JBL L200 (1971; L200 B 1976–1981)
Not much is solidly documented about the JBL L200, but the surviving record is clear on the basics. It was a loudspeaker system in JBL's Studio Master line, introduced in 1971 as the L200 StudioMaster. Period material uses the name loosely - "StudioMaster," "Studio Master," and later "L200 B" - which looks like a line of iterative updates, not one fixed model. The L200 B, made in the USA in a walnut finish, was in production from 1976 to 1981.
An exhibition report in Audio-Collection (1970, p.101) puts the L200 Studio Master on JBL's Stand 80 at the International Audio Festival and Fair. It was one of four new speaker systems the company was showing, and the report framed it as a response to JBL's dominance in professional recording studios. JBL's own advertising in Audio (February 1972, p.45) pushed the same angle. It described the L200 Studio Master as essentially the professional studio monitor brought home, with high acoustic output, smooth and uniform spatial distribution, and the ability to handle a full 100 watts of continuous program material.
The known specifications are few:
- L200 StudioMaster introduced 1971
- L200 B produced 1976–1981 in the USA, walnut finish
- Allowable input: 100 W (continuous program)
- Dimensions (L200 StudioMaster): 610 W × 830 H × 540 D mm
Not documented: driver
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