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Drawing upon its 60 years of leadership in professional audio, JBL has once again driven
sound reinforcement technology to a new threshold of performance, by delivering a best-in-class powered loudspeaker system family, the JBL VP (Venue Performance) Series. Featuring the ultimate in power, fidelity, reliability and control, the VP Series is perfectly suited for a wide variety of demanding, professional applications. With the VP Series, JBL engineers transcend the natural evolution of self-powered speaker system development by integrating proven, Differential Drive® transducers and a next-generation high frequency compression driver with the JBL DrivePack® technology platform, developed with Harman sister company, Crown International. The resulting systems not only deliver the best sound available, they are also very user-friendly while offering an unprecedented level of intelligent control and monitoring capability. Astutely application driven, the VP Series represents JBL’s precision-engineered sound at its very best.

JBL's new Progressive Transition Waveguides represent the latest in horn technology.
In addition to providing smooth, low distortion sound, PT waveguides deliver uniform
off-axis frequency response to every point within the intended coverage area, resulting
in superior arrayability of multiple loudspeaker systems.
PT Waveguides combine outstanding pattern control with undistorted sound for natural
music and intelligible speech.

PT Progressive Transition White Paper

Refining our innovative compression driver technology specifically for the VP Series, JBL
engineers designed the new 2452H-SL with a lightweight neodymium magnet structure, 4”
damped laminate diaphragm and a 1.5” exit. This next-generation device delivers crystal-clear
sound with superb dynamic range.

CMCD technology is more than a simple displacement plug. In addition to providing
increased output and lower distortion, this cone-based true compression driver design
extends bandwidth (both up and down in frequency) to cover the entire vocal range
seamlessly, allows for better waveguide pattern control by reducing the projection
aperture, and improves phase coherency of the midrange signal for clearer, more
intelligible audio quality.

CMCD (Cone Midrange Compression Driver) White Paper

JBL's patented Differential Drive low frequency drivers dramatically reduces driver weight
while greatly enhancing all critical performance parameters: frequency response, power
output, and distortion. The Differential Drive technology features a unique design with
heat sinks integrated into the cast aluminum frame for a highly improved performance
to weight ratio. The dual voice coil design places the neodymium magnets inside the
voice coil assembly, completing the magnetic circuit without the heavy surrounding steel
structure of conventional drivers.