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JBL Loft 30 Two-Way 4" Bookshelf Loudspeaker Pair

  • Compact two-way speakers made for the bookshelf or wall
  • 4-inch PolyBass woofer for clear, resounding bass
  • 1-inch (25-millimeter) soft dome tweeter that can reach frequencies up to 20kHz
  • 100 Watts

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  • Warranty & Returns
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JBL Loft 30 Two-Way 4" Bookshelf Loudspeaker Pair

To meet the needs of discerning audiophiles who place as much importance on style as they do on sound, we've created the Loft Series. Designed for home audio use, this line of speakers delivers the great JBL® sound that you've come to love in a contemporary form factor that is sure to make a statement. The series' Loft30 is a pair of compact, two-way speakers made for the bookshelf or the wall. (Either way, you'll want to show off their elegant looks.) Each speaker in this pair features a 4-inch (100-millimeter) PolyBass woofer for clear, resounding bass and a 1-inch (25-millimeter) soft dome tweeter that can reach frequencies up to 20kHz. Each tweeter also features our proprietary Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal™ (EOS) waveguide, which evenly distributes sound throughout your home theater and makes every seat a perfect listening position. The Loft30 speakers also use our Straight-Line Signal Path™ (SSP) design to ensure that a strong, precise signal arrives at each driver with little alteration from the original source. Whether you crave a two-channel stereo setup or a multi-channel surround-sound system, the Loft30 bookshelf speakers are ready to blow you away and look good while doing so.

Features


Loft 30

10 – 100 watts suggested amplifier range

JBL engineers designed the Loft30 bookshelf speakers to produce precise, exceptional sound from a receiver or amplifier capable of delivering up to 100 watts.

4" (100mm) PolyBass woofer

Paper produces the most natural sound of all driver materials. We've reinforced the Loft30's paper woofer cones with a proprietary polymer that provides additional stiffness and damping to the cone surface. These qualities provide the listener with tight bass and extended low frequencies without breakup or distortion.

1" (25mm) soft dome tweeter with EOS waveguide

The Loft30's tweeter features a 1-inch (25-millimeter) soft dome with high sensitivity and fast transient response for accurate high-frequency reproduction. The tweeter integrates with an EOS (Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal) waveguide, giving high-frequency sounds a wide, consistent listening window. The result is an incredibly broad stereo image across a huge listening area.

FreeFlow port technology

A rear-firing FreeFlow™ port is acoustically matched to the Loft30's woofer to move air out of the speaker's cabinet. You'll get extended bass response with low distortion, adding power to your music and excitement to your movie soundtracks.

Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) design

The ideal path from input to components to transducers is a straight line. The Loft30 takes that path. Its Straight-Line Signal Path (SSP) technology preserves the clarity, detail and dynamics of your favorite audio content.

Accurate frequency response

The Loft30 doesn't over-emphasize or under-emphasize any sounds. With a frequency response of 70Hz ? 20kHz, it reproduces a true, full sound range from deep bass tones to ultrahigh frequencies.

Specifications

Audio Specifications

Nominal Impedance 8 Ohm
Power Handling (Recommended) 10-100 watts
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 89dB
Frequency Response 70Hz-20kHz

Speaker Specifications

High-Frequncy Transducer 25mm (1") soft dome on EOS waveguide
Low-Frequency Transducer 100mm (4") PolyPlas cone

Control and Connection Specifications

Connector Type Binding post

What's in the Box

Loft 30
  1. 2 JBL Loft30 4" (100mm) bookshelf speakers
  2. Owner's manual

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Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
  • Warranty
  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years
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  • Richard S.
  • 3/18/2016 11:34:20 AM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsMy Vinyl Sounds Great!!! Crisp Highs! Good Mids! Great Sound in Living Room!

Pros: Small size perfect for my vinyl set up!
Vocals and Instrument sounds great!
From The Black Keys and Fletwood Mac - Jadakiss and OutKast
Using them in a 2.1 set up. A powered subwoofer and changing the receiver settings to focus bass to sub makes these gem of a speaker shine!
Easy to connect!

Cons: If you know what you are buying there can be no cons. These are 4" speakers!

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  • Alvin Y.
  • 2/16/2016 3:08:45 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsThe Little Speaker that Could

Pros: Phenomenal sharp crisp sound; tight bass

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Would definitely recommend to others.

