JBL Professional
Professional Installed Sound – A Journey of Engineering Excellence
When it comes to the listening experience, JBL never ceases to push the boundaries. From its inception 75 years ago, the brand has grown to become synonymous with epic sound, revolutionising the way we listen. And while the enjoyment is instinctive, the science behind each and every innovation is precise and methodical. Passionate and gifted engineers and designers around the world devote themselves to developing JBL products and solutions that take listening to the next level – and they’ve been doing it since day one.
Power and versatility is only the beginning
JBL professional solutions encompass recording studios, movie theatres, tour sound, installed sound, arenas and stadiums, and much more. At the heart of each of these solutions is a meticulous attention to detail, a willingness to develop everything from the ground up, and an absolute dedication to giving artists outstanding sound, whether they’re performing at a major music festival or busking on a street corner.
And the technologies that JBL develops for its professional audience benefit all of JBL’s listeners as they are distilled into smaller form factors, allowing people everywhere to enjoy professional quality sound at a convenient size and an affordable price.
Innovation
Transducers
The technology of transducers is truly the starting place for the entire JBL engineering legacy. Building on founder James B. Lansing’s historic foundation, JBL engineers continue to break ground on new and better ways to design transducers, reaching beyond what is commonly understood as possible and consistently setting new performance benchmarks for the pro audio industry.
Starting from scratch and often developing patents in the process, has resulted in technologies such as Differential Drive woofers, CMCD Cone Midrange drivers, and the D2 Dual Voice Coil Compression Driver, that cover the entire practical bandwidth of professional audio devices.Simultaneously addressing performance-robbing challenges such as power compression, heat dissipation, distortion, component weight, and physical footprint, JBL has created a range of transducers that are unparalleled in their ability to deliver extraordinary performance throughout a wide range of applications.
Directivity
JBL engineers relentlessly test new shapes and develop new materials to achieve the desired performance, often inventing new testing methodologies to ensure that nothing is left out of a thorough and rigorous examination of the design. The resulting technology has produced such groundbreaking designs as the Progressive Transition Waveguide, Image Control Waveguide, Slip Stream Port, Radiation Boundary Integrator, and Constant Curvature Waveguide. With multiple patents, and many successful installations in use worldwide, this critical component of JBL technology continues to evolve through our continuous pursuit of better, more accurate sound.
Testing
All audio products have a useful life, and JBL engineers are committed to making that as long as possible, not only in terms of reliability, but also in terms of how good the sound is the very first time a system is turned on. Every JBL Professional product undergoes stringent testing above and beyond what the product would face when deployed in the real world.
CASE STUDY: Cali Beach Rooftop Beach Club
JBL Versatility Powers the Party at Cali Beach
Cali Beach, a $10m Ibiza-style rooftop beach club, has opened in the heart of Surfers Paradise. It is a new style of development for the coast that is set to become a party and entertainment hub unlike any other.
This first-of-its-kind open-air beach club benefits from the JBL Pro wide range of weatherised loudspeakers with high levels of pattern control.
There are around 80 loudspeakers in the Cali Beach project, many operating in nearfield mode to restrict spill outside the venue. The final lineup demonstrates the versatility of the CBT and AWC range:
- Outdoor Cinema: left and right arrays of JBL CBT70J-1 + 70JE-1 along with four AWC15LF low frequency drivers below the screen
- Main DJ Area: CBT70J-1 + 70JE-1’s with a narrow pattern as the main left and right PA, along with four AWC15LF mounted on a circular truss providing bass support, and an additional pair of AWC82 as rear fill
- Cabanas: a pair of AWC62 able to select local, TV or sitewide DJ sources
- Bars & Booths: stereo pairs of JBL AWC82 all-weather full-range enclosures
- Pool Area: stereo pair of JBL-CBT-1000 along with AWC-82s as fill
- Crown CDI-BLU link Amplifiers plus a BSS BLU-DA Dante Bridge
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MadisonAV and JBL Professional recently supported Australia’s Ultimate Music Industry Event, BIGSOUND, by providing a full suite of VTX A Series premium line array systems into three venues. The systems were used in private listening sessions, as well as in the evening industry showcase performances.
FIR tunings now available for select Control Contractor Series loudspeakers. The FIR filters optimise both frequency response and phase response to a finer degree of precision than has typically been possible with standard IIR “parameter-based” filters.
MadisonAV and JBL Professional are building on the success of their recent VTX A Series launch event by sponsoring BIGSOUND as an Industry Partner.
MadisonAV launched the JBL VTX A6 line array and B15 sub woofer at an industry event at The Star Event Centre on 28 June 2023. The entire VTX A Series was showcased, with side by side demonstrations of the A6, A8 and A12 systems in a curated listening experience.
Experience the latest addition to the award-winning VTX family, with a side-by-side demonstration of the entire VTX A-Series.
Register your interest for your chance to get on the exclusive invite list.
John Yost from Rockstar Productions recently expanded his inventory of JBL Professional #VTX Series with his purchase of VTX A8 line array loudspeakers and B18 subs.
A long time JBL enthusiast with existing VTX V Series product, John wanted to invest in another system that complemented his existing stock.
MadisonAV is the new Australian distributor of JBL VRX900 Series of Constant Curvature line array loudspeakers and the VTX family of products.
This includes the newest members of JBL’s VTX line array series, the VTX A6 subcompact dual 6.5-inch passive line array element and the B15 compact, arrayable 15-inch subwoofer.
While the food and drink bring people into a restaurant or bar, the overall experience is what keeps customers coming back.
JBL’s comprehensive bar and restaurant audio solutions allow venues to differentiate themselves, delivering their perfect vision for every space.
With industry-leading, simple-to-use technology solutions, JBL delivers unique entertainment experiences that work great in every space and are easy to operate and manage.
JBL Professional’s award-winning Control Contractor Series of installed audio solutions has been expanded! With new loudspeakers and subwoofers that are offering class-leading performance and reliability to a range of commercial sound installations.
With over 70 years of development under their belt, JBL excels at delivering quality, high performance audio solutions for indoor and outdoor environments.
Benefit from an audio system that ensures your patrons enjoy conversation and music at the same time! For venues that require zoned announcements, meat raffles or kitchen callouts, we can ensure staff are heard clearly where needed.
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Cali Beach, a $10m Ibiza-style rooftop beach club, has opened in the heart of Surfers Paradise. It is a new style of development for the coast that is set to become a party and entertainment hub unlike any other.This first-of-its-kind...
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