Jbl 4411 owners manual

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With its high volume-velocity air movement capabil- ities, the port also maintains the low frequency dynamic range. The low frequency driver loading is optimized for flat response when placed away from room surfaces (approximating a 4 rr environment). A rising bass characteristic can be chosen by placing the monitors in proximity to a wall (2 7r environment). An innovative crossover design minimizes driver overlap, further assuring flattest response at a wide variety of angles so that stereo imaging remains stable over a wide horizontal angle. Every aspect of the 4411 benefits from JBLs advanced technology. Each driver is the product of extensive research and testing, and each has been designed for optimum performance in the system. In the tradition of the 4311, the new JBL 4411 sets the standard for todays compact studio monitors. HIGH FREQUENCY DOME RADIATOR The new recording techniques place a premium on high frequency accuracy and definition, and JBL has designed the 044 high frequency dome radia- tor to meet these demands. In developing the 044, JBL engineers used laser interferometry, analyzing holograms (three-dimensional photographs) of diaphragm motion to better understand the actual stresses involved in reproducing musical wave- forms. The diaphragm of the 044 is fabricated from linen, impregnated with a phenolic resin. JBL then uses a sophisticated vapor-deposition process to coat the phenolic with a microscopically thin layer of aluminum. The combination makes the dia- phragm rugged enough to withstand high-energy high frequency peaks, yet light enough in weight to respond instantly to transients. The copper voice coil contributes to the high power handling and drives the diaphragm over its full circumference for smoother response. The 044 exhibits outstanding linearity over its full operating range, at any input level-there is almost no power compression. MID FREQUENCY DRIVER The latest version of a JBL design proven in countless demanding applications, the LE5 mid- range driver has also benefitted from laser inter- ferometry. The newly designed cone markedly lowers distortion, and the LE5 produces flat power response to 6 kHz. Construction features include a copper voice coil of flat wire, edge-wound to increase the amount of conductor in the voice coil gap and improve power handling and transient response. Because there is more musical energy in the midrange than at the frequency extremes, JBL designed the LE5 with a substantial reserve of dynamic range. LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER The 300 mm (12 in) low frequency driver incorpo- rates JBLs unique Symmetrical Field Geometry (SFG) magnetic structure, a design that reduces second harmonic distortion levels to less than one- tenth of those typical of conventional designs. The cone is of laminated construction to achieve the desired combination of rigidity and light weight. The coating, and exclusive JBL formulation, adds a precise amount of mass and provides the opti- mum damping characteristics. The carefully designed suspension elements, including a newly engineered spider, reduce DC offsets and elimi- nate dynamic instabilities, reducing second har- monic distortion still furthel: The 75 mm (3 in) diameter voice coil is formed of copper ribbon wire, hand-wound on edge to place 24% more con- ducive material in the voice coil gap. The 19 mm (3% in) length of the coil allows longer excursions for greater dynamic range. FREQUENCY DMDING NETWORK The sophisticated dividing network of the 4411 has a number of technological refinements that improve the performance of the system in several areas. A unique tuned double-bandpass circuit for the midrange driver provides a steep, symmetrical crossover to minimize out-of-band colorations and reduce off-axis response variations. The steeper- than-average crossover slopes on all three drivers improve power handling and minimize power- compression effects. A major improvement occurs in transient wave- form resolution. JBL engineers applied a principle typically found only in active high frequency elec- tronics: the use of polypropylene and polystyrene bypass capacitors, wired in parallel with the net- works Mylar capacitors to reduce the hysteresis effects on the signal. The networks air-core and iron-core inductors are carefully chosen for their high current capacity and low DC characteristics.

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ADJUSTABLE RESPONSE CONTOUR The level controls for the midrange and high frequency transducers have settings indicating flat on-axis system response. Most studio engineers will find these settings ideal. However some engi- neers may prefer slightly higher settings of both controls for a more forward sound, characteristic of previous monitor designs. These alternate settings are indicated on both controls. They correspond approximately to flat power response, that is, uni- form power output over the systems frequency range without regard for the variation in the systems directivity characteristics. 1. Further technical information may be found in a paper by M. Gander, Moving Coil Loudspeaker Topology as an Indicator of Linear Excursion Capa- bility: JoumaJ of the Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 29, No. l/2, 1981 Jan./Feb. SPECIFICATIONS: SYSTEM Frequency 7;;~; 45 Hz_,* kHz Power Capacity: 150 W Sensitivity 90 dB SPL, I W, I m (3.3 ftl Nominal Imcvzdance: 8 fl Crossover Frequencw I kHz, 4 kHz LOW FREOUENCY LOUDSPEAKER Nominal Diameter 300 mm II2 ml Voice Coil: 76 mm 13 inl copper Maenetic Assemblv Weight: 4.7 ke 1101/d Ibl Flux Density IO5 tesla ~10,500 gaussl Sensitivity* 89 dB SPL, I W. I mm 13 3 ftl MIDRANGE LOUDSPEAKER Nommal Diameter 130 mm 15 inl Voice Cal 2 mm 1% ml edeewound co~oer Magnetic Assembly Weight: 0.74 kg 11% lb1 Flux Density: 1.35 tesla (13.500 gauss1 Sensltiwty3 94 dB SPL, I W. I m I3 3 ftl HIGH FREOUENCY DOME RADIATOR Nommal Diameter 25 mm II ml Vace Coil 25 mm (I inl coo*er Magnetic Assembly Weight: 0.9 kg 12 lb1 Flux Density: 1.4 tesla 114,000 gauss1 GENERAL sensltlvlty 89 dB SPL, I W, I m I3 3 ftl Fmlsh Oiled walnut Grille Color: Dark blue Dimensions 597 mm x 362 mm x 327 mm deep (23fa in x 14% I x 12% in deeol Net Weight: 24 kg (52 lb) Shipping Weight 27 kg 159 Ibl Rating based on test signal of filtered random ncuse conformmg to intematlonal standard IEC 268-5 lpmk nase with I2 dB/octave rolloff below 40 Hz and above 5000 Hz wth a peak-to-average ratlo of 6 dB), hvo hours duration *Averaged from 100 to 500 Hz, withm I dB Measured with an input swept from 500 Hz to 2 2 kHz 4Averaged above 5 kHz. within I dB Frequency Response at IN I meter Horizontal Off-Axis Response f20° Horizontal +40 Horizontal Vertical Off-Axis Response: 510 Vertical +20 Vertical