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JBL Traditional Collection Electronics North American Debut
On the present, I spoke briefly with Chris Trojnar, the regional gross sales supervisor for Harman Luxurious, about what this gear is about and the way individuals are reacting to it.
I additionally discovered Samsung’s different hidden room the place the corporate confirmed its 77-inch Quantum Dot OLED TV (which I’ve in for overview) and The Body, a TV that appears like artwork hanging on the wall when it is not on.
Chris: “That is the North American debut of JBL Traditional Collection electronics. This method is designed to match the efficiency and end of the Traditional Collection loudspeakers from JBL. The L82s, the L100s, and the bookshelf audio system, the L52s.
“So, it is an actual walnut veneer in all of the merchandise. What we’re displaying right here is the SA-550 built-in amplifier, which retails for $1999. It is 90 watts of sophistication G energy, so it is excellent for any of the loudspeakers within the Traditional Collection, in addition to some other loudspeaker, actually. The MP350 is a music streamer. It is a Roon endpoint, in addition to providing Google Chromecast, AirPlay 2, and it has Bluetooth constructed into it. After which, in fact, the CD350 Traditional, which is our CD participant, and the TT350 Traditional turntable, which retails for $999. And that is form of it.”
Mark: “Proper on. So I assume the query can be, how have folks been reacting to it?”
Chris: “The identical method they reacted after we launched the JBL Traditional loudspeakers. They love the retro styling and the retro look of it. However the efficiency is actually what issues. So we have all the trendy applied sciences, all of the streaming applied sciences, class G amplification constructed into the amplifier. In order that they love the trendy tech and the sound high quality with the retro type look.”
Mark: “I am seeing orange on the show. Is that intentional?”
Chris: “Very intentional. That is a traditional JBL orange show, letting you understand that the ability is on and also you’re able to rock and roll.”
JBL Synthesis and Samsung’s The Wall
Mark “Can we talk about the wall?”
Chris: “Actually. It is a partnership with our mother or father firm, Samsung. It is a 146-inch micro LED show, one of many largest TVs on the present, probably in all of North Carolina. Our sound system makes use of the JBL Synthesis loudspeaker, the SEL2. We have now three of those for the fitting, left, and heart channels, powered by the SDR38, JBL Synthesis’s flagship receiver. The complete system is powered by this receiver, imagine it or not. We have built-in HDI 1200P subwoofers from JBL spherical out the system, including 1,000 watts every for the low finish sound on this room.”
Mark: “Individuals usually overlook the benefit of directing bass to a potent subwoofer. A excessive sensitivity speaker, just like the Synthesis, can effectively function from a sturdy AV receiver. This strategy takes the pressure off the receiver, permitting upper-end particulars to be extra pronounced. Utilizing direct room correction with bass management ensures exact bass mixing, no matter one’s place within the room.”
Chris: “It does. It takes the burden off of the receiver and permits the element to actually shine via on the higher finish. And utilizing Dirac room correction with bass management additionally helps with the right mixing and providing you with correct bass irrespective of the place you are sitting or standing within the room.”
Mark: “I’d describe that as a dwelling room-friendly… I imply, not my lounge, however a rich individual’s dwelling room-friendly set up you have acquired right here.”
Chris: “Completely. Anyone on the lookout for some kind of micro LED show, the problem is how do you place the loudspeakers? The place do you place them within the room? Since you desire a large sound to match the massive image, and the JBL Synthesis is an ideal resolution for that. Whether or not it is the SEL2s or a number of the smaller loudspeakers, we are able to match nearly any utility, any wall depth, in any surroundings.”
Mark: “You count on a show that large to be in a big room, so that you want a robust system to match it.”
The Body and QD-OLED TVs
It took a bit little bit of exploration, however I discovered my solution to one other room the place Samsung was the star of the present with two of its latest TVs. One is the body, which is technically a modest, edge-lit QLED mannequin, however it has the distinctive attribute of a matte display screen coating that appears, for all intents and functions, like artwork paper.
When it isn’t appearing as a TV, The Body as a substitute reveals artwork with numerous choices for sizing and matting, and the best way it shows the artwork actually fools the attention into pondering it is seeing printed paintings and never a TV display screen.
Though it is not the primary time that I’ve seen the body, each time I take a look at one I’m blown away by the phantasm. The opposite factor that helps it keep this phantasm is that it accepts customized literal frames, and it makes use of Samsung’s One Join cable and field that delivers each the video sign and energy to the display screen via a single skinny wire. In the meantime, the inputs and processing and energy provide are all positioned in a separate field that may be hidden in order to not smash the phantasm that it is truly a portray and never a TV.
Final, however actually not least, Samsung had its 77-inch Quantum Dot OLED TV on show. I did not spend an excessive amount of time with it as a result of I simply obtained one final week for overview, and I am already acquainted with its cutting-edge image high quality that genuinely is a step above what I’ve seen from some other TV know-how besides microLED.
