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The JBL L-100 and 4310 control monitors were popular home speakers. In the late 1970s, the new L-series designs L15, L26, L46, L56, L86, L96, L112, L150, and later the L150A and flagship L250 were introduced with improved crossovers, ceramic magnet woofers, updated midrange drivers, and aluminum-deposition phenolic resin tweeters.
James Bullough Lansing (born James Martini, January 2, 1902 – September 29, 1949) was a pioneering American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer who was most notable for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials, JBL.
Promotional vehicle at Geneva International Motor Show 2019. In the 1960s, Harman Kardon acquired other audio companies such as JBL. [8] In the 1970s, Harman accepted an appointment in the Carter administration as United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and sold his company to conglomerate Beatrice Foods to avoid a conflict of interest.
The JBL Paragon, measuring almost 9 feet (2.7 m) from left to right. The JBL D44000 Paragon is a one-piece stereo loudspeaker created by JBL that was introduced in 1957 and discontinued in 1983; its production run was the longest of any JBL speaker. [1] At its launch, the Paragon was the most expensive domestic loudspeaker on the market. [2]
Bogen was not interested so Harman resigned in 1953, [18] taking his boss, Bogen's chief designer Bernard Kardon (January 8, 1914 – April 14, 1993) with him. Naming their new company Harman/Kardon Inc., [ 19 ] each invested $5,000 (equivalent to $56,940 in 2023) in capital and opened a production facility in Westbury, New York.
As a result, studio-acoustic problems were minimized. Smaller studios found the 4310 ideal and that monitor and its successor, the 4311, became studio fixtures throughout the 1970s. Ironically, the 4310 had been designed to replicate the sonic idiosyncrasies of the Altec 604 but in a smaller package to cater for the technical needs of the time.
From 1947–1960, he mostly contributed to analog computers. [1] [2]Locanthi became the Vice President of Engineering at JBL in 1960.. In the late 1960s, he developed the "T circuit", an output configuration for solid-state power amplifiers that became a standard in the industry.
JL Audio is an American manufacturer of consumer audio products. Known as one of the pioneers of the car audio industry, it manufactures marine, home, and mobile audio products, but are best known for their subwoofers. On September 20, 2023, Garmin completed the acquisition of the company and announced that JL Audio will join its marine segment.