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JBL at NAMM 2016

JBL SUB18 at NAMM 2016

JBL’s new SUB18, a true behemoth of a studio subwoofer!

The last few months have seen JBL breathe some fresh air into some of their classic speaker series, and with good results. Their newest models show clear improvements to functionality and aesthetics; the speakers just look better and are easier to use. Improvements haven’t just been skin-deep though — new and improved waveguides inside the speaker enclosures are ensuring better room coverage with more even frequency response at off-angles.

JBL’s 2016 NAMM releases continue this trend of better-looking, better-sounding, easier-to-use speakers. Let’s start with the SUB18, JBL’s new studio monitor subwoofer. JBL’s previous subwoofer offerings have served up the extra bass extension that their adherents have come to expect, but the SUB18 takes the quest for low end to new…lows.

With a frequency response reaching down to an internal-organ-vibrating 18 Hz and 137 dB peak output, the SUB18 has all the juice you’re going to need for mixing the loudest, most pounding dance tracks, while maintaining low distortion and clinical accuracy. And don’t worry about wearing this subwoofer out, it’s built specifically for continuous high output. Hook this thing up to your studio monitor setup and you’re going to notice the increased mid and high frequency clarity as well as a much higher overall system output (the SUB18 triples your maximum system volume when added to a JBL M2 Master Reference Monitor system).

JBL EON208P at NAMM 2016

Meet your new portable PA system, the JBL EON208P

Also new to the JBL lineup is the EON208P portable powered PA system. A suitcase-style system, the EON208P gives you a pair of 8″ speakers and an 8-channel mixer with a system power rating of 300 watts.

Like JBL’s other recently refreshed speakers, the EON208P includes the aforementioned updated waveguide technology and the latest in materials, acoustic technology, and component design. The mixer unit gives you Bluetooth streaming audio and Hi-Z inputs, and even includes an AKG handheld dynamic microphone with an on/off switch, and a mic cable. The speakers can be pole-mounted or stacked, and the whole thing snaps together and can be carried in one hand for easy portability. The EON208P even has an included space to store the power and speaker cables. JBL has practical ease-of-use in mind as well as real-world performance when it comes to the future of their speaker designs, and both of those qualities are exemplified in these new 2016 models.

Read Our JBL Buying Guide

Jan 22, 2016Gareth
9 years ago 5 Comments Features
Gareth

Gareth started making music in 1993, and has recorded and performed with local Chicago acts Doseagles, Tales of Gesignia, and Spooky Koala the Black Holy Ghost. Currently, he does video production and occasionally plays drums while wearing an alien suit as a member of Texas-based space-western art collective Space Is Dirty. At zZounds, Gareth manages the Recording and Computer Audio categories, and writes product reviews on the zZounds Blog. Favorite instruments and tools include Apple Logic Pro, Korg Monotron, and the harmonica.

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Comments: 5
  1. Benjammin
    9 years ago

    EON208P portable powered PA system: Powered or Passive Speakers? What type of application is it suitable for? 8″ is pretty a small speaker, is it just for public speaking? Or can I pipe my Triton and a couple vox inputs through it without my signals getting garbled and distorted?

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    • Gareth
      9 years ago

      Hi Benjammin. The EON208P is a powered system, the power amps are specifically matched for the speakers and built into the mixer. 8″ is certainly smaller than the 10″-15″ speakers you usually see used as mains in full-size PA systems and this is indeed a compact system. That said, a couple of singers and a keyboard should sound great through this system at moderate volumes. However, this is not a big enough system to cover audiences of several hundred people for that type of performance, and depending on what type of music you’re playing the Triton could be putting out a very full-range sound with a lot of bass and treble, which will reduce the amount of headroom left for vocals which are similarly full-range. The size and type of room you’re in as well as music style and the volume of the ambient noise in the room are all important factors, but this system will fare better with one input at a time if maximum volume is the main concern.

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  2. Luis Fidalgo
    9 years ago

    When can we expect to see this product available?
    Preferably in the EX Pay (4 payment) plan.

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    • Mason
      9 years ago

      Hi Luis! We are anticipating to have these JBL products available for pre-order on zZounds by next week, with deliveries going out in April. They will be available in four payments.

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    • Maya
      9 years ago

      Luis: The JBL EON 208P is now available for pre-order! It’s available on the 4-Payment Plan:
      http://www.zzounds.com/item–JBLEON208P

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