JBL 4312 BMKII (1999)
A three-way bookshelf speaker system with a bass reflex design, released around 1999.
Overview
The JBL 4312 BMKII is a compact three-way speaker system for high-fidelity audio monitoring and home use. JBL built it as a bookshelf speaker with a bass reflex enclosure. It has three dedicated drivers: a 30 cm cone woofer, a 12.5 cm midrange and a 2.5 cm dome tweeter. In Japan it sold for ¥78,000 per unit around 1999. One used pair turned up in the early 1990s for $75, but that was a secondhand sale and says nothing about the original MSRP.
Specifications
| Model Rating Method | 3-Way, 3-Speaker, Bass reflex system, Bookshelf Type |
| Low Band | 30 cm Cone Type (2213H) |
| Middle Range | 12.5 cm Cone Type (104H-3) |
| High Range | 2.5 cm Dome Type (035 ti) |
| Original Price | ¥78,000 (around 1999) |
Market
One documented purchase from the early 1990s records a used JBL 4312 bought for $75. That puts it on the secondhand market well before its 1999 Japanese release, so it may be an earlier variant or an import.
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