JBL has introduced a brand new line of sensible wi-fi audio system, which characteristic the corporate’s iconic waffle grille made standard within the JBL L100 loudspeaker in the course of the Nineteen Seventies. JBL’s new Authentics line arrives in three sizes that get greater and dearer because the mannequin numbers improve:
Though we’d anticipate the bigger fashions to ship fuller sound, there just a few variations to concentrate on. Solely the center sized mannequin (Authentics 300) has a built-in battery for moveable use. In any other case they will all be used within the house when linked to energy. All assist Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity and work with each Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice interactivity. Solely the biggest mannequin (Authentics 500) provides digital Dolby Atmos.
JBL Heritage
The JBL Authentics vary attracts on JBL’s wealthy historical past with a contemporary twist. With a premium aluminium body, customized artificial leather-wrapped enclosure and a reimagined Quadrex grille, the JBL Authentics vary is designed to make an announcement.
“The heritage of our model has at all times been vital to us and the JBL Authentics encompasses every part that we thrive to attain at JBL.” mentioned Carsten Olesen, President of Shopper Audio, HARMAN Way of life Division. “We’re dwelling in an attention-grabbing period the place ‘newstalgia’ is on the rise. The JBL Authentics performs on our iconic previous with its retro design while delivering the superior sound that our clients have come to like and anticipate. Fashionable improvements comparable to Dolby Atmos and simultaneous voice assistants meet the retro and reimagined Quadrex grille design to ship a speaker vary that’s prepared for the long run of audio.”
Fashionable Options
Simply arrange the audio system and browse built-in music providers to search out new songs and artists by means of the JBL One app. With the app’s absolutely customizable EQ settings, you’ll be able to absolutely personalize your listening expertise. As well as, automated self-tuning claims to calibrate and adapt audio efficiency every time the speaker is switched on, so you’ll be able to sit again and calm down realizing the sound shall be optimized, irrespective of the place you place the speaker.
Place a number of JBL Authentics audio system all through your private home and set a special temper in each room. Or join two or extra to play a single playlist to get all people having fun with the identical music. AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music (MRM), Spotify Join, and Chromecast built-in are all supported.
JBL Authentics is constituted of 100% recycled material, 85% recycled plastic and 50% recycled aluminium and is out there in Black starting September seventeenth on JBL.com in packaging constituted of FSC-certified paper and printed with soy ink.
Comparability
| JBL Authentics 500 | JBL Authentics 300 | JBL Authentics 200 | |
| System | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Transducer | 3 x 25mm Al dome tweeter 3 x 2.75” midrange 6.5” subwoofer |
2 x 25mm tweeter 5.25” woofer |
2 x 25mm tweeter 5” woofer |
| Dolby Atmos | Sure | No | No |
| Simultaneous voice assistants | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| JBL One App | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Multi-room playback | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Computerized self-tuning | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & Ethernet connection | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Battery | No | Sure – shopper replaceable (8 hours) |
No |
| Quadrex grille and retro design | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Dimension (HxWxD) | 17.60” x 9.45” x 10.07” (447 x 240 x 255.7 mm) |
13.46” x 7.7” x 7.1” (342 x 195.6 x 180.3 mm) |
10.48” x 6.76” x 6.59” (266.3 x 171.7 x 167.4 mm) |
| Weight | 17.20 lbs (7.8 kg) |
10.8 lbs (4.9 kg) |
6.88 lbs (3.12 kg) |
| Availability | September seventeenth | September seventeenth | September seventeenth |
| Pricing | $699.99 | $449.99 | $349.99 |
