JBL was founded 60 years ago, by Jim Lansing. Its history has been amply detailed in the book <I>The JBL Story: 60 Years of Audio Innovation</I>, by the late <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052107eargle">John Eargle</A>'s (JBL Professional, 2006). Although it is primarily known for its pro-audio loudspeakers, the Californian company has offered a steady stream of high-performance domestic loudspeakers to the home market, including the 1971 Paragon, the L100 bookshelf speaker, and the JBL 250Ti floorstander, all of which remained in JBL's catalog for 20 years. In 1990, JBL produced the Project K2 S9500 flagship speaker for the Japanese high-end market. The K2 Project culminated in the $60,000/pair <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/010907mikeyjbl">DD55000 Everest system</A>, with its cross-firing asymmetric horns, and the subject of this review, the Synthesis 1400 Array BG, was a spin-off from the K2 project. It features horn-loaded midrange and tweeters to attain a flat response out to a claimed 48kHz.

JBL was founded 60 years ago, by Jim Lansing. Its history has been amply detailed in the book <I>The JBL Story: 60 Years of Audio Innovation</I>, by the late <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052107eargle">John Eargle</A>'s (JBL Professional, 2006). Although it is primarily known for its pro-audio loudspeakers, the Californian company has offered a steady stream of high-performance domestic loudspeakers to the home market, including the 1971 Paragon, the L100 bookshelf speaker, and the JBL 250Ti floorstander, all of which remained in JBL's catalog for 20 years. In 1990, JBL produced the Project K2 S9500 flagship speaker for the Japanese high-end market. The K2 Project culminated in the $60,000/pair <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/010907mikeyjbl">DD55000 Everest system</A>, with its cross-firing asymmetric horns, and the subject of this review, the Synthesis 1400 Array BG, was a spin-off from the K2 project. It features horn-loaded midrange and tweeters to attain a flat response out to a claimed 48kHz.

JBL was founded 60 years ago, by Jim Lansing. Its history has been amply detailed in the book <I>The JBL Story: 60 Years of Audio Innovation</I>, by the late <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052107eargle">John Eargle</A>'s (JBL Professional, 2006). Although it is primarily known for its pro-audio loudspeakers, the Californian company has offered a steady stream of high-performance domestic loudspeakers to the home market, including the 1971 Paragon, the L100 bookshelf speaker, and the JBL 250Ti floorstander, all of which remained in JBL's catalog for 20 years. In 1990, JBL produced the Project K2 S9500 flagship speaker for the Japanese high-end market. The K2 Project culminated in the $60,000/pair <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/010907mikeyjbl">DD55000 Everest system</A>, with its cross-firing asymmetric horns, and the subject of this review, the Synthesis 1400 Array BG, was a spin-off from the K2 project. It features horn-loaded midrange and tweeters to attain a flat response out to a claimed 48kHz.

JBL was founded 60 years ago, by Jim Lansing. Its history has been amply detailed in the book <I>The JBL Story: 60 Years of Audio Innovation</I>, by the late <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052107eargle">John Eargle</A>'s (JBL Professional, 2006). Although it is primarily known for its pro-audio loudspeakers, the Californian company has offered a steady stream of high-performance domestic loudspeakers to the home market, including the 1971 Paragon, the L100 bookshelf speaker, and the JBL 250Ti floorstander, all of which remained in JBL's catalog for 20 years. In 1990, JBL produced the Project K2 S9500 flagship speaker for the Japanese high-end market. The K2 Project culminated in the $60,000/pair <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/010907mikeyjbl">DD55000 Everest system</A>, with its cross-firing asymmetric horns, and the subject of this review, the Synthesis 1400 Array BG, was a spin-off from the K2 project. It features horn-loaded midrange and tweeters to attain a flat response out to a claimed 48kHz.