“A significant upgrade to the EON range that not only adds onboard, remote-controllable EQ, but sounds (and looks) great too”.
JBL designed and built the EON600 series from the ground up, featuring JBL’s advanced waveguide technology, JBL designed and manufactured transducers, and convenient, wireless remote control of its onboard DSP EQ parameters via Bluetooth. Sound On Sound test the 12” Two-Way EON612 model in the latest issue of the magazine.
“They are very easy to handle, and setting up is a breeze from both an audio and a physical point of view. Under most circumstances these are definitely one-person boxes, and as such, I’m sure they will find favour with mobile performers and jobbing sound companies”.
"Used on their own, without additional subwoofers, the word that came to mind was ‘crisp’, and that impression stayed with me as I switched between the three (competitor) rigs”. The EONs were very clean-sounding, the top end having enough bite without being harsh, and the low end was rounded and smooth without sounding hyped”.
“At higher volumes the mids stayed strong, and the programme remained clear and well focused. When I eventually had to back the EONS off it was because of sheer volume in the listening space, and despite their relatively conservative SPL rating, these speakers are capable of delivering a considerable wallop”.
“After running them at varying volume levels with speech and recorded material I agree with the designers’ claim that coverage is even; the LF waveguide arrangement does seem to help control the mid-range, to the extent that, when walking across the speaker’s field of fire, you hear a surprisingly consistent balance of the programme material, and I didn't notice any dips in balance in the overlap corridor between the left and right speakers”.
“…I hooked them up above a pair of SRX718 subs to see how they’d do as mid/high units…the EONs seemed to love working with subs and the rig sounded much more powerful than I’d expected”.
“…the final and most important question always has to be ‘Would I buy them?’ In this case I can definitely see a place for at leat one pair EON 612s in my inventory - especially now that I like the look of them!"
The full review can be found in the August Issue of Sound On Sound magazine on sale now. The JBL EON 612 is also available now at £449 RRP inc VAT. For more information on the EON600 series please click here.
JBL Professional products are distributed in the UK/ROI by Sound Technology Ltd. For more information please contact 01462 480000 or visit www.soundtech.co.uk/jbl