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  • Ted S.
  • 2/8/2016 8:00:17 AM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsPowerful mini bookshelfs

Pros: Pack a good punch in small speaker. Will not respond to anything below 70hz much or at all as handles 70-20k hz on specs but can be used as front speakers in a surround system if pressed for space buy these.

Cons: Will need a subwoofer paired with this if you want to hear lows from music. Does have good mid range but not very much at low end. Treble and highs are crystal clear. Mine was hooked to a 145 watt sony 5.2 receiver and did not blow speaker or distort at resonable levels with crossover on set to small speaker at 70hz. Does work with large speaker setting but didn't want to risk blowing out but probably wont.

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  • William K.
  • 1/12/2016 8:23:08 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Utility Speakers

Pros: Got these for my ham radio station. I feed them with a Lepai mini amplifier with mono split between the two speakers in phase and it produces a great sound field. Very impressive build quality, nice and hefty and very solid to the feel. No rattles. Excellent quality. Excellent audio replication with the Lepai and lows and highs are consistent with a speaker of this size.

Cons: No cons.

Other Thoughts: I got these at a sale price but even if I paid full price, they would be a good value. Excellent packaging and the owners manual was really a high quality piece of printing, surprised me.

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  • Matt S.
  • 12/29/2015 5:26:27 PM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsBring the Boom!

Pros: These sound like a boss! They are far better than the laughingly antiquated Emerson Module 34 speakers I have been using! Until now I had to use my tower speakers in conjunction with my bookshelf speakers in order to get decent audio in my room. Now I only need to use my towers when I really want to bring up the volume, which is saying a lot because I have successfully tested these at the highest levels I can stand in my room. Definitely a good snipe for me.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I have these hooked up to 18GA stranded copper speaker wire. 100% copper. May eventually change the wire connections to banana plugs if I find myself needing to move them around a bit. Good thing the binding post will accept plain wire, terminals, or banana plugs without a problem.

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  • Javier C.
  • 12/22/2015 3:34:42 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsWorth the money

Pros: Very loud
Lot of punch
Good bass
Good audio clarity

Cons: Distort when volume is maxed out

Other Thoughts: Amazing speakers for the price. If they are on sale grab them you won't regret it ($30 for me)

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  • taylor w.
  • 12/21/2015 6:10:08 PM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsexcellent product! amazing sound quality

Pros: -price was perfect when i bought these on sale. worth every penny
-not too big but not too small
-quality

Cons: -none so far. ive had these speakers blasting wide open just to test the quality and had no distortion at all or loss of sound quality

Other Thoughts: -highly recommend this product as well as all other jbl loft speakers
-now i need to get the rest of them for a complete home theater setup

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  • Albert K.
  • 11/9/2015 2:10:43 PM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsDecent Speakers

Pros: Small size, quality drivers, good sonic quality

Cons: Not small enough to wall mount. You CAN, but it is slightly bigger than you would want

Other Thoughts: Nice sound when used as my surround rear channel speakers. Sonic quality is excellent. Soft dome tweeter and rubber surround mid range speaker are nice looking too. Driven by a 110w per channel receiver so they are properly pushed. Overall, I would recommend as a perfect surround speaker, or if you amp them well as primary speakers, but get a separate subwoofer for low end!

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  • Kathleen H.
  • 10/31/2015 5:27:50 PM
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsIf you have questions don't buy

Pros: Can't rate because they were not applicable to my needs

Cons: again, don't have any review of product as never used.

Other Thoughts: This product may be very good but due to my lack of expertise, this speaker did not fit my needs and unfortunately I can not return, even for an account credit. So word to the wise, if you have any questions at all, ask them before you buy, otherwise you will be stuck with speakers you can not use. Luckily they were on sale so I'm not out too much money.

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  • Richard F.
  • 10/29/2015 7:49:43 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsLoft 30

Pros: Great sound, absolutely unbeatable value.

Cons: For the price, no cons.

Other Thoughts: Seriously, these things sound amazing, and for the sale price of $30/pair?? Would be a great bargain at twice the price. Pair them with a quality budget subwoofer such as the Martin Logan Dynamo series, and it is a definite win.

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