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The Venue Series Voice center channel loudspeaker with its high-impact molded enclosure which blends in with modern televisions, reproduces dialogue and sound effects with unmatched clarity and power. Incorporating proven JBL technologies, such as PolyPlas-cone woofers, Voice is the perfect center channel to complete a Venue Series home theater system. Shielded components allow safe placement near video monitors. The FreeFlow flared port increases bass response without adding unwanted port noise. JBL’s custom-designed drivers allow the use of simple, Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) crossover networks with high-quality electrical components that minimize processing that could degrade the signal.Part of JBL’s Venue Series, the Voice Center Channel speaker produces great sound to round out your home-theater system. Measuring 6.5 x 20.25 x 9.625 inches, the Voice speaker combines two 5-inch PolyPlas woofers and a 3/4-inch titanium-laminated tweeter in a high-impact case that blends easily with modern televisions. Components are shielded to allow for placement near video monitors. With a frequency response ranging from 70 Hz to 20 kHz, a sensitivity of 90 db, and a continuous power handling of 75 watts (peaking at 300 watts), the Voice speaker gives you clear, accurate audio for your home theater, whether you’re listening to music or video dialogue. Equipped with a FreeFlow flared port to increase bass response, the Voice speaker gives you low notes that are clear and distortion-free.
- 2-way speaker with frequency range of 70 Hz to 20 kHz
- Peak dynamic power handling of 300 watts
- Sensitivity of 90 dB
- Uses FreeFlow flared port for bass response without distortion
- Woofers constructed of PolyPlas for clearer audio output
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Review by D. Bouley
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If your budget is under $200 for a center channel, BUY this one. I auditioned this next to several other speakers @ Best Buy and this one was the best sounding by a large margin in the ‘under $200′ crowd…even held its own against a much more expensive Klipsch. I bought it on the spot for $160, then returned it because I found it on Amazon for half that.
If you have a lot more than $200 to spend on a center, I’m sure you can find better, but at any price under $200, this speaker gets 5 enthusiastic stars.
Review by Electronics Lover
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I was looking for a good, somewhat inexpensive center speaker so that I could better hear the voices and speech in movies on my 6.1 system. With soooo many choices and so many widely ranging prices, without the benefit of being able to compare different speakers with my own ears I was left to rely on other’s reviews.
It is a well made speaker and even though the cabinet is plastic, it in no way sounds or feels cheap. It has some good weight to it, owing that to the ample sized magnets on the cones. It may not be wood, but it looks good nevertheless. It comes with low profile rubber pads so it stays put.
All I can tell you is that it does what it is supposed to do for a center speaker and it just sounds good. The voices come though nice and clear. The tweeter clarity is very good, considering my moderate high frequency hearing loss.
I thank the previous reviewers for their in-depth summaries of the speaker, making my shot in the dark purchase slightly less risky.
Unless you are ultra discriminating with a $10,000 system, you should be pleased with the performance of this unit.
Review by Corey J. Dull
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Very crisp when playing movies and music. When I play certain lossless music that splits well over the 5 channels, it really seems like the voice is perfectly centered just above head. I had an older Bose center channel which was just terrible with movie voices and not quite adequate with music so this is a major improvement over what I had.
Review by Justin R. Mattern
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This speaker is bigger than I would like, it looks funny on top of my TV. That being said, it sounds really good. I am happy with it. It is very loud and clear and a great voice channel, I am not sure what the more expensive ones can do that this can’t. highly reccomended, worth the money.
Review by Seattlebear
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I bought this product based on the recommendations of my fellow reviewers. For the price, I am very happy with it. Although it is large it fits perfectly on top of my 32″ TV. There is a noticable difference (for the better) in the sound quality from my old, very small center-channel speaker. The sound blended well with the front speakers after a little adjustment of the sound field and the dialogue is much easier to hear.