JBL Summit Makalu 3-Way Floorstanding Reference Loudspeaker (Pair)

Brand: JBL | SKU: SummitMakaluEbonyPair | UPC:

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$44,999.90
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Color: Ebony High Gloss

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The Summit Makalu is a floor-standing loudspeaker built for the discerning music enthusiast. It features a newly designed complement of drivers starting with JBL's patented D2830K 3-inch (75mm) dual-diaphragm, dual-motor compression driver mated to a large format Sonoglass® High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) horn. Anchoring the sound foundation of Summit Makalu are an 8-inch (200mm) cast-frame mid-bass driver and a 12-inch (300mm) cast-frame woofer. Both drivers utilize a triple-layer Hybrid Carbon Cellulose Composite Cone (HC4), a design made from a proprietary formula of carbon-fiber and pure-pulp front and rear surfaces, sandwiched with an internal core of closed-cell foam. This hybrid cone design provides the proper stiffness, overall mass, and structure to deliver high-output, low distortion, and high-power handling.

Controlling how the signal is distributed to each of the drivers in Summit Makalu is a MultiCap™ crossover network with single-wire and bi-amp/bi-wire connectivity. By replacing traditional large capacitors with an increased number of smaller capacitors, this design results in lower ESR (Electrostatic Resistance) and less energy lost in mechanical movement. All of which results in greater signal throughput to the drivers, increased power handling, enhanced dynamics, ultra-low distortion, and exceptional clarity.

All drivers and crossover components are housed in a beautifully engineered cabinet featuring internally offset multi-braced and damped curved-wall construction to minimize internal cabinet standing waves. Enclosures are offered in a choice of a high-gloss painted black finish with Summit platinum accents or high-gloss ebony wood veneer finish with Summit gold accents. Anchoring Summit Makalu to the ground are a set of custom designed JBL | IsoAcoustic® isolation feet that resist the vibrational forces caused by a speaker’s drivers effectively decoupling the loudspeaker from the surface on which it resides. This isolation delivers tighter bass, an improved soundstage, and imaging with greater clarity and sense of space.

3-Way, 12-inch (300mm) Floor-standing Reference Loudspeaker
The JBL Summit Makalu is a floor-standing reference loudspeaker built for the discerning music enthusiast. Summit Makalu is the flagship of the Summit Series for the 12-inch (300mm) woofer category.

MAKALU (maa-kuh-loo)
The world’s 5th highest mountain at 8,481m (27,825’) and located 19km (12 miles) from Mount Everest. Makalu has an almost perfect pyramid shape with four sharp ridges climbing up to its summit. The first climb attempts were in 1954, with the first successful ascent in May of 1955 by a French team. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.

Newly Designed Complement of Speaker Drivers
Summit Makalu features JBL's patented D2830K 3-inch (75mm) dual-diaphragm, dual-motor compression driver mated to a large format Sonoglass® High-Definition Imaging (HDI™) horn.

Anchoring the sound foundation of Summit Makalu are an 8-inch (200mm) cast-frame mid-bass driver and a 12-inch (300mm) cast-frame woofer. Both drivers utilize a triple-layer Hybrid Carbon Cellulose Composite Cone (HC4), a design made from a proprietary formula of carbon-fiber and pure-pulp front and rear surfaces, sandwiched with an internal core of closed-cell foam. This hybrid cone design provides the proper stiffness, overall mass, and structure to deliver high-output, low distortion, and high-power handling.

JBL MultiCap™ Crossover
Controlling how the signal is distributed to each of the drivers in Summit Makalu is a MultiCap™ crossover network with single-wire and bi-amp/bi-wire connectivity.

By replacing traditional large capacitors with an increased number of smaller capacitors, this design results in lower ESR (Electrostatic Resistance) and less energy lost in mechanical movement. All of which results in greater signal throughput to the drivers, increased power handling, enhanced dynamics, ultra-low distortion, and exceptional clarity.

