CE Pro September 2021 - 26

Audio+Video
New Loudspeakers from Harman JBL Continue
to Rock Classic Style
HARMAN'S JBL HAS BEEN
bringing back a retro look
with its Classic Series, and
the company says that with
outstanding lineage and supporting
acoustic performance,
the new L52 Classic bookshelf
loudspeaker fi ts the billing.
JBL introduced the L52
Classic to dealers at the ProSource
Summer Conference
last month. Additionally, the
company showed attendees
its new complementary
L75ms Music System.
Coming on the heels of
introducing the larger L100
Classic and L82 Classic
models, JBL's compact L52
Classic allows integrators to
install it in applications from
stand-mount, to bookshelf,
to tabletop, to wall-mount.
The appearance of the L52
Classic echoes that of its
larger siblings with a walnut
wood veneer enclosure
and a Quadrex foam grille
available in a choice of black,
blue, or orange.
Designed as a scaleddown
version of the
award-winning L82 Classic,
the L52 Classic is a two-way
design utilizing a 0.75-inch
titanium dome tweeter mated
to an acoustic lens waveguide
and a 5.25-inch white
cone, cast-frame woofer. A
premium crossover network
design ensures optimum
system performance while a
front panel HF level attenuator
allows the sound to be
tailored to its environment.
Enclosure tuning is
bass-refl ex via a front-fi ring
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tuned port and a set of binding
post speaker terminals
provide secure connection
to speaker cables, according
to JBL. The enclosure
is fi nished in walnut wood
veneer and includes a pair of
threaded inserts on the rear
panel for use with third-party
wall mount brackets.
have enjoyed great success
with selling the Classic Series
to their customers since its
inception. We are proud to
have the opportunity to introduce
the newest member
of the family with the fi rst industry
live demonstration of
the product at our Summer
Conference. "
streaming engine provides
both wired and wireless network
audio capabilities via
Ethernet, Google Chromecast
Built-in, Apple AirPlay
2, and Bluetooth audio. A
32-bit/192kHz high-resolution
DAC ensures your
favorite music comes across
with the highest fi delity.
Introduced to dealers during the ProSource Summer Conference, the L75ms Music System
(left) and JBL L52 Classic combine modern audio capabilities and old-school appeal.
Bass is powerful, sound is
dynamic, and the soundstage
presentation is exceptionally
large allowing the loudspeakers
to disappear into the
room, the company says of
the L52's engineering, aided
by the company's Harman
Center of Acoustics Excellence
in Northridge, Calif.
" The L52 Classic is such a
compelling proposition with
its big sound, small size, and
attractive pricing, " says Jim
Garrett, senior director of
product strategy & planning
for Harman's Luxury Audio
business unit. " The ProSource
Summer Conference is the
perfect place to introduce this
new model to our customers. "
Adds David Workman,
president and CEO of ProSource,
" ProSource members
The JBL L52 Classic is
packed and sold in mirror-imaged
pairs and will be
available for the holidays
beginning in Q4 of 2021 with
a retail price of $1,000/pair,
JBL says.
Meanwhile, the company
calls the new L75ms a
" modern re-imagining of the
traditional Hi-Fi system " and
its design inspiration draws
from the JBL Classic Series
with which it shares its walnut
wood veneer cabinet fi nish
and black Quadrex foam grille.
For most modern listeners,
streaming audio provides
easy and convenient access
to an entire world of music
and for them the L75ms is
the perfect solution to widen
the potential customer pool,
JBL says. The integrated
In addition to premium
wireless audio, the L75ms
off ers connections for
physical sources including
a 3.5mm analog input. For
vinyl fans, there is a moving
magnet (MM) phono stage for
connecting a turntable, and
an HDMI ARC input for great
movie and gaming sound
when connected to a display.
JBL also includes dedicated
signal sensing subwoofer
output for connecting to an
external powered subwoofer.
To highlight the performance
capabilities of the
L75ms Music System, JBL has
partnered with streaming
audio service Qobuz to off er
a free trial subscription for
customers to provide them
the experience of listening to
high-resolution music.
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