JBL SVA1500
The JBL SVA1500 is a floorstanding 3-way speaker system from JBL's home theater-oriented SVA line. The record on it is thin. What we know comes from period equipment listings and a pair of corroborating sources. Production years, original pricing and contemporary review coverage have not surfaced.
It was a sealed (closed) enclosure design rated at 150 W nominal and 300 W peak, with a nominal impedance of 6 ohms and a sensitivity of 91 dB/W/m. Frequency response was specified at 35 Hz to 26 kHz (-10 dB). The crossover points were set at 500 Hz and 4 kHz. The most distinctive feature was a built-in 7-band equalizer, which is unusual for a passive loudspeaker of this era. JBL was aiming at the home theater market, where room tuning mattered. It measured 280 W × 440 H × 390 D mm and weighed 28 kg.
Exact driver sizes are not documented in the available sources, though the 3-way configuration is confirmed. The SVA Center, a related model, was described in HiFI-Stereo (1997, p.67) as a 2-way center-channel using two 5¼-inch woofers and a 1-inch ferrofluid-cooled soft-dome tweeter with a biradial horn. That hints at the design language of the SVA family, but it is not confirmation of the SVA1500's own driver complement.
- Type: 3-way, closed (sealed) floorstanding system
- Rated input: 150 W · Maximum input: 300 W
- Impedance: 6 ohms
- Sensitivity: 91 dB/W/m
- Frequency response: 35 Hz – 26 kHz (−10 dB)
- Crossover frequencies: 500 Hz, 4 kHz
- Built-in 7-band equalizer
- Dimensions: 280 × 440 × 390 mm (W×H×D) · Weight: 28 kg
Beyond its listing in period equipment directories, almost nothing is recorded about the SVA1500. There are no sales figures, no owner impressions and no service notes.
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