Crafted from Luxurious Materials
All drivers and crossover components are housed in a beautifully engineered cabinet featuring internally offset multi-braced and damped curved-wall construction to minimize internal cabinet standing waves. Enclosures are offered in a choice of a high-gloss painted black finish with Summit platinum accents or high-gloss ebony wood veneer finish with Summit gold accents.

Anchoring Summit Makalu to the ground are a set of custom designed JBL | IsoAcoustic® isolation feet that resist the vibrational forces caused by a speaker’s drivers effectively decoupling the loudspeaker from the surface on which it resides. This isolation delivers tighter bass, an improved soundstage, and imaging with greater clarity and sense of space.

Brand JBL
Model Summit Makalu
Speaker Type 3-Way Speaker
Enclosure Type Rear Ported
Tweeter Type Teonex diaphragm
Tweeter Size (inches) 3.0 x 2
Midrange Size (inches) 8
Woofer Triple-Layer Hybrid Carbon Cellulose Composite Cone
Woofer Size (inches) 12
Bi-Amp Terminal Yes
Power Range (watts) 25-300
Frequency Response (Hz) 20-34,000
Speaker Sensitivity (dB) 88
Speaker Impedance (ohms) 4
Available Finishes Ebony Veneer with High Gloss, Black High Gloss
Cabinet Finish curved-wall wood composite cabinet
Weight (lbs) 152.6
Dimensions (H x W x D in inches) 43.4"x 18.3" x 15.5"
Warranty 5 Years

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Price
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$46,000.00
$40,000.00
$39,999.00
Brand
JBL
Dali
Bowers & Wilkins
Klipsch
Focal
Speaker Type
3-Way Speaker
3-Way Speaker
2-Way Speaker
3-Way Speaker
Tweeter Type
Teonex diaphragm
Soft-Dome, Magnetostatic Planar
Diamond Dome
Titanium Compression Driver
Beryllium Inverted Dome
Tweeter Size (Inches)
3.0 x 2
1.38 dome, .39 x 2.17 planar
1
7
1
Midrange Size (Inches)
8
6.5
6
6.5
Woofer Size (Inches)
12
8
10
12
11
Power Range (Watts)
25-300
40-500
50-1000
Low Frequency: 300-1200 Peak, High Frequency: 100-400 Peak
50-600
Frequency Response (Hz)
20-34,000
29-34,000
15-28,000
18-20,000
25-40,000
Speaker Sensitivity (dB)
88
88
90
107
93
Speaker Impedance (ohms)
4
4
8
8
8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
43.4"x 18.3" x 15.5"
51.6" × 16.6" × 21.8"
48.1" x 17.8" x 23.62"
69.5" x 50.25" x 30.25"
57.87" x 30.31" x 17.91"
Weight (lbs)
152.6
141.1
221.8
408
255.73
Cabinet Type
Rear Ported
Rear Ported
Bottom Ported
Sealed
Bass Reflex
Rear Ported
Rear Ported
Rear Ported
Bottom Ported
Sealed
Bass Reflex
Ebony Veneer with High Gloss, Black High Gloss
Ebony Veneer with High Gloss, Black High Gloss
1.38 dome, .39 x 2.17 planar
Gloss Black, White, Satin Rosenut, Satin Walnut
Walnut with Lambswool Grille
Carrara White, Black High Gloss, Metallic Blue, British Racing Green, Ash Grey, Natural Walnut, Dark Walnut
Internal Powered Subwoofer
No
No
No
Cabinet Finish
curved-wall wood composite cabinet
MDF/Lacquer, MDF/Wood Veneer
MDF/Lacquer, MDF/Wood Veneer (Rosenut, Walnut Only)
MDF/Wood Veneer
Aluminum/MDF/Lacquer, Aluminum/MDF/Wood Veneer
BI-Amp Terminal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warranty
5 Years
5 Years
5 Years
10 Years
5 Years