The JBL Control 24CT ranks #5 out of 16 total Line Array and Installation PA Speakers for sound quality. See all PA & Live Sound rankings for every top pick.
Brand: JBL
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#5 JBL Control 24CT: $350.00 per pair Amazon eBay
Pros: A 4” two-way ceiling speaker for background and foreground music with a coaxial 3/4” titanium-coated tweeter, a 130 degree conical coverage pattern and a built-in transformer for 70V and 100V distributed systems. JBL’s data shows a very even listening window (0.13 deviation), for a preference score of 7.35.
Cons: It has no 8 ohm bypass, so it needs a 70V or 100V amplifier rather than a normal home amplifier. Output is limited to 102dB, and the on-axis response is less even (1.14 average deviation) because it is meant to be heard off-axis from the ceiling. That data comes from JBL.
How it compares: Just above it: Kling Freitag PIA M. Just below it: L-Acoustics SYVA.
| Bluetooth | No |
|---|---|
| DIY Kit | No |
| Drivers | 4” (100mm) polypropylene-coated woofer, coaxial 3/4” (19mm) titanium-coated tweeter |
| Frequency Response | 80Hz-20kHz -10dB (manufacturer specified) |
| Maximum SPL | 102dB (manufacturer specified) |
| Power Handling | 30W multitap transformer (70V/100V) |
| Sensitivity | 86dB (manufacturer specified) |
| Spinorama Preference Score | 7.35 |
| Spinorama Preference Score with Perfect Sub | 8.65 |
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