JBL is a recognized leader in the professional audio equipment market. The American manufacturer offers high-quality acoustic solutions for nightclubs, concert venues, professional recording studios, television and radio, as well as any other venues where powerful and high-quality equipment is required.
JBL History:
The brand was born in the 1920s, when electrical engineer James B. Lensig developed the first acoustic system for the Warner Theater. During the birth of sound cinema, it was important to make high-quality equipment so that the viewer would not be disappointed in the innovation of cinematographers. A year later, on the wave of success of his first work, the engineer created the Lansing Manufacturing Company, which would become the ancestor of the world-famous JBL brand in the future. Many years of confident development of the brand inclined the tastes of professional sound engineers and sound operators to the products of this company.
Today, the JBL model range is clearly segmented, which makes it easier to select a system for certain needs. The choice of acoustics should begin with determining the required performance indicators. For professional tasks, a powerful active or passive acoustic system of at least 400-500 W is required. But depending on the room and the requirements for the power of the acoustic system and its sound, they may differ. Top-end JBL Pro tour systems operate in the range from 30 to 20,000 Hz. It is also worth remembering about the connection interfaces. IP communication technologies are increasingly being used in modern professional audio equipment, and JBL follows these trends. New series of linear arrays are developed together with the popular Dante data transmission interface.
The manufacturer continuously updates the range of professional acoustics and modernizes existing systems, equipping them with the most advanced technologies and its own developments. As an example, we can note the proprietary waveguide system for concert acoustic equipment and built-in amplifier modules from Crown. In addition, the requirements for the element base of the equipment are constantly increasing. All this makes JBL products modern and high-quality.
Line array systems:
Professional concert sound equipment is primarily a line array system. Such concert acoustics are used at the best venues and stadiums in the world. These are quite complex systems and their cost is significantly higher than small acoustic systems. But this even has an advantage - it almost completely replaces huge walls consisting of many loudspeakers and simplifies the installation of concert acoustics. The systems consist of several acoustic components responsible for different frequency ranges and volume levels for balancing, including achieving the purest and most uniform sound.
Omitting the technical details, a line array is a classic concert sound system that is rented or purchased by concert halls. The principle of its operation is as follows: near the stage, the sound is as loud as possible, but moving away from the stage, the volume and quality of the sound decreases, and it is to solve this problem that a line array is created. JBL VerTec series line arrays with DP-DA module make it possible to create a single sound stage in large rooms, and in small rooms – to improve the quality relative to household systems.
