A new product has been added to JBL's Classic Series, an all-in-one music system named the L42ms that puts out 200 watts and features adjustable bass response.
The L42ms features a 200-W Class D amplifier that drives two 75-watt 4-inch woofers and two 25-watt 0.25-inch aluminum dome tweeters plus waveguides for wide dispersion, behind a curved Quadrex foam grille.
Harman routes the sound through a DSP engine and 24-bit/96-kHz digital-to-analogue conversion. The system comes with selectable bass contouring on the rear panel, which allows users to tweak the bass response depending on the room, while a SoundField Expansion control is reported to widen the soundstage.
Users can stream over Bluetooth directly from a source device such as a smartphone, or via Wi-Fi with support for Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect as well as Airplay2 and Chromecast. The setup is also compatible with the Roon music management platform, and there's Ethernet LAN for wired network connection.
Audio from an external device can be fed in using RCA inputs or 3.5-mm aux line in, and there's HDMI with audio return so the all-in-one can serve as a soundbar for a compatible TV.
The unit will also connect with Samsung's Smart Things home automation ecosystem with a touch-enabled panel up top for on-device control.