JBL ES20BK 5.25-Inch 3-Way Bookshelf Speaker (Pair, Black)

by JBL

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.9 x 12.5 inches ; 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 24 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00167340E
• Item model number: ES20BK
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,823 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #42 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Stereo Components > Speakers > Bookshelf Speakers

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The JBL ES Series offers a variety of bookshelf, wall-mount and floorstanding loudspeakers, and bring-down-the-house powered subwoofers. With innovative technologies derived directly from JBL Professional equipment, the JBL ES Series delivers powerful, accurate audio performance and brings the legendary JBL sound from concert stages, recording studios and movie theaters to living rooms, dens, bedrooms and patios. And with three finishes to choose from--black, beech and cherry--they're designed to look good anywhere, with a style that equals their substance.

Brings home the legendary JBL concert sound

Delivers powerful, accurate audio performance

Cleaner Sound with Higher Highs

With UHF drivers capable of 40kHz, ES Series speakers deliver high-end nuances you probably have never before experienced in recorded audio. The JBL ES Series uses cellulose-fiber cones reinforced with a polymer coating for uniform pistonic motion; this eliminates internal resonances, without increasing cone mass. That means tighter, more precise bass and midrange reproduction.

Better Imaging with Greater Accuracy

Originally developed for JBL Professional LSR studio monitors, proprietary waveguides evenly disperse high frequencies, delivering more precise imaging over a wider listening area. The extremely thin yet extremely rigid titanium laminate dome ensures accurate, undistorted high frequency response, even at realistic (meaning loud) listening levels.

Hear What You've Been Missing with the JBL ES Series

HDTV and the new HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats deliver video images that are up to six times sharper than the best the 20th century had to offer. But these extraordinary new pictures are meant to be experienced with up to 7.1 channels of high-quality sound (which actually improves most people's perception of the picture itself). With the versatile new ES Series, high-definition video meets high-definition audio, and a new era of high-impact home entertainment comes of age.

For advanced, sit-anywhere 5.1- and 7.1- channel home theater systems, as well as good-old-fashioned, best-seat-in-the-house music systems, the ES Series offers a variety of bookshelf, wall-mount and floorstanding loudspeakers, and bring-down-the-house powered subwoofers. With innovative technologies derived directly from JBL Professional equipment, the ES Series delivers powerful, accurate audio performance in systems that are built to play loud and long. And with two finishes to choose from--black and cherry--they're designed to look good anywhere, with a style that equals their substance.

Technical Specifications

• Frequency Response: 60Hz – 40kHz
• Crossover Frequencies: 3.3kHz – 24dB/octave; 12kHz – 18dB/octave
• Power Handling: 60 Watts Continuous / 240 Watts Peak
• Max. Recommended Amplifier Power: 125 Watts
• Low-Frequency Transducer: 130mm (5") PolyPlas, shielded
• High-Frequency Transducer: 19mm (3/4") Titanium- laminate dome, shielded; EOS waveguide
• Ultra-High-Frequency Transducer: 19mm (3/4") Polyester-film ring-radiator, shielded; EOS waveguide
• Sensitivity: (2.83V/1m) 86dB
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 12-1/2" x 6-7/8" x 8" (318mm x 174mm x 203mm)
• Weight: 4.6kg / 10.3 lb

Product Description

The JBL ES20 is a three-way bookshelf speaker designed to give your home theater sytem the best possible sound for either a home theater system or for just listening to music. It comes in both cherry and black finishes and is designed and built by JBL who builds systems for both home and professional use. These speakers are designed to utilize JBL's technology to give you higher highs and excellent imaging for the best possible sound.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent surround speakers, February 14, 2009

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P. Vermeychuk (Southeastern PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBL ES20BK 5.25-Inch 3-Way Bookshelf Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

I use these as rear channels in a 7.1 setup. They perform very well with the rest of my speakers which are JBL Studio L Series. They have excellent high-frequency responce and fantastic stereo imaging. The low-end is lacking, but I wouldn't expect much of 5.25in. woofers. These would be okay for a small bookshelf system, and they make excellent surround speakers.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JBL ES20BK Delivers in a small package, October 5, 2010

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Rob (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JBL ES20BK 5.25-Inch 3-Way Bookshelf Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

I needed a couple of reasonably small but powerful speakers to pair with my frankestein Home entertainment system. The new set up incliudes a new panasonic 42" S2 plasma and panasonic Blu Ray paired with 25 year old analog NAD 7220PE Reciever, and B&O turntable). My old Bose 301s which still sound great didn't fit on the new TV console.

Long and short is that these speakers put out plenty of sound through the NAD. They are ok on the base but not as deep as the Bose. As far as the high and mids go they are accurate and crisp. They sound good whether I am watching an HD movie or listening to vinyl.

I settled on JBL because I had a pair of Northbridge bookshelf speakers that I'm quite pleased with in another room and the Amazon deal for $205 couldn't be beat.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible clear sound, June 27, 2009

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E. S. Hernandez "eshmx" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBL ES20BK 5.25-Inch 3-Way Bookshelf Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

I bought these for a Yamaha DRX730 and I am really impressed of the perform of these speakers, I just can not believe how clear is the sound and the frecuence response is awesome, I can imagine how these would work with aditional channels and a subwoofer...