JBL S3HC
Little is documented about the JBL S3HC. The record shows a single listing in the Audio magazine loudspeaker directory (October 1995, p.268). There it appears as a component of the JBL Synthesis 3 system, a THX-certified, powered home theater package. The entry describes the S3HC as one of seven pieces in the Synthesis 3 setup, finished in black lacquer. It lists the complete system at $18,900, including amplifiers, equalizer, and the THX controller unit.
Beyond that directory entry, the S3HC is essentially undocumented. The fact sheet gives only a handful of standalone specifications:
- Sensitivity: 91 dB
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Frequency response: 45 Hz – 22 kHz
- Power handling: 100 watts
The "HC" in the model name strongly suggests a center channel role within the Synthesis 3 surround system, but no source confirms this. No dimensions, driver complement, crossover details, or production years have surfaced. No original price for the S3HC as an individual unit is recorded, only the full seven-piece system price. It appears to have been sold primarily as part of that complete Synthesis 3 package rather than as a standalone speaker.
The S3HC is known only through its association with the flagship Synthesis 3 system of the mid-1990s. Beyond that, the record is thin.
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