JBL CBT 100LA-LS - 325W 16 x 2-inch Passive 70V/100V Column Loudspeaker with 150 x 15/40-Degree Coverage and EN54-24 Certification in Black Finish

The JBL Professional CBT 100LA-LS is a 325W passive column loudspeaker designed to deliver exceptional sound quality and precise pattern control in a variety of professional audio applications. With its innovative Constant Beamwidth Technology (CBT), the CBT 100LA-LS represents a significant advancement in audio performance, providing superior, consistent vertical coverage without the typical issues of narrow beaming and out-of-coverage lobing that often plague straight-form column speakers. The slim and compact design of the CBT 100LA-LS, standing 100 cm (39.4 inches) tall, ensures that it integrates seamlessly into any architectural space, while offering outstanding performance even in challenging acoustic environments.

Featuring a 16 x 2-inch driver configuration, the CBT 100LA-LS offers both medium-throw and long-throw coverage with a versatile switchable vertical coverage setting. Users can easily switch between narrow (15°) and broad (40°) vertical coverage modes, making the speaker adaptable to a wide range of venues, from lecture halls to multipurpose spaces, conference rooms, cathedrals, and more. The horizontal coverage is wide at 150°, ensuring uniform sound distribution across the space, which is crucial for achieving consistent front-to-back sound levels.

For optimal intelligibility and clarity, the CBT 100LA-LS includes a switchable voicing feature that allows the user to choose between two modes: Music mode, which provides a flat frequency response ideal for music, and Speech mode, which boosts the mid-range frequencies for enhanced speech intelligibility. Additionally, the speaker is equipped with Dynamic SonicGuard overload protection, ensuring clear and distortion-free sound even at high output levels.

Crafted for durability and performance, the CBT 100LA-LS features a fiberglass-reinforced ABS cabinet with a painted aluminum grille that resists rust, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The speaker's weather-resistant design, including treated drivers and stainless steel external screws, ensures reliable performance in a variety of environmental conditions. Furthermore, the speaker has an IP-55 rating for outdoor installations, with UV, moisture, and salt-spray resistance, and is EN 54-24 certified for life safety applications when used with the optional MTC-PC2 panel cover.

To further enhance installation flexibility, the CBT 100LA-LS comes with a swivel (pan)/tilt wall bracket that allows for precise aiming. The bracket provides a continuous left-right swivel of up to +/- 50°, along with adjustable tilt angles. Additionally, the speaker includes 18 M6 threaded inserts for compatibility with third-party mounting brackets or for suspension using forged steel eyebolts, offering versatile installation options for a variety of venues.

Features

• Innovative Constant Beamwidth Technology (CBT) ensures consistent vertical coverage without narrow beaming or lobing
• Switchable vertical coverage between narrow (15°) for long-throw and broad (40°) for medium-throw applications
• Wide 150° horizontal coverage, ensuring uniform sound distribution across the listening space
• Switchable voicing between flat response for music and mid-range presence boost for enhanced speech intelligibility
• Dynamic SonicGuard overload protection for distortion-free sound at high drive levels
• EN54-24 certified for life safety applications when used with optional MTC-PC2 panel cover
• Weather-resistant design with fiberglass-reinforced ABS enclosure and treated drivers for outdoor use
• IP-55 rated for outdoor environments, with UV, moisture, and salt-spray resistance
• Maximum SPL of 127 dB peak in narrow mode for powerful sound output
• Swivel (pan)/tilt wall bracket included for precise aiming, with 18 M6 threaded inserts for additional mounting or suspension options
• Dimensions: 39.4 x 3.8 x 6 inches, Net Weight: 15.8 lbs

Specifications

System

• Frequency Range (-10 dB): 120 Hz - 20 kHz
• Coverage Pattern:
  • Vertical:
    • Narrow