JBL T950 (circa late 1980s)

The JBL T950 is a 3-way in-vehicle speaker unit from the late 1980s. It's a 6×9 automotive speaker sold as a pair. Documentation is thin. It doesn't appear in JBL's consumer hi-fi catalogs of the era, and what survives comes mostly from Japanese auction listings and the occasional forum thread. It was priced at ¥70,000 per unit around 1989, which put it firmly in the premium end of the car-audio market.

The spec sheet shows a well-engineered driver for its time. The T950 used an SFG (Symmetrical Field Geometry) magnetic circuit and an edgewise-wound voice coil, JBL's standard high-power tricks of the period. The low range was handled by a polypropylene cone. The mid and high ranges used pure titanium diaphragms. Rated impedance was 4 Ω, with a 125W continuous program input and a sensitivity of 93dB/W/m. Frequency response was specified at 65 Hz to 26 kHz. Mounting hole diameter was 15.0 × 22.5 cm, with the front mounting depth at 7.6 cm and a retrofit depth of 9.2 cm. The front face measured 17.8 × 25.0 cm, and each unit weighed 2.7 kg.

Beyond those figures, the record goes quiet. No production years are confirmed beyond the price-year references of 1987 and 1989. No crossover frequencies, driver complement details, or original JBL marketing materials have surfaced. The one recurring real-world detail is foam deterioration. A single used pair listed at $698.00 was sold "as-is" explicitly due to foam rot, a common fate for late-80s drivers.

• Type: 3-way in-vehicle speaker, 6×9 format
• Impedance: 4 Ω
• Allowable input: 125W continuous program
• Sensitivity: 93 dB/W/m
• Frequency response: 65 Hz – 26 kHz
• Mounting hole: 15.0 × 22.5 cm · Depth: 7.6 cm front / 9.2 cm retrofit
• Weight: 2.7 kg

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