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JBL Professional Company History: An Acronym By Any Other Name. . .

May 19, 2011
JBL Professional Company History
Have you ever wanted to know where the letters "JBL" come from? They come from the alphabet, silly! But did you know that when they're arranged in the above fashion they also denote a product crafted by the company that was founded by a guy who's real last name is the same as a popular cocktail the name of which is of origins unknown? Well didja?  

Offsite Link: Visit the official JBL Pro website for more information

JBL Professional MSC1 Monitor System Controller Takes Charge At 129th AES (Video)

November 11, 2010
JBL Professional MSC1 129th AES 2010
Do you find yourself playing matchmaker with your friends and acquaintances? Even if you answered "no what the hell is wrong with you" to that question, the JBL Professional MSC1 will still let you play matchmaker with your monitors and sources.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official JBL pro website for more information

JBL Professional MSC1: A Monitor System Controller That Monitors Your Room For Flaws

November 11, 2009
JBL Professional MSC1 Monitor System Controller features RMC (Room Mode Correction) technology and monitors up to three input so
One of the best parts about the JBL MSC1 monitor system controller is the fact that it employs Room Mode Correction technology, which measures your studio room and tunes your connected speakers to compensate for low frequency anomalies and in turn, produce outstanding audio.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official JBL Professional Web site.

JBL 90-Day Ear Candy Giveaway Promo: Free AKG Headphones For Purchase Of JBL Studio Monitors

September 10, 2009
JBL 90-Day Ear Candy Giveaway Promo
Studio junkies all over the globe are now presented with a 90-day deal they just shouldn't miss. Now is the time to execute that planned studio upgrade as the JBL 90-Day Ear Candy Giveaway Promo offers free AKG headphones for a purchase of some JBL studio monitors.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit JBL's official website.

JBL CBT Series Passive, Line-Array Speaker Columns Unveiled At Infocomm09

June 22, 2009
JBL CBT Series
You may think that a line-array is composed of a series of high-wattage wedge enclosures, and, well, you're right, but the new JBL CBT series of passive column arrays seems like a convenient and compact alternative to cumbersome, multi-component line-arrays in small to mid-sized venues.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL Professional's official website for more information

JBL Sub Transporter Safley Transports Your Sub, Natch

March 05, 2009
JBL Sub Transporter
Any old bag can protect your subwoofer from handling abuse, but only the JBL Sub Transport also protects the guy transporting the sub, what with its back-saving built-in caster board.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL LSR2300 Series Monitor System Introduced At Winter NAMM 2009

January 20, 2009
JBL LSR2300 Series Monitor System
Dropping the price performance bar yet again, JBL unveiled the newest variation on their renowned home studio monitors. The new JBL LSR2300 series are a more affordable version of the LSR4300 series, sacrificing the room correction component but maintaining the high0quality components.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL Professionals official website for more information

JBL EON 518S: Bottoms Up At 125th AES 2008

October 15, 2008
JBL 518S AES
We rejoin Simon Jones to take a look at the last piece of the new EON 500 series, the JBL EON 518S. This powered sub boasts 500 watts out of an 18" speaker while simultaneously sharing its power with any passive speakers you might have.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL EON 510: Seventeen Pounds Of Powered Speaker System At 125th AES 2008

October 14, 2008
JBL EON 510 AES
JBL's Simon Jones is back for another video that'll get you in beach shape. In our look at the JBL EON 510, Simon tones it down for a more cardio-vascular endurance test in comparison to his EON 515 demo, which was a pure muscle-builder.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL EON 315 PA Speaker At 125th AES 2008

October 13, 2008
JBL EON 315 AES
We've got more from the 125th AES show where we return to JBL's booth at AES. Simon Jones shows us the EON 315 speaker, part of the new generation of EONs, and he highlights the differences between the 300 and 500 series.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL EON 305 Not Passed Up At 125th AES 2008

