JBL PB12 12″ 250-Watt Down-Firing Powered Subwoofer

JBL PB12 12″ 250-Watt Down-Firing Powered Subwoofer

Product Description
You know why movies are more exciting in theaters? It’s all that glorious bass, demanding your full attention and engaging your senses. So if you’re ready to experience the full impact of movies and music at home from the best the entertainment industry has to offer, JBL is taking reservations now. The LFE input bypasses the subwoofer’s internal, user-adjustable low-pass crossover network, to avoid unnecessary reprocessing of the Low-Frequency Effects channel of the digital soundtrack. The result will rock the room with floor-shaking effects like explosions, earthquakes or even the rumbling of the engines in an airplane. This model features the following inputs: line-level (switchable to LFE) and speaker-level with gold-plated 5-way binding posts.

Customer Reviews
“Loved it while it lasted”

While it worked this is an awesome sub. I had it for a little over 4 years, and was very pleased with the sound quality and deep rich bass. It has all the controls you could ask for, and fills a large room easily. It is a large unit so if space is a concern, look elsewhere.

Had I written this review a year ago, I would have nothing but praise for this unit. Sadly, over the last year I started experiencing issues with it. It would randomly turn itself on and off, as if the sensing unit had failed. Then it started making random pops. Now, while it powers on, it produces no sound at all. There are no local service centers, and JBL customer support is almost non existent. I paid $250 for this product new. It appears it will cost me close to that to have it serviced.

I guess it’s time to look for a new sub 😦

“In Total Agreement With Matthawk7@ MSN.Com”

I am in total agreement with Matthawk7@msn.com!!! This is a great subwoofer with exceptional performance! I listened to MANY subs before deciding on this one. I haven’t had one problem with this sub! I have seen reviews of problems and I just chalk it up to a bad experience. I will be buying another one soon. You will NOT be disappointed in the JBL PB12 subwoofer!

“The E250P will die on you!”

Great subwoofer WHILE IT LASTS! I had a PB12, same subwoofer except it was a down-firing design. Exact same circuit board! I mostly used it for TV audio. It died 3 months after the 1 year warranty was up. I found out on the internet that was typical, and JBL would not repair them! It was a flawed design!

So I contacted the the Harman Consumer Group (JBL) and they sold me a replacement E250P for about $250. This one lasted almost 2 years! It has the exact same circuit board as the PB12, and the exact same fried componentsI Good luck with your JBL piece of junk!

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