JBL goes Dirac Live ready and Class-D

[EWL5]

Dirac shop has also been updated: Link

Pricing not there but I would imagine same as everyone else!

 

[Descartes]

Pretty good overview here...

Audioadvice are so sleazy! Also the back of the receiver looks super cheap! Wonder how it will test?

 

[EWL5]

Audioadvice are so sleazy! Also the back of the receiver looks super cheap! Wonder how it will test?

How is AA sleazy?

 

[Tom C]

Attractive and sensible design. I like how they handled EQ, especially ability to easily implement real measurement mikes.
Any info on built-in EQ curves for JBL/ Harman speakers?

 

[gfx_1]

Pricing not there but I would imagine same as everyone else!

Prices are on the US site MA310 $400, MA510 $600, MA710 $800, MA7100HP $1200, MA9100HP $1600 all minus $0.05

Differences between models: https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.s...A Series AV Receivers - Comparison Matrix.pdf

 

[pogo]

 

[ItSoundsNatural01]

I am assuming they are using their own class-D amplifiers?

 

[Chrispy]

Hi Folks,

Came across this out of the UK... no sign of it elsewhere yet...

https://www.improducts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HUD0224_011_-JBL_MA_Series_AVR_-Specsheet_EN.pdf

AVR's ranging from 5.2 to 9.2, with Class D amps of up to 140W@8ohm, and Dirac in the top models.

Looks like JBL is ready to make a push into the mainstream AVR market again...
(for the "faithful" old timers, no sign of Logic7/Logic16)

Again? They made some sort of recognizable push before? Harman's old Logic stuff may not have crossed the corporate division lines?

 

[dlaloum]

Again? They made some sort of recognizable push before? Harman's old Logic stuff may not have crossed the corporate division lines?

You are right, I wrote JBL, but was thinking "Harman".... which is now all Samsung anyway!

 

[Martin]

Wow! Looks like I finally found a replacement for my aging Pioneer Elite SC-LX801. The MA-7100HP is a great price and supports DIRAC.

Martin

 

[kyuu]

Wow! Looks like I finally found a replacement for my aging Pioneer Elite SC-LX801. The MA-7100HP is a great price and supports DIRAC.

Agreed, it looks great. There's also good news in that someone may be sending Amir one for testing in the not-too-distant future...

 

[DrStranger]

Genius Ads

 

[MickeyBoy]

How reliable could these be if the marketing folks cannot spell 'acoustics?'

 

[kyuu]

I am assuming they are using their own class-D amplifiers?

I don't think there's any information on that, at least that I've been able to find. The only shot I can find of the internals doesn't seem to shed much light on the matter either:

I'm assuming that board at the bottom in the power supply, and the only other board clearly visible is the HDMI board at the top. What I assume are aluminum heatsinks are likely attached to the amplifiers?

I would expect that JBL is using their own design, or perhaps pulled from a sister brand like Crown?

 

[Doctors11]

This was posted a few days ago on AVS.

I've already had a couple minutes with the 9100hp and it works really, really well. Pushing the amp with a new line of JBL loudspeakers in a large room to high spl didn't seem to bother the amp at all. Looking inside, the amps seems to be TPA 3255 based (I could be wrong though..). I can't tell whether PFFB is inplemented. Soon I'll have more tine with the amp, enabling me to form a better opinion, but so far I'm impressed. It clearly differs from the Denon/Marantz/Onkyo etc offerings in a couple of ways. Some will like this, others might not. I certainly appreciate the different approach.

 

[kyuu]

Based on a review/measurements of this amplifier that uses the TPA 3255, that might work out quite well if it is in fact the case.

 

[dlaloum]

This was posted a few days ago on AVS.

I've already had a couple minutes with the 9100hp and it works really, really well. Pushing the amp with a new line of JBL loudspeakers in a large room to high spl didn't seem to bother the amp at all. Looking inside, the amps seems to be TPA 3255 based (I could be wrong though..). I can't tell whether PFFB is inplemented. Soon I'll have more tine with the amp, enabling me to form a better opinion, but so far I'm impressed. It clearly differs from the Denon/Marantz/Onkyo etc offerings in a couple of ways. Some will like this, others might not. I certainly appreciate the different approach.

It does look a bit like the Drivecore ClassD chipset used in previous JBL poweramps, Crown amps, and some past Lexicon amps...

but it would be nice to have more info!

 

[pogo]

so far I'm impressed <-- source AVS

Which was to be expected and certainly not even Dirac Live was active here. A listening comparison with an A1H would be interesting. Unfortunately there is no multi-channel reactive load test yet.

 

[pogo]

TPA 3255, that might work out quite well if it is in fact the case.

Pin count and the implementation probably indicate that: Link

 

[kyuu]

Um? What you linked to is just packaging?