JBL SVA2100
The JBL SVA2100 is a center channel loudspeaker from JBL's SVA (Studio Video Acoustics) series, listed as a Generation 2 model in the line. It was a video-shielded design meant to sit near a CRT television without causing picture interference. It paired two 6-1/2" woofers/midranges with a 1" pure titanium dome tweeter in a horizontal, home-theater layout. The drivers use JBL's "Plus One" cone technology, and the crossover is set at 2.3 kHz. Recommended amplifier power is 25-200W, sensitivity is rated at 90 dB, and nominal impedance is 8 ohms. Frequency response is specified at 63 Hz to 20 kHz (±3 dB).
The original price was $600.00 each. Each cabinet measures 22-1/8" wide by 8-5/8" high by 15-3/16" deep and weighs 24 lbs. Connections are via 5-way binding posts, and there's a level control switch on the panel. It was also offered with a video-shielded enclosure for safe placement near CRT displays.
The SVA series was more widely sold in the US than in Europe, so documentation is thin in some regions. A Lenco Heaven forum member noted pairing the SVA2100 with the larger SVA1800 floor-standers and SVA520 surrounds as a basic SVA system. One forum user on purifi-audio.com described the tweeter as "bad" and attempted to improve it. That's a single opinion, but it's the only substantive criticism that surfaces in the record. A brief mention in Audio (1997, p.11) places the SVA line within JBL's home-theater offerings of the late 1990s.
No production years, enclosure type (ported or sealed), or crossover slope details have surfaced. Used prices on the secondary market have ranged from about $135 to $238.
- Type: 2-way center channel, video-shielded
- Drivers: two 6-1/2" woofers/midranges, 1" pure titanium dome tweeter
- Crossover: 2.3 kHz
- Frequency response: 63 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB)
- Sensitivity: 90 dB · Impedance: 8 ohms
- Recommended amp: 25–200W
- Dimensions: 22-1/8" W × 8-5/8" H × 15-3/16" D · 24 lbs
- Original price: $600 each
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