the biggest advances in speaker tech has been in the bass area.
Conclusion: I think what you get for the price is an excellent value. They sound great to me. Especially for listening to the type of music I listed above.