Latin America. The reproduction of music in the last 70 years and the recording of moving images, stand out by a single name: JBL. Today, Harman's JBL sound is heard in 70% of professional venues, including legendary recording studios, famous concert halls and movie premieres, as well as places of worship, conference centers, educational facilities and more.
With revolutionary audio technology, JBL products have been awarded because they offer the most accurate and highest quality reproduction possible. Leading engineers and artists rely on JBL to meet all their sound needs with these types of well-known products such as VerTec®, EON® and ScreenArray
Here's a review of Harman's most memorable JBL over time:
1902 - Birth of James B. Lansing, Illinois, USA
1927 - Lansing Manufacturing Company founded in Los Angeles
1947 - JBL develops D130 15" (38cm) speaker with the first commercial use of 4" (100mm) voice coil
1962 - JBL creates the first 2-way studio monitor to use a high-frequency acoustic lens
1969 - Sidney Harman acquires JBL, ushering in a period of accelerated international growth
1975 - Model 4682 thermoplastic "Strong" Line Array
1979 - Development of the (SFG) symmetrical magnet structure geometry field
1986 - The first models of the Control® series
1995 - Birth of the EON-molded integrated enclosure, portable speakers with motor
2000 - ScreenArray® Screen Three-Way Cinema Systems Compensation Disclosure
2002 - JBL Engineers receive the Scientific and Technical Awards of the Film Academy
2005 - JBL receives a Technical Grammy® from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences
2011 - D2 Dual Diaphragm Compression Controller developed, first used in VTX Line Arrays
2012 - M2 studio monitors with waveguide image control, D2 conductor and low TCR-woofer moving coil
2016... Intalled Sound models are born as: Control Series that offer a high quality of ambient sound for outdoors. Also the successful JBL Control 60 series pendant speaker lines, the AWC outdoor speaker series and the HST Control wide coverage wall-mount speakers.
In addition to the new CONTROL HST speakers, CONTROL 31, CONTROL 85 M, CONTROL 88 M and CONTROL 64 P/T, they are designed for outdoor applications, they are highly resistant to control weathering providing excellent full-range sound quality and 360 degree coverage.
Also, EON ONE a portable audio sound system that combines the superior sound quality of a professional system with the look and convenience of a compact column-type speaker.
Throughout these 70 years of technical advances and innovative designs, JBL is a benchmark for quality and is currently a leader in innovation for accuracy in sound reproduction.
