JBL 4329P

The JBL 4329P is the larger powered studio monitor in JBL’s home range, above the 4305P: a bigger cabinet, a bigger bass driver and more amplification, in the same professional-derived design.

Like the smaller model it is a complete system. Amplification, digital conversion, room compensation and streaming are inside the speakers, so a source and a pair of mains sockets is all it needs.

What Apple Home actually does with it

This is an AirPlay 2 speaker rather than a HomeKit accessory.

• It appears in the Home app as a speaker you can play to, and as an AirPlay target in Control Centre.
• You can assign it to a room and group it with HomePods for synchronised multi-room audio.
• Siri can send music to it by room name.
• It can be the audio output in a scene or an automation.

You cannot switch it on or set its volume from the Home app the way you would a light. Those stay with the speaker itself and its own app.

Before you buy

These want stands and space behind them. A large monitor pushed against a wall loses much of what you paid for.

The classic JBL look is a genuine part of the appeal, and the cabinets are finished as furniture rather than as studio tools.

Consider the room size honestly. In a small room the 4305P is the better match.

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