JBL Molded

In 1969, JBL was purchased by Sidney Harman and, as part of the Harman International family of companies, JBL's growth continued with increasing use in the world of live concert sound as well as becoming the most-used studio monitor in U.S. recording studios. Constant development of new technologies like the Bi-Radial Constant-coverage horns and Symmetrical Field Geometry magnet structures kept them at the forefront of speaker technologies as well, and the acquisition of UREI in 1984 added a new level of electronics design expertise and experience to the mix.

Part of what has made for JBL Professional's consistent excellence has been the synergy with other Harman companies like Crown, dbx, and Lexicon, giving them the unique ability to leverage the technology developed by these related companies into their own new products and cooperatively working on developing better ways of achieving great sounds for the performing musician.

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