Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1329 in Speakers
- Color: Black
- Brand: JBL
- Model: ES250P
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 23.50" h x
22.25" w x
20.50" l,
52.00 pounds
Features
- 12-Inch cellulose-fiber cone is both strong and light
- Powerful 400-watt amplifier
- A JBL computer-optimized bass-reflex port provides deeper bass and less turbulence
- Matches other speakers in the JBL ES line
- Use of premium components gives you less distortion
- The JBL ES Series uses cellulose-fiber cones reinforced with a ploymer coating for uniform pistonic motion
- These speakers are designed to look good anywhere with a style that equals their substance
JBL ES250PBK High-Performance 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer
Product Description
The ES250P powered subwoofer is just the ticket for bringing your home theater system to life. The ES250P performs like a pro, with technology developed by the JBL Professional division. Equipped with a tried-and-true JBL PolyPlas woofer, the ES250P delivers unsurpassed low-frequency performance. Special effects in your favorite movies are loud and clear, without unwanted distortion or boominess. A powerful amplifier delivers up to 700 watts of peak power. LFE- and line-level inputs provide maximum connection flexibility. And convenient level and crossover-frequency controls, and a phase switch let you tailor the ES250P's performance to your room's acoustics. Available in a black or cherry finish with a black grille.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
By Mario Borges
I originally was going to order the ES150PBk 200watt sub-woofer, but it was not going to be shipped until mid April. So I went with JBL's 300watt RMS (500Watt Peak) model. I paid $353.00 with a $30.00 off (for applying for an Amazon credit card) and this brought the price down to $323.00 with "free" super saver delivery. This unit will shake your living room during explosions in action movies (check out Pearl Harbor and Live Free, Die Young) and provides a nice, tight bass in music. I only have it turned up to just passed the mid-point & that is very loud. It is well designed, attractive, and you get more than your money's worth. You can not go wrong for this price! By the way, it does come with a removable black grill that is not pictured. I researched several other sub-woofers and none came close to providing the specs that this one does at this price and from such a well-established company. Last, but not least, JBL has been making speakers since the 1930's and is at the forefront of loudspeakers for the music industry. Because I am a tech savvy musician, I am well aware of JBL's reputation. So, in closing, rest assured that you are getting an outstanding product, through a trusted, reliable and reputable company at an outstanding price!!!
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
By Tom the engineer
When used in a small room, this subwoofer delivers!Frequency response is smooth with no annoying resonances (booming). While the purist might want a slightly lower -3dB frequency, it is better than most of the other speakers in this price range (and getting an extra third octave or so is pretty expensive, and in my opinion barely noticable).You will want to spend some time getting the level just right. I have a receiver which automatically does this, so it was very simple. If you don't you will want to try a variety of program material to tweak it.I can't evaluate how this speaker holds up when driven at it's rated maximum power. I would blow the windows (and my ears) out if I tried it in my room.Overall, a beautiful product. Well designed and built and worth the money.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Sandy
Was looking for a sub for my stereo receiver and ended up with this one. Using this for music only. Like other JBL products, the build quality is excellent. Auto on/off feature saves power. Has LFE input only, no speaker level inputs. I am not sure I like the design...as you can see, its kinda cone shaped. I am having some difficulty to digest that. I have placed it in one corner and had to put a faux flower vase on top of it so that it doesn't remind me of its cone shape all the time :) I still bought it because it is very difficult to come across a front firing closed body (i.e., non-ported) sub with such high power rating as this (400W ~ 700W). Shop around and you wont find very many subs within this range. Besides, high-current front firing subs are quite rare these days. JBL has another newer sub like this (L8400P) but it costs $600 ~$1000. Polk Audio has one 12 inch sub but with much lower power rating (460W peak). The more expensive Velodynes Energy etc. all are down firing. Most others are ported. IMHO down firing/ported subs are good/ok for movies where you want the sound to spread all across the room. But for music, you need deeeeeeeeep tight bass. Front firing non-ported subs are more conducive for music IMHO......and this one does an extreeeeemely good job.After having used this sub for about a couple of months heres my take: Bass is indeed deeeeeep and rich (not a cheap chest thumper). This baby has the sonic capacity to bring down your house! Be vaaaaery careful with the volume control of your receiver. I have never tested this at high volume and thats not because I dont want to, but more because I can't:) You gotta respect its sonic capacity!! But hey, bringing down the house is not my idea of good sound and this is where this JBL sub stands out. Play with the low freq. crossover adjustments a little bit and tune it to your taste. You dont have to really crank up the volume, even at low volume levels this baby sounds sweet ......and thats the beauty of high current subs! Low powered subs just "do not" perform at low volume levels, period. This is connected to my stereo receiver (Yamaha RS-700BL) and I intend to use this only for music. Overall I am happy with this purchase. The package includes a subwoofer cable as well. I'd recommend this to anybody. The four stars are only for that cone shape. Yuck. Thanks for reading!Update: 2/28/2013It has been pointed out to me by a couple of commentators that this one also has a port underneath. I missed that while reading the product description before buying. Just went with the photograph I guess. I also have a back problem ......bending down and sitting on the floor is a challenge for me. Therefore, after receiving the product I never bothered to sit down on the floor, turn this thing upside down and peek underneath :). This however butresses the point that I made above.....that its very hard to come across a front-firing non-ported sub these days. Dont know why manufacturers stay away from those. Despite the port, it sounds nice. I have no complaints on that end. But anyways, my apologies for misleading the readers.
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