JBL K Series: A new generation of powerful musical instrument loudspeakers with

grown demands

increasingly placed

sophisticated on musical

and the than ever

cone character.

JBI. sound at its best, with

insrrument why ~sr for

efficiency co match. The K Series technology Each loudspeaker in the K Series is designed co traditional JBL quality standards. High strength Alnico V magnets in massive cast iron magnetic coils made of ribbon machined components structures conduct voice energy directly to large, handwound yield

the unmistakable trademark introduced amplified

sound quality

and high J~L

loudspeakers before developed

are more critical

efficiency that have become a virtual since the famous a decade ago. sixties, musical instruments

F Series was using very

precisely the reasons the K Series.

New materials have been formulated had

In the early

performers

high stress areas of the cone and voice coil which give K Series loudspeakers double the power handling capability of the previous F Series. For example, cake the full output tinuous sine wave amp and a K140 will constill sound a whisper of a 150.wacr

special ideas about the kind of sound they wanted - sound they couldn t get from standard loudspeakers. To satisfy rheir unique facturers requirements, and major guitar from turned man. profes. sound musicians

wire. These precisely maximum

sional to beginner F Series provided

to JBI.. The only JBL

clean ac any volume level-from fo an explosion.

loudspeaker efficiency and power handling capacity. Cone surround fatigue has been virtually compounds eliminated and by the use of new developed by materials

the answer -with

quality, efficiency and reliability could offer. That was the sixties. power is much greater, listening

The K Series delivers more sound per waft than other musical instrument loudspeakers. The punch and solid; midrange with brilliance in bass notes is deep bite is crisp and clear;

.JBL. Such improvements meet the stringent demands of amplified musical instruments and provide unsurpassed durability.

Today, amplifier castes have

in the highs for distinctive

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lo-inch is a loudspeaker continuous that can take 75 and deliver sine wave

organists

to reproduce

the rich fundamcn-

mass the result is massive amounts

of force and

Here watts

tal tone character Conservatively

of their instruments. rated at 150 watts con-

that give K151 outstanding matched power handling

efficiency, uncapacity

mote sound output per amplifier watt than any other loudspeaker its site. Sustain is highly ptcdictable tone characteristics ate brilliant, the KI 10 an obvious and overmaking arc tecrispest

tinous sine wave, the K140 delivers pure bass nofes even at thunderous levels with efficiency 15.inch that s unmatched bass loudspeaker. by any other The K140 dynamite. is

sound - from C sharp clear down to low E. Perfectly, Powctfullg. Power Handling Capaciq

choice where small

15-112 pounds of low frequency K145 Bass Instrument

size and big system prtfotmancc quired Considered to be Jw s sounding it s tight musical instrument at home

Since a number of manufacturcts continue to USC the less srringent continuous program power rating. we have included these figures for you refctcnce. The continuous program power method of rating is acceptable for loudspeakers used at home, because the dynamic range of music they reproduce compressed has been greatly process and in the recording

Loudspeaker To cteatr bass instru-

loudspeaker,

A Success Story. The objective: brand new sound in a 15.inch ment loudspeaker

with lead and rhythm

guitar, organ, ot when stacked in a column for PA use. The KI 10 may bt small, but its large 3-inch diameter voice coil speaks with real musical authority. K120 12.inch loudspeaker greater is more ctlpower than tepto-

- sharply defined, crisp

sound that projects a bigger bass punch than ever heard before from other loudspeakers its size. Plus the same high efithat have made choice of ptofesby JBL ciency and power handling JBL the overwhelming

playback levels arc tclatively modetatc. As a result, demands placed on home enteitainment sttulnents. In contrast, musical instrument loudspeakers rcccivr their signal directly ftom a performer s wide dynamic sicnts. Amplifier insttument range - with all of its ttanlevel and eaplosivc loudspeakers are far less critical musical inthan those used with amplified

This remarkable most 15.inch

sionals for 0x1 30 years. The K145 s special cone is powered the most massive the JBL tradition, magnetic strnctute has every built. 20 pounds

cient and can handle

models. Its full-range

worth, and in

duction and 100.watt continuous

sine wave

all critical areas arc pre-

rating offer performance that will satisfy the most critical musician. The K120 directly replaces instrument conventional loudspeakers electric 12.inch used in and pianos musical

cisely machined far optimum performance. It contains a large, costly Alnico V magnet (250% tionally through Within diameter hand sttonger per pound types) than convcnthat directs gap used ceramic energy

power and volume

guitar amps, organs, similar applications. The K120 sttnctute and 4.inch

tremendous

fo the magnetic

ate often very high - especially during live performances. Because these conditions we prefer the continuous for rating laboratory power standard handling arc so sevete, capacity. This dcsine wave method

has the same huge magnet voice coil as the 15. and highs 12-&h and the efi-

a huge cast iron pot ~ttucturc. the magnetic gap lies a 4.inch voice coil of copper wire, milled then tightly edge. wound by to Compared

inch K130. That s why midrange are bright, bass is smooth, ciency s so outstanding music maker by JBL. K130 cient 15.inch most rugged musical in this

to a fine ribbon

test is far more

on its narrow

small, machine made coils of round witc which ate tgpically used in other speakers, this process dynamic increases efficiency, expands range and provides outstanding

manding than actual performance situations, and provides a truly ctediblc measure of a loudspeaker s Loudspeakers driven where is at its minimum ally varies in all loudspeakers their capability. impedancr actucan be most easily ovctmeasured point (impedance

The K130 is J&s extended

and effi-

range

instrument

definition ~ the kind of cxtta performance a musician expects from JBL. K151 Bass Instrument Loudspeaker lx-inch petenfor electric ot reflex

from low to high frequencies j, For this reason, we

loudspeaker. Its 125.watt continuous sine wave power handling capability qualifies it as the ideal reproducer rhythm insttumcnts. for lead and The 15.inch cone area

JBL s new K151 is a powethousc loudspeaker bass, and formance closures. made especially designed in horn-loaded

require the K Series loudspeakers to withstand its full rated power input at all frequencies within one-half an octave on each region continuside of the minimum impedance and to sustain this performance ously fot one hour without While other methods

provides considerably more output than smaller cones without the slightest sacrifice in midrange tion. K130 and high frequency reptoducthe only choice when loud-

for unsurpassed

damage. can be used to

Kl5l has it all. 20 pounds of precision machined Alnico V with high grade iron and steel for a super strong magnetic sttucture. A big 4~inch voice roil of special ribbon wire which places 2470 mote wire in the magnetic gap than standard coils of round wire. Finally, a cone that s an optimum combination of stiffness, density and

achieve even greater power rating figures, such as instantaneous ot peak, JBL S tests and power ratings provide a musician with specifications that ate realistic in relation to his performance requitcments.

speaker size is not testticted

and ttemen-

dous musical sound levels are required. K140 (; 15.inch

This superb low frequency transducer is spectally designed for bass guitarists and

ill mm 4-3/R in 1.7 kg n-114 lb

121

mm

4.314 in 6.4 kg 14 lb

143 mm I-518 in
7.0 kg

143 nlm T-518 in

7.0 kg

168 mm 6.518 in 1 L., kg 25.314 lb

194 mm 7-1/x in 11.9 kg X-1,4 Ib

IT-I/~

lb

15-112 Ih

Series