JBL Loudspeakers

American speaker maker founded in 1946 by James B. Lansing. Dominates cinema and touring sound, and its L100 is one of the most recognisable speakers ever made.

Founded: 1946 (founded as Lansing Sound Incorporated, renamed James B. Lansing Sound)
Founder: James Bullough Lansing
Headquarters: Northridge, California, United States
Manufacturing: Flagship models built in the United States; most ranges built in Asia
Parent company: Harman International (Samsung)
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers, online retailers, custom installers and pro-audio dealers
Known for: Compression drivers and horns, high sensitivity, cinema and touring sound, the L100 with its orange foam grille

Currently, we have 68 JBL loudspeakers in our database. Below you can find the list of these speakers with their main specs and links to their review pages.

JBL Passive Bookshelf(16)
JBL Powered Subwoofer(8)
JBL Passive Floor-standing(20)
JBL Passive Center Channel(6)
JBL Powered Bookshelf(2)
JBL Passive In-wall(14)
JBL Passive Surround(2)

JBL Passive Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
JBL 4309	42-30k Hz	87 dB	4Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL 4312G	44-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	1 x 12"
JBL 4349	32-25k Hz	91 dB	8Ω	1 x 12"
JBL HDI-1600	40-30k Hz	85 dB	4Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL L100 Classic	40-40k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	1 x 12"
JBL L100 Classic MKII	40-40k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	1 x 12"
JBL L52 Classic	47-24k Hz	85 dB	4Ω	1 x 5.25"
JBL L82 Classic	44-40k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
JBL L82 Classic MKII	44-40k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
JBL Stage 240B	65-25k Hz	85 dB	6Ω	1 x 4.5"
JBL Stage 250B	55-25k Hz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.25"
JBL A120	60-40k Hz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 4.5"
JBL A130	55-40k Hz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.25"
JBL Studio 620	50-40k Hz	84 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.25"
JBL Studio 630	45-40k Hz	85 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.25"
JBL Summit Ama	34-25k Hz	84 dB	4Ω	1 x 8"

JBL Powered Subwoofer Speakers

Model	Frequency	Amp Power	Woofer
JBL HDI-1200P	28-150 Hz	1000 watts	1 x 12"
JBL L10cs	32-150 Hz	250 watts	1 x 10"
JBL Stage 200P	32-150 Hz	150 watts	1 x 10"
JBL Stage 220P	29-150 Hz	250 watts	1 x 12"
JBL Stage A100P	35-150 Hz	150 watts	1 x 10"
JBL Stage A120P	32-150 Hz	250 watts	1 x 12"
JBL Studio 650P	35-150 Hz	250 watts	1 x 10"
JBL SUB80P	45-200 Hz	200 watts	1 x 8"

JBL Passive Floor-standing Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
JBL 4367	30-40k Hz	94 dB	6Ω	1 x 15"
JBL 4369	28-25k Hz	93 dB	6Ω	1 x 15"
JBL Everest DD67000	29-60k Hz	96 dB	8Ω	2 x 15"
JBL HDI-3600	38-30k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	3 x 6.5"
JBL HDI-3800	37-30k Hz	92 dB	4Ω	3 x 8"
JBL K2 S9900	48-50k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	1 x 15"
JBL L100 Classic 80	40Hz-40k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	1 x 12"
JBL S4700	38-40k Hz	94 dB	6Ω	1 x 15"
JBL Stage 260F	45-25k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 6.5"
JBL Stage 280F	39-25k Hz	91 dB	6Ω	2 x 8"
JBL Stage A170	44-40k Hz	89 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.25"
JBL Stage A180	40-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 6.5"
JBL Stage A190	36-40k Hz	91 dB	6Ω	2 x 8"
JBL Studio 680	38-40k Hz	88 dB	6Ω	2 x 6.5"
JBL Studio 690	36-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 8"
JBL Studio 698	36-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 8"
JBL Summit Everest	20-23k Hz	96 dB	4Ω	2 x 15"
JBL Summit K2	24.6-23.5k Hz	92 dB	4Ω	1 x 15"
JBL Summit Makalu	23-33k Hz	88 dB	4Ω	1 x 12"
JBL Summit Pumori	30-32k Hz	87 dB	4Ω	1 x 10"

JBL Passive Center Channel Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
JBL HDI-4500	50-30k Hz	90 dB	4Ω	4 x 5.25"
JBL Stage 245C	82-25k Hz	91 dB	6Ω	4 x 4.5"
JBL Stage A125C	75-40k Hz	88 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.24"
JBL Stage A135C	75-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	6 x 3"
JBL Studio 625C	64-40k Hz	85 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.25"
JBL Studio 665C	58-40k Hz	90 dB	6Ω	4 x 5-1/4"

JBL Powered Bookshelf Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Watts RMS	Max Depth / Sample Rate	Woofer
	JBL 4305P	45-25k Hz	300-watt	24-bit/192kHz	1 x 5.25"
	JBL 4329P	28-25 kHz	600-watt	24-bit/192kHz	1 x 8"

JBL Passive In-wall Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
JBL Arena 55IW	40-20kHz	88 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
JBL Arena 6IW	38-20kHz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL C Series C-8IW	45-20kHz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
JBL Stage 250WL	52-25kHz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
JBL Stage 260W	50-25kHz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL Stage 280W	42-25kHz	90 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
JBL Studio 2 55IW	40-20kHz	88 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
JBL Studio 2 6IW	38-20kHz	86 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL Studio 2 8IW	30-20kHz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
JBL Studio 6 66LCR	45-20kHz	94 dB	6Ω	2 x 6.5"
JBL Studio 6 88LCR	43-20kHz	96 dB	6Ω	2 x 8"
JBL Studio 6 Architectural 6IW	45-20kHz	91 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.5"
JBL Studio 6 Architectural 8IW	43-20kHz	93 dB	6Ω	1 x 8"
JBL Studio 6 Theater	65-20kHz	96 dB	6Ω	4 x 5.25"

JBL Passive Surround Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
	JBL Stage 240H	100-25k Hz	85 dB	6Ω	1 x 4.5"
	JBL Studio 610	65-40k Hz	84 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.25"

About JBL

James Bullough Lansing founded the company in 1946 after leaving the firm that became Altec Lansing, and died in 1949 - so the brand carrying his initials was shaped mostly by the people who came after him. JBL became the default in American cinemas and on touring rigs, supplied the sound at Woodstock in 1969, and its 4300-series studio monitors were in a large share of American control rooms through the 1970s. The consumer L100, a home version of the 4310 monitor, sold in enormous numbers.

Lansing had already co-founded Lansing Manufacturing, whose name lives on in Altec Lansing. He died in 1949, three years after starting JBL; the company survived him and took his initials.

The L100 quilted orange foam grille is one of the few pieces of hi-fi that reads instantly as an era, and JBL reissued it as the L100 Classic decades later on that recognition alone. Between the cinema business, the touring business and the studio monitors, JBL has probably been in the signal path of more recorded and performed music than any other loudspeaker brand.

Harman bought JBL in 1969. Samsung bought Harman in 2017.

Notable models: Paragon, L100 Century, 4300 studio monitors, Everest, Charge portable speakers.

Official JBL website

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