(August 5, 2021) JBL hit this year’s ProSource Summer Conference with two new product announcements in hand. Both are scheduled to hit the market in Q4 2021, just in time for the holidays.
First up is an all-new lifestyle speaker called the L75ms Music System. With a walnut wood veneer cabinet, black Quadrax foam grille, and a top-mounted aluminum control panel, the L75ms has an eye-catching retro appeal inspired by the JBL Classic Series. Its driver array utilizes dual 1-inch titanium dome tweeters with waveguides, two 5.25-inch white cone woofers matched with front-firing ports, and a center-mounted 4” midrange driver. Each of the five drivers has a dedicated channel of amplification and DSP tuning for a wide soundstage across a large listening area, while a 32-bit/192kHz hi-res DAC promises a refined conversion process and crystal clear sound.
Connectivity-wise, L75ms carries a 3.5mm analog jack, an HDMI Audio Return Channel input, and a Moving Magnet phono stage. Ethernet, Google Chomecast Built-in, Apple AirPlay 2, and Bluetooth round out wired and wireless network audio capabilities.
JBL’s other new reveal is the L52 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeaker. Designed as a scaled-down version of the company’s L82 Classic, the L52 features a 0.75-inch titanium dome tweeter mated to an acoustic lens waveguide and a 5.25-inch white cone, cast-frame woofer. Low-end capabilities are bolstered by a front-firing port, with overall sound output tuned by an adjustable HF level attenuator.
The L52’s cabinet is finished in a wood veneer, and is sized perfectly for stands, tabletops, shelves, or even mounted to a wall (third-party wall mount brackets required).
The L75ms Music System will ship with a retail price of $1,500, while the L52 Classic will carry a tag of $1,000 per pair.
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