MOVIE CRITICS MEASURE EXCITEMENT IN TERMS OF STARS OR THUMBS. WE GO A LITTLE HIGHER-TECH.
REAL-TIME FFT LASER VIBROMETRY. Measuring the innitesimal is (or should be) an audio engineers stockin-trade, and the more precise the measurement tools, the better the result. JBL engineers use lasers to test the perormance characteristics of various transducer materials and laminates, to nd those least likely to produce unwanted resonances during peak audio passages. Its exacting work, but JBL has to do it.
IMPROVED ANECHOIC CHAMBERS. Imagine a room so sonically inert that sound reections cant happen. Such a room is costly to produce, but its the only way to conduct ultraprecise measurements of a loudspeakers primary output. JBL has invested in new anechoic chambers to improve our understanding of how materials and coatings and manufacturing techniques affect loudspeaker performance.
MULTIAXIS ANALYSIS. Suppose, just suppose, that your TV room isnt perfectly shaped. Is your queen-size convertible sofa going to screw up the nearly perfect output of your JBL Cinema Sound system? The answer lies in a complex combination of literally thousands of on- and offaxis responses, which weve precalculated for your convenience. Rest assured, JBL Cinema Sound speakers have been optimized for real-world rooms lled with real-world furniture.
THE MOST SOPHISTICATED INSTRUMENT OF ALL. Trained or untrained, professional or amateur, the human ear is and will always be the nal arbiter of sound. And for all our technology, were still heavily reliant on it. Like all our products, JBL Cinema Sound loudspeakers have passed stringent listening tests with people in all types of listening environments. Which is why we can condently predict how youll feel when you hear them for the rst time. We have a feeling it will be some variation on the very rst spoken line of movie dialogue (which our founder, James B. Lansing, was instrumental in enabling) You aint heard nothin yet.

PRO SOUND COMES HOME

JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 USA 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA 2, route de Tours, 72500 Chteau-du-Loir, France www.jbl.com 2005 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Part no. ??????????? Printed in France

JBL TL260

HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOUND.

NO-SWEAT INSTALLATION.

JBL and Harman International are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Pro Sound Comes Home, EOS, HeatScape, PolyPlas and Symmetrical Field Geometry (SFG) are trademarksof Harman International Industries, Incorporated. Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories. DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc. Kapton and Mylar are registered trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Designed, edited and digitally produced by the Harman Consumer Group Marketing & Design Center, Woodbury, NY.

SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum Recommended Amplier Power* Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) Nominal Impedance Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) Frequency Response Crossover Frequencies Ultrahigh-Frequency Transducer High-Frequency Transducer Midrange Transducer Low-Frequency Transducer 250W 125W/500W 8 Ohms 92dB 32Hz 40kHz (3dB) 280Hz, 1.2kHz, 4.5kHz, 20kHz 3/4" (19mm) Mylar Dome 1" (25mm) Pure-Titanium Dome in JBL EOS Waveguide 4" (100mm) PolyPlas Cone With Rubber Surround and Cast-Aluminum Chassis; HeatScape Motor Structure 12" (300mm) PolyPlas Cone With Rubber Surround and Cast-Aluminum Chassis; HeatScape Motor Structure; Symmetrical Field Geometry (SFGTM); High-Temp., Oversized Kapton Voice Coil; Magnetic Shorting Ring Yes Gold-Plated Binding Posts, Bi-Wirable 47" x 20" x 13" (1194mm x 508mm x 330mm) 84 lb(38.2kg )
Magnetic Shielding Terminals Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight per Speaker
* The maximum recommended amplier power rating will ensure proper system headroom to allow for occasional peaks. We do not recommend sustained operation at these maximum power levels. All features and specications are subject to change without notice. All dimensions include grilles and feet, but not spikes.
High-Excursion PolyPlas Reinforced Woofers
Stiffer cones deliver more uniform pistonic motion, for deeper, tighter bass. Cinema Sounds dual 5-inch (130mm) cones, driven by 1-1/2-inch (40mm) voice coils with neodymium magnets, are also light in weight, to deliver improved dynamic response with lower distortion.