October 10, 2008
JBL EON 305 AES
We check out the JBL EON 305 passive speaker at the 125th AES Convention. I've already thoroughly booed myself because of the awful pseudo-pun in the above headline.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL EON 515 Powered Speaker System At 125th AES 2008

October 04, 2008
JBL EON 515 AES
Ladies, meet Simon Jones. He's got a charming accent, and he can one-arm-curl 450 watts. Plus, he knows how to talk up the JBL EON 515, the flagship product in the new generation of EON speakers.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

JBL Control 2P Adds Integrated Power Amp To The Compact "Control" Series

June 18, 2008
JBL Control 2P
The new Control 2P from JBL is based on their stalwart Control 1 speaker, a compact 2-way enclosure that's so versatile that it's kinda hard to classify: are they monitors? Mini PA speakers? Fill speakers? The answer is yes.  

Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website for more information

NYC-Based Designer Ryan Maeker And Gearwire's Owen O'Malley, Mano-A-Mano

April 29, 2008
Interview with Sound Designer Ryan Maeker
Ryan Maeker is a sound designer in NYC, and though he may come off as a somewhat threatening figure in this interview -- all talking about cuttin' fools, hitting people with cars and even threatening the life of yours truly -- he's actually a total teddy bear with a soft spot for Speilberg movies!  

Offsite Link: Visit Ryan Maeker's official website for more info and to contact the designer.

Apogee, JBL And Yamaha NS-10 Monitors: A Melting Pot Of Monitors At Skybox Studios

March 03, 2008
Skybox Monitoring
Gearwire's Bob DiFazio joins us once again from Skybox Studios' control room. Bob shows us the three different sets of monitors used at Skybox to get different perspectives on the mix in order to get the best mix possible.  

Offsite Link: Visit Yamaha's, JBL's and Apogee's official websites for more information

JBL LSR4328p And Room Mode Correction With DJ Puzzle

September 25, 2007
JBL LSR4328p

The JBL LSR4328p reference monitors may not appear to be as exciting as a soft synth or DAW, but these monitors have some hidden tricks that DJ Puzzle walks through in this video. Here, DJ Puzzle takes us through the...  


Offsite Link: Visit JBL's official website here, and check out more on DJ Puzzle here.

JBL's VRX900 Portable High-Performance PA

February 05, 2007
JBL's High Performance VRX900 series PA
Those who want a small, high-end portable PA system will be interested in our exclusive Gearwire video on the JBL VRX900 PA series. This is built for small space uses which demand a major amount of high fidelity. Check out...  

Offsite Link: More info is at the JBL official site.

JBL's PRX 500 Portable PA Technology

February 05, 2007
JBL discusses the technology behind its PRX500 line
JBL shows us the guts of the PRX500 series, and talks tranducers, differential drive technology, and voice coils. Ever seen any of this stuff up close? You have now. Click the vid to learn all about it, plus some talk of...  

Offsite Link: More info is at the JBL official site.

The JBL JRX100 Series Speaker

November 28, 2006
JBL JRX100 Series cabinets
JBL offers its JRX100 line of sound reinforcement speakers. Check out the dual-angle pole socket, which lets you mount the speaker in the usual vertical position, or with a ten-degree downward angle. If you point this speaker...  

Offsite Link: Additional info is at the JBL Pro site.

JBL's EON Series Speakers

November 21, 2006
JBL's EON series speakers
JBL shows off the EON speaker series. This demo video includes the EON 10 G2, and the 15 G2, both of which are self-powered. The 10 G2 has a 10-inch woofer and one-inch high frequency driver; the 15 G2 contains a 15-inch...  

Offsite Link: More product info on the EON series is at the JBL site.

Get Smart: JBL Shows Off Brainy LSR4300 Powered Monitors

March 13, 2006
JBL's Peter Chaikin talks at length about the company's new LSR4300 Series of studio monitors. Not only are these things powered, they're smart--equipped with internal signal processors that are designed to correct for the...  

Offsite Link: Check out the LSR4300 page at JBL's official website.
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