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STUDIO | Feature JBL Continued From Page 34 er cone directly into the front-baffle housing, and place heat sinks within the ports to improve cooling. In fact, EON started a revolution within the portable-sound market that resulted in a new market for us – it has become the best-selling powered speaker in pro audio history.” “Thanks to the product’s combination of power, light weight and affordability,” says Simon Jones, Director of Portable PA Marketing, “the introduction of the EON Series facilitated the migration of powered loudspeakers into the mainstream professional audio realm.” RE-EMERGING FOR RECORDING, BROADCAST AND POST/FILM And there is one important market segment in which JBL Professional has recently reemerged as a market leader. While the firm addressed the needs of the recording, broadcast, and post/film industries back its infancy, and had secured high visibility for its initial offerings, there was a period when this reputation flagged. “But with recent developments in our LSR Series,” Gander counters, “JBL claims a significant share of the studio monitor market, which is now 95% powered.” Introduced in 1998, “Linear Spatial Reference Technology put the name JBL back on top in the studiomonitor business,” Gander continues. “LSR offers smooth response, low distortion and consistent performance – a perfect combination for that challenging application.” “LSR was a true breakthrough,” emphasizes Peter Chaikin, Director of Recording and Broadcast Marketing. “We made a conscious decision to reclaim our dominance in the powered near-field studio-monitor market. New transducers and enclosure designs ensure that these monitors give exceptional accuracy and sound neutral at the mix position. Again, we use JBL dual voice coil/Differential-Drive design for the LF drivers to provide longer excursions and to dissipate heat – which can be a major problem with smaller speakers. The exact geometry of the wave guide, the interaction of the woofer and tweeter, and the network are designed to provide an accurate lisJBL continues on page 61 ® 1993 - JBL develops new “rapid flare” low distortion compression driver and matching family of horns. 1995 - JBL introduces the revolutionary EON System powered loudspeaker, with multiple patented design technologies. 1995 - First-ever patented dual coil Neodymium Differential Drive Loudspeaker for pro sound reinforcement. 1996 - HLA Series with patented Space Frame array element design, multi-band waveguide and composite subwoofer enclosure introduced. 1999 - JBL is the official “Sound of Woodstock” — first in 1969, then in 1994 and again in 1999. 2000 - JBL announces VerTec™ Line Array System, which debuts at the Democratic National Convention. 2000 - JBL introduces the EVO intelligent loudspeaker system with DSP self-control. 2001 - JBL VerTec system used for Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C., for a crowd of 300,000 persons. 2002 - JBL VerTec system used for major special events including the Superbowl, the Grammy Awards and the World Cup Opening Ceremony (Seoul, Korea). 2002 - JBL’s John Eargle, Mark Engebretsen and Don Keele receive a Scientific/Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science honoring their development of cinema loudspeaker systems using constant-directivity horns and vented-box low frequency enclosures, first embodied in the JBL 4675. 2002 - JBL’s Bernard Werner and William Gelow receive a Technical Achievement Award for “the engineering and design of filtered line arrays and screen spreading compensation as applied to motion picture speaker systems” as employed in JBL ScreenArray cinema loudspeaker. www.proaudioreview.com July 2008 | ProAudio Review | 55 http://communitypro.com http://www.proaudioreview.com

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ProAudio Review - July 2008 Contents Publisher's Page: Inside Broadcast Production Studio News and New Products Steinberg Nuendo 4 Digital Audio Workstation Developments & Trends: Digital Audio Workstation I/O JZ Microphones Black Hole BH-1 Apple Logic Studio Behind The Scenes: JBL Professional – A 60-Year Legacy Broadcast News and New Products WLOY: Real World Facilities For An On-Campus Radio Station Post News and New Products Hot Gear InfoComm 08 Chandler Limited TG1 Abbey Road/EMI Series Limiter/Compressor Live News and New Products Cerwin-Vega! Professional Active Series CVA-28 and CVA-118 Speakers QSC Audio Model GX5 Power Amplifier From The Road: A Week In The Life — Gear Essentials Contracting News and New Products Taming The Driving Factor — Drums UpSampler: sE Instrument Reflection Filter Buyer’s Guide: Live Sound Amplifiers Single Slice: Roger Powell “Fallout Shelter”

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