Nylon stockings, lm noir, the dawn of audio. James B. Lansing leaves Western Electric (where he led the team that brought sound to the movies) to start JBL. First products: the D130, an innovative high-power, low-frequency transducer, and a high-frequency transducer thats still used by audio professionals more than 50 years later.
Blue suede shoes, McCarthy, the electric guitar. As rock n roll is born, JBL becomes the clear leader in studio and theater sound. Leo Fender chooses the D130 to amplify his electric guitars. And LIFE magazine calls the JBL Hartseld the dream speaker for the amazing new world of hi-.
Vietnam, Woodstock, Space. JBL introduces the legendary 4320. With a high-frequency compression driver and acoustic lens in a 4-way conguration, it becomes the denitive studio monitor of the Space Age. And JBL becomes standard equipment at major rock concerts. Remember that little gathering at Woodstock, NY? (Were with the band, man.)
Polyester, Watergate, Saturday Night Fever. By 1976, a Billboard survey ranks JBL studio monitors number one. And JBL Pro technology comes home with the L-100, a consumer version of the 4300 Series, one of the best-selling speakers of the decade (and vastly better looking than the clothes of the era).
Miami Vice, Masters of the Universe, MTV. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chooses JBL components to introduce 70mm Dolby stereo in showcase theaters. JBL introduces titanium diaphragms and Bi-Radial horns in professional studio monitors.
Gen X, dotcoms, DVD. JBLs professional innovations come thick and fast: Vented Gap Cooling, Optimized Aperture horns, rapidare low-distortion compression drivers. JBL corners the THX cinema market. And JBL near-eld studio monitors lead in 5.1- and 7.1-sound mixing and mastering.
Plasma TV, SACD, JBL Cinema Sound. Low-resolution video and stereo-era audio pass into oblivion, and a new era of home entertainment begins. With proven, professional technologies and a radically simple design philosophy, JBL Cinema Sound brings the captivating experience of movie house and concert hall performances home, in a sophisticated system you can design and install yourself.

Titanium-Laminate-Dome Tweeter with Integral Waveguides
Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal (EOS) waveguides, originally developed for JBL Pro LSR studio monitors, disperse clean, high-frequency sound more precisely, across a wider listening area. So sit wherever youre comfortable you wont miss a thing.

American Legend

s that have only great sound in common: the Grand Ole Opry, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Georgia Dome and Hard Rock Cafes around the world. And you hear us in places that are highly relevant to the immediate topic at hand: Loews Cineplex, AMC and United Artists cinemas nationwide, not to mention Manns Chinese and Directors Guild of America theaters in Hollywood, and the Samuel Goldwyn theater in Beverly Hills. JBL professional equipment has been setting and continually raising audio performance standards in theaters, concert halls, recording studios and arenas around the world for more than 50 years. Its what makes JBL JBL. You hear JBL in places where sound is everything: Lucaslms Skywalker Ranch, Polygram Records, the Sydney Opera s that have only great sound in common: the Grand Ole Opry, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Georgia Dome and Hard Rock Cafes around the world. And you hear us in places that are highly relevant to the immediate topic at hand: Loews Cineplex, AMC and United Artists cinemas nationwide, not to mention Manns Chinese and Directors Guild of America theaters in Hollywood, and the Samuel Goldwyn theater in Beverly Hills. JBL professional equipment has been setting and continually raising audio performance standards in theaters, concert halls, recording studios and arenas around the world for more than 50 years. Its what makes JBL JBL. You hear JBL in places where sound is everything: Lucaslms Skywalker Ranch, Polygram Records, the Sydney Opera
Floor-Firing Subwoofer with FreeFlow PortArchitecture
Subwoofers are all about power, but the Cinema Sound subwoofer is also about nesse. It features a computer-optimized ared aperture to eliminate audible port noise.
Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) Network
By taking the shortest possible route from the input terminals to the transducers, this proprietary crossover design minimizes noise and signal loss. So youll hear everything your DVD and music sources can dish out.
Distortion-Free Composite Enclosures
Rounded at the back to minimize unwanted resonances, Cinema Sounds high-style, high-tech enclosures are virtually distortion-free, in the longstanding JBL tradition.

