JBL says the Stage A170 is "a 2.5-way design": The top woofer operates as a mid-woofer in a traditional two-way loudspeaker and crosses over to the tweeter at 2.8kHz; the bottom woofer is rolled off sooner, at 1.8kHz. The main intention of this strategy is to broaden the A170's di...
The JBL Stage A170's horizontal dispersion, with each trace normalized to the tweeter-axis response, is shown in fig.5. The contour lines in this graph are even in the midrange and low treble, implying stable stereo imaging, but the excess of top-octave energy in the on-axis output is ...
Use the included carpet spikes for stability and improved performance if you are placing your Stage A190/A180/A170 speakers on a thick rug or plush c arpeting. The carpet spikes can be manually screwed into outrigger feet provided. CAUTION: Floorstanding (tower) loudspeakers have a high center...
Just because a speaker has morphed into an agreeable shape doesn't mean it will sound good. Slim towers rarely move me. Usually, they sound thin. What probably makes the difference in the Cinema Sound speakers' case is what's inside the tower. JBL has endowed the Cinema Sound with what ...
JBL speakers usually have engaging personalities at attractive prices, but this new series marks a departure. They're still affordable—but never has JBL achieved this degree of sonic neutrality with this degree of aesthetic elegance. The Cinema Sound series is JBL's first 21st-century masterpiece...