JBL N26

Name: JBL N26
Brand: JBL

Little is documented about the JBL N26. The record shows a compact bookshelf or stand-mount loudspeaker, a 2-way bass reflex design with a 6.5" polymer-laminated woofer and a 1" titanium-laminate dome tweeter. Nominal impedance was 8 ohms, sensitivity was rated at 89dB, and power handling was listed at 100 watts. One source describes the N26 as designed for near-wall placement, which fits its ported enclosure and modest footprint. A period listing in Audio (October 1999, p.188) includes the N26 among JBL loudspeaker offerings.

The frequency response figures in the surviving sources disagree slightly — one pair of listings gives 42Hz–22kHz at -6dB, another gives 45Hz–22kHz at ±3dB — and no original JBL documentation has surfaced to settle which is correct. No production years, original price, or weight appear anywhere in the available record. The dimensions that do survive ("192 × 222 × 286 inches") are obviously a unit error in the source, so even the cabinet size is uncertain.

Beyond a few equipment directories, almost nothing else is recorded about the N26. There is no owner commentary, no crossover detail and no finish options. It appears to have been a straightforward JBL bookshelf speaker of the sort the company produced in several variations.

Known specs, as recorded:

- 2-way, 2-driver bass reflex bookshelf speaker

- 6.5" (160mm) polymer-laminated woofer; 1" (25mm) titanium-laminate dome tweeter

- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms

- Sensitivity: 89dB

- Power handling: 100 watts; recommended amplifier power 10-100W

- Frequency response: 42Hz–22kHz (-6dB) per one source; 45Hz–22kHz (±3dB) per another