Studio-quality sound for your home theater

JBL's Studio 520C delivers robust, lifelike center channel sound that matches your JBL Studio home theater speaker system perfectly. Using technology developed by JBL engineers for pro-audio applications, it lends sonic realism and presence to the action on screen, letting you hear every word, every detail of your favorite movies.

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High-frequency horn for precise sound

All JBL Studio speakers feature a 1" high-frequency compression driver to achieve lower distortion and wider dynamic range than conventional speaker designs. This tweeter design uses a durable one-piece diaphragm and surround assembly fitted with a 1" voice coil to reproduce sparkling clear highs. Because high-frequency sounds are more directional than bass frequencies, it's especially important to target them toward your ears. JBL places their tweeter inside a flared opening, known as a "horn," which directs sound to the listener with pinpoint accuracy, and helps eliminate reverberations, sound reflections off walls, and other artifacts. JBL's advanced glass-filled ABS bi-radial horn design delivers your movie soundtracks and music with professional-level realism.

Ribbed PolyPlas™ woofers for satisfying bass

The Studio 520C uses two JBL 4" PolyPlas woofers to deliver accurate low-frequency sound. The woofer's ribbed cone design helps improve strength and resist flexing while reducing distortion. JBL wraps all of this driver technology up in a rigid, heavily braced enclosure with non-parallel surfaces to eliminate sound interference and prevent unwanted resonance. The result is tight, articulate bass and crisp, focused dialogue.


Product highlights:

  • frequency response: 60-40,000 Hz (-6dB)
  • recommended amplifier power: up to 150 watts
  • sensitivity: 88 dB
  • impedance: 6 ohms
  • 1" compression driver with neodymium magnet and one-piece Teonex® diaphragm on a glass-filled ABS Bi-Radial® horn
  • dual 4" PolyPlas™ cast aluminum frame woofers with symmetrical field geometry (SFG) magnet structures and rubber surrounds
  • bass-reflex (ported) design
  • dual gold-plated speaker binding posts (bi-wire-capable)
  • video shielded
  • 21-7/8"W x 6-3/4"H x 6-5/8"D