PRO SOUND COMES HOME

THE MOST SOPHISTICATED INSTRUMENT OF ALL. While measurement devices may offer a level of accuracy impossible to achieve with the human senses alone, they can MULTIAXIS never answer one simple question: Does the music feel right? ANALYSIS. In real-world listening rooms, Trained or untrained, profesa less-than-ideal combination sional or amateur, the human ear is and will always be the of listening position and loudspeaker placement conspires nal arbiter of sound. And for to keep speakers from living up all our technology, we wouldnt to their full potential, except in have it any other way. This is a very small sweet spot. The why the JBL TL260 is subjected JBL TL260 solves this complex to stringent test sessions with real people listening to a wide problem by incorporating variety of music in all types of multiaxis analysis of literally listening environments. thousands of on- and off-axis responses to ensure optimal And this is why your favorite performance in real rooms music feels so right with the lled with real furniture. JBL TL260.

JBL TL260

60 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE JBL TRADITION LIVES ON.
JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 USA 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA 2, route de Tours, 72500 Chteau-du-Loir, France www.jbl.com 2006 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Part no. JH-TL260CAT EN Printed in France
MOVIE CRITICS MEASURE EXCITEMENT IN TERMS OF STARS OR THUMBS. WE GO A LITTLE HIGHER-TECH.
REAL-TIME FFT LASER VIBROMETRY. Measuring the innitesimal is (or should be) an audio engineers stockin-trade, and the more precise the measurement tools, the better the result. JBL engineers use lasers to test the performance characteristics of various transducer materials and laminates, to nd those least likely to produce unwanted resonances during peak audio passages. Its exacting work, but JBL has to do it.
IMPROVED ANECHOIC CHAMBERS. Imagine a room so sonically inert that sound reections cant happen. Such a room is costly to produce, but its the only way to conduct ultraprecise measurements of a loudspeakers primary output. JBL has invested in new anechoic chambers to improve our understanding of how materials and coatings and manufacturing techniques affect loudspeaker performance.
JBL, Harman International, Bi-Radial, Synthesis, K2, EON, VerTec and Creature are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Project Array, Vented Gap Cooling (VGC), SoundEffects, PolyPlas, HeatScape, Symmetrical Field Geometry (SFG), FreeFlow, Straight-Line Signal Path, Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal and Pro Sound Comes Home are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. *The trademark On Stage is used with the permission of OSA International, Inc. THX is a registered trademark, and THX Ultra2 is a trademark, of THX Ltd. All rights reserved. A.M.P.A.S. is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Lucaslm is a registered trademark of Lucaslm Ltd. GRAMMY is a registered trademark of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. CES is a registered trademark of the Consumer Electronics Association.

SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum Recommended Amplier Power* Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) Nominal Impedance Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) Frequency Response Crossover Frequencies Ultrahigh-Frequency Transducer High-Frequency Transducer Midrange Transducer Mid-Bass Transducer Low-Frequency Transducer 250W 125W/500W 8 Ohms 92dB 32Hz 40kHz (3dB) 280Hz, 1.2kHz, 4.5kHz, 20kHz 3/4" (19mm) Mylar Dome 1" (25mm) Pure-Titanium Dome in JBL EOS Waveguide 4" (100mm) PolyPlas Cone With Rubber Surround and Cast-Aluminum Chassis; HeatScape Motor Structure 6" (150mm) PolyPlas Cone With Rubber Surround and Cast-Aluminum Chassis; HeatScape Motor Structure 12" (300mm) PolyPlas Cone With Rubber Surround and Cast-Aluminum Chassis; HeatScape Motor Structure; Symmetrical Field Geometry (SFG); High-Temp, Oversized Kapton Voice Coil; Magnetic Shorting Ring Yes Gold-Plated Binding Posts, Bi-Wirable 47" x 20" x 13" (1194mm x 508mm x 330mm) 84 lb (38.2kg )
Magnetic Shielding Terminals Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight per Speaker
* The maximum recommended amplier power rating will ensure proper system headroom to allow for occasional peaks. We do not recommend sustained operation at these maximum power levels. All features and specications are subject to change without notice. All dimensions include grilles and feet, but not spikes.
Dedicated Cone Drivers Based On Exclusive JBL Technologies The triple complement of cone drivers features heat-resistant oversized Kapton voice coils, cast-aluminum baskets, durable rubber surrounds and PolyPlas coating for minimal harmonic distortion with virtually unlimited power handling. The stiff, low-mass woofer cone ensures controlled, high-excursion pistonic motion for deeper, tighter bass, with lower distortion.
Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) Network A high-order, minimal-loss crossover network conveys the sensitive audio signal along the shortest possible route from the input terminals to the transducers, setting new standards for coherence and clarity.
JBL TL260: 60 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE JBL TRADITION LIVES ON.
Long established as the reference standard in music recording, live performance and broadcasting across the globe, the JBL name is a true American music legend. From the very beginning, when JBL gave voice to The Jazz Singer in the rst talking picture more than six decades ago, JBL has consistently led the way in professional sound for music and cinema recording and presentation. Today, JBL continues to bring the same unique level of insight and experience to the design and assembly of loudspeakers for the home, applying a sound philosophy and innovative technologies developed in the creation of reliable, easy-to-use, high-performance audio tools for the most demanding and creative movie and music professionals. To create the TL260, the JBL engineering Dream Team seamlessly integrated a wide array of proprietary JBL crossover, driver and enclosure technologies developed for uncompromising pro users, and then added sculptural elegance and precision t and nish to match the most sophisticated dcor. Built in strictly limited numbers for distribution through specially selected outlets, the JBL TL260 is designed for the discerning listener who seeks ultimate realism in the crucial areas of instrumental and vocal timbre, soundstage focus and dimensionality, resolution of ne detail and effortless, explosive dynamics. To celebrate this unbroken 60-year tradition of innovation and excellence in the service of the dedicated professional at work, and the music and movie enthusiast at home, JBL offers the TL260 Limited Edition loudspeaker system.

FreeFlow Port Architecture With Rear-Mounted Vent The computer-optimized ared aperture eliminates port noise and enhances the legendary deep-bass performance of the custom-designed high-power, low-distortion JBL woofers.
Dual-Driver High-Frequency System For Ideal Room Integration A titanium-dome tweeter in an Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal (EOS) waveguide is combined with an ultrahigh-frequency horn-loaded Mylar-dome tweeter to deliver clean, clear high-frequency sound across a wide listening area.
Distortion-Free Enclosures in a Beautiful Black-Lacquer Finish Thick walls, asymmetrical construction and extensive internal bracing create a rigid, nonresonant structure that reduces standing waves and minimizes diffraction. The front-bafe slope time-aligns the ve drivers for smooth response and sublime stereo imaging across a wide listening angle. The commemorative plaque marks JBLs 60th anniversary.

TL260 Limited Edition

JBL powers Woodstock, and Woodstock changes everything.

1994 1984

Pure-titanium-dome tweeters raise the bar for highfrequency response.
James B. Lansing Sound Inc. is founded in Los Angeles.
JBL unveils the D130, a 15-inch loudspeaker with the first known use of a four-inch flatwire voice coil.
JBL raises the standards for movie sound with the Model 375, a high-frequency compression driver; the Model 075, a high-efficiency, high-frequency ring radiator thats still in the JBL catalog today; and a new family of acoustic lenses.

1955 Rock n roll gets

Paragon
its voice. Leo Fender incorporates the D130 into his guitar amplifiers.

Hartsfield

Space Age bachelor pads get their sound systems. The name is Hartsfield JBL Hartsfield.
A JBL Professional two-way studio JBL introduces monitor is the first Paragon, a to incorporate stereophonic home loudspeaker a high-frequency compression that uses a driver with an cylindrical reflecting system acoustic lens. for better stereo 1962 imaging.
JBL advances the state of the Pro sound comes home. solid-state art The popular L-100, with T-Circuit, derived directly from making highJBL Professional studio output solidmonitors, is introduced. state amplification possible.
Harman International acquires JBL, beginning a period of rapid international growth.

Century L-100

JBL introduces studio monitors with Bi-Radial horn technology. They achieve flat power response, a longstanding goal of the recording industry.
JBL Professional ships the industrys first four-way studio monitors.
The U.S. recording industry ranks JBL studio monitors #1 in a Billboard magazine survey.
JBL patents a new diaphragm technology to control high-frequency resonances.
Lucasfilm selects JBL to develop commercial theater systems that meet rigid THX standards.

Pro sound comes home again. Pure-titaniumdome tweeters are introduced in consumer loudspeakers. A.M.P.A.S. chooses JBL components for its state-of-the-art Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
JBL Everest, named Product of the Year in Japan, introduces defined directivity for constant horizontal coverage.
The Directors Guild of America chooses JBL equipment for its L.A. headquarters.

Everest

JBL patents Vented Gap Cooling (VGC) to raise the thermal limits of low-frequency transducers. K2 S5800
JBL Synthesis 1991 the industrys The birth of the K2 first THX-certified Project series of 1993 home media loudspeakers the JBL SoundEffects K2 S9500 is Japans system, is released. debuts wireless homeProduct of the Year. media solutions with K2 Project speakers CD-quality audio. garner award after award for years to come.
JBL does Woodstock again. (Much louder, if not quite as groundbreaking.) The advanced technology and superior sonic performance of JBLs S2600 is rewarded with the coveted Golden Sound Award and Stereo Sounds COTY Award.
The revolutionary EON powered loudspeaker system is granted multiple patents.
JBL is the official Sound of Woodstock. The third time is the charm.
The K2 S9800 wins more prestigious awards than any other loudspeaker in history: Golden Sound Award (Japan), Hi-Fi Product of the Year (Great Britain), Design and JBL debuts the Engineering VerTec lineShowcase Award array system (USA), Diapason at the Democratic dOr (France). National The VerTec system Convention in K2 S9800 inaugurates a Los Angeles. U.S. president. (Well, not singlehandedly, but 300,000 people did hear every word of the speech.)
Several JBL engineers are recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for technical achievement. JBL Synthesis (That makes JBL very highly decorated, especially if you count Lansings 1937 A.M.P.A.S. citation, which we sometimes do.)
A JBL Synthesis system reigns as the worlds most powerful home theater, offering more than 8,000 watts of power and the new SDP-40 digital processor. The patented JBL Synthesis S4A is the worlds first THX Ultra2 in-wall, flush-mount, multipole surround loudspeaker. It is awarded the International CES Innovations Award.

JBL brings Pro sound to your desktop. JBL Creature II and JBL On Stage * offer cutting-edge sci-fi design and superior sound performance for computers and portable devices, proving that excellence can indeed come in small packages.
JBL Pro receives a technical GRAMMY from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

JBL Creature II

JBL On Stage
The JBL TL260 loudspeaker is a fitting tribute to a remarkable achievement six decades of technology, innovation and tradition. It is a definitive statement in celebration of JBLs 60 years as undisputed leader in the audio field.