10 Facts About JBL

JBL is an American audio equipment manufacturer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.

JBL is owned by Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.

JBL was founded by James Bullough Lansing, an American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer best known for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials.

In 1946, JBL produced their first products, the model D101 15-inch loudspeaker and the model D175 high-frequency driver.

JBL then passed into the hands of Bill Thomas, JBL's vice-president.

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In 1955 the brand name JBL was introduced to resolve ongoing disputes with Altec Lansing Corporation.

The 1970s saw JBL become a household brand, starting with the famous L-100, which was the best-selling loudspeaker model of any company to that time.

JBL became a prominent supplier to the tour sound industry, their loudspeakers being employed by touring rock acts and music festivals.

JBL products were the basis for the development of THX loudspeaker standard, which resulted in JBL becoming a popular cinema loudspeaker manufacturer.

JBL was formerly used in Ford's top-of-the-line vehicle audio systems, as competition for Chrysler and Nissan .