JBL A66 Center (2007)
The JBL A66 Center is a center-channel speaker released in July 2007 at ¥60,000. It belongs to JBL's "New A series," which aimed for what the company described as pure and rich new-generation JBL sound. Documentation is thin. Nearly everything known comes from a single Japanese spec database.
It's a 2-way, 3-speaker bass reflex design with magnetic shielding for home theater placement. The low end uses two newly designed 13.3 cm cone woofers with pure pulp diaphragms, tuned specifically for center-channel duty. The highs come from a 3.8 cm ring-type tweeter. Its tangential ribs transmit voice-coil force evenly across the diaphragm for accurate piston motion, which reduces high-frequency distortion. The tweeter diaphragm is a dual-layer special polymer with a damping film to suppress its own resonances. It uses an ultra-lightweight copper-coated aluminum voice coil (about 50% lighter than conventional copper) on a heat-resistant Kapton bobbin. The tweeter sits in an aluminum die-cast outer horn fixed firmly to the front baffle to eliminate vibration.
The cabinet is bass reflex, with a distinctive cut line running from the rear top, over the front, and down the side of the front baffle. It's finished in cherry natural wood veneer.
Known specifications:
- Frequency band: 55 Hz – 45 kHz
- Impedance: 6 Ω
- Output SPL: 88 dB / 2.83V / m
- Allowable input: 100W (music)
- Crossover: 4 kHz
- Dimensions: 515 × 200 × 237 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight: 7.8 kg
No period reviews, market context, or collector pricing information have surfaced. Beyond the spec sheet and design description above, the record is silent.
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