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JBL Control 23-1L 3-Inch Surface Mount Speaker black
JBL Control 23-1L 3-Inch Surface Mount Speaker
$129.65

JBL Control 23-1L 3-Inch Surface Mount Speaker

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SoundPro Item: 81656
MPN: CONTROL 23-1L
MSRP: $167.63
$129.65

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The Control® 23-1L is a two-way 3” speaker with rich sonic character, wide coverage, consistent dispersion, versatile mounting, and a contemporary high-design look that fits into a wide range of decors. This makes Control 23-1L an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications, including retail stores, restaurants, health clubs, theme parks, educational facilities, hospitality, music cafes, leisure venues, and anywhere where a top quality compact indoor/outdoor foreground/background music (and/or paging) speaker is required.

JBL Control 23-1L Features

  • 3” woofer with woven fiberglass cone
  • 1/2” PEI diaphragm tweeter with fluid cooling
  • Contemporary, high-design appearance
  • Built-in InvisiBall® mounting hardware, plus available U-bracket
  • Weather resistant enclosure and transducers
  • Wide 100° x 100° coverage
  • 50 Watt power handling (100 Watt program)
  • High fidelity sound character with broad frequency response of 70 Hz – 20 kHz
  • Control 23-1L 3-Inch Surface Mount Speaker1
  • InvisiBall™ wall-mounting system1
  • 4 mm x 80 mm hex key1
  • Frequency Range (-10dB)70 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Frequency Response (±3 dB) 95 Hz - 19 kHz
  • Power Rating 100W Continuous Program (2 hrs) *Continuous Pink Noise rating is IEC-shaped pink noise with a 6 dB crest factor. Continuous Program Power is defined as 3 dB above the Continuous Pink Noise Rating and is a conservative expression of the system’s ability to handle normal speech and music program material.
  • Maximum Input Voltage 17.2 V RMS (2 hrs), 34.4 V peak
  • Maximum SPL (1m) 103 dB ave. Continuous Pink Noise (109 dB peak) *Calculated from sensitivity and power handling, exclusive of power compression.
  • Sensitivity 86 dB, 1W/1m (ave. 100 Hz – 10 kHz) *Half-space (on-wall) averaged 100 Hz – 10 kHz, 2.83V.
  • Coverage Angle 100° x 100° *Coverage angle (-6 dB) average between 1.5 kHz and 12 kHz.
  • Directivity Factor (Q) 5.8 (averaged 1kHz – 16kHz)
  • Directivity Index (DI) 7.2 dB (averaged 1kHz – 16kHz)
  • Impedance 8 ohms
  • Crossover Type 2nd order low-pass, 2nd order high-pass
  • Recommended Protective High-Pass 70 Hz high-pass (24 dB/oct) *For protection against driving below resonant frequency and to keep transformer out of saturation.
  • Drivers
    • LF: 76 mm (3.0 in), woven-fiberglass cone with pure butyl rubber surround with Weather-Edge frame protection, high-temp Kapton™ voice coil former, high-temp voice coil wire, optimized cone geometry, linear suspension spider, and FEA optimized motor structure.
    • HF: 13 mm (0.5 in) PEI diaphragm, low-viscosity ferro-magnetic fluid, and lightweight Kapton™ voice coil former.
  • Enclosure High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), painted with highly-UV resistant paint on white (-WH) version for maximum UV fade resistance.
  • Grille Highly zinc-plated, finished in durable TGIC polyester powdercoating. MTC-23WMG-1 (&-WH) available with WeatherMax™ multi-layer foam and tight-weave mesh vapor barrier backing.
  • Mounting Hardware InvisiBall™ wall-mounting system included. Two 6 mm attachment points (on top and bottom) for optional MTC-23UB-1 (&-WH) U-bracket. Secondary safety attachment loop point on back panel.
  • Outdoor Capability IP-44 per IEC529 (IP-55 when installed with the optional MTC-23WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille and either MTC-PC2 or MTC-PC3 panel cover.) Exceeds MilSpec 810 for humidity, salt-spray, temperature & UV. Passes MilStd-202F for salt spray and ASTM G85 for acid-air plus salt spray. Optional MTC-23WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille for breaking up driving rain and for especially difficult environments.
  • Input Connectors Screw-down terminal strip, zinc-plated copper based, nickel-plated metal screws and washers. Accepts up to 9 mm outside 4 mm inside open lugs (#6, #8, or #10 lug), plus bare wire (up to 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2). Optional MTC-PC2 and MTC-PC3 protective panel covers available to provide sealed entrance for additional weather protection.
  • Agency Rating ROHS-compliant
  • Colors Black (RAL9004) or white (-WH, RAL9016)
  • Dimensions (HxWxD) 200x141x111mm (7.9x5.6x4.4"); 141 mm (5.6 in) deep total when mounted on InvisiBall wall-mount bracket. *In vertical orientation
  • Net Weight (each) 1.6 kg (3.4 lbs)
  • Shipping Weight 3.5 kg (7.6 lbs) for the pair-pack (for 2 speakers), 11.0 kg (24.3 lbs) for master-pack (for 6 speakers)

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