JBL Venue Series Balcony 4-Inch 2-Way Wall Speakers (Pair)
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The diminutive Venue Series Balcony loudspeaker reproduces audio in a big way. With its built-in keyhole mounting bracket and an angled baffle designed to disperse sound, Balcony is an excellent choice for wall-mounted side or rear surround speakers. Balcony performs like a pro, with technology developed by JBL’s Professional division. Equipped with JBL’s tried-and-true titanium-laminate tweeters and PolyPlas woofers, the speaker reproduces high notes with extreme clarity. The lows and mids, assisted by the dual FreeFlow flared ports, are loud and clear, without unwanted distortion or boominess. The Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal (EOS) waveguide ensures that every seat is the best in the house for sweet music and intelligible dialogue, or for just rocking out. Since the transducers were purpose-designed to work together harmoniously, JBL’s simple Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) crossover network divides the signal with minimal processing (and minimal opportunity to degrade the signal). Sturdy gold-plated, five-way binding posts provide a strong connection that preserves all of the nuances of the original program. The computer-designed, lock-mitred cabinet virtually eliminates distortion, and its slim profile won’t overpower your room.
Features
- 2-way speakers with frequency range of 65 Hz to 20 kHz
- Peak dynamic power handling of 200 watts
- Sensitivity of 86 dB
- Uses FreeFlow flared port for bass response without distortion
- Woofers constructed of PolyPlas for clearer audio output
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 14 x 13 x 17 inches
- Weight: 19 pounds
Impressive little speakers
These are wonderful (rear surround) speakers for the price. They’ve got a nice, balanced sound, and the dual top ports allow for reasonable bass for their size.
The Venue series is JBL’s replacement for the Northridge E Series, but they tend to look a little cheesier. There’s a reason that the promo shots for these speakers never have the silver, cloth covers on them. All the same, good bang for your buck.
great performance
Exactly what I was looking for, for movies and stereo music, is just a great sound, for all the JBL speakers system bought from Amazon.
Great speakers for the price
not the best speakers out there but for the money they are a great pair of speakers for side and rear surround crisp clear you can hear every high and low sounds with no distortion at all i have seen these speakers being sold in other stores for more for one then what amazon is selling the pair for great speaker for the price if you dont have a fat wallet
Great speakers for the price
The best feature of these speakers is the price. For $100, I’m very satisfied. They look good on the wall as surround speakers as well. They definitely wouldn’t be able to handle being the anchor or front speakers of a system, but they’re perfect for surround or back speakers on a 7.1 system.
Great surround speakers
I am using these as my rear and rear surround speakers on a 7.1 stereo and think they sound great. Deep, rich sound (not tinny at all) that has really added to my home theater.
My only problem is the rather cheesy silver covers that fit on the front of the speakers. They look kind of cheap and I had one that kept slipping out (so I glued it in place.)
Disappointed Based on Reviews Read
Bought them to replace a 15 year old pair of wall mounted Hitachi speakers. After a side-by-side comparison prior to wall mounting the new ones, I was somewhat startled and disappointed to find the older Hitachi speakers had better all-around sound and volume. I would not recomment these speakers to anyone who wants volume and clarity.
Good little speakers
I got these to run with a pair of JBL e60s. They are pretty good. Good price. I can’t complain. Obviously they are nothing special if you have money to spend, but if you are strapped for cash, they are fantastic. Good sound, nice size, great look.
jbl balcony speakers
great sound,great size,great price,perfect for hanging on the walls of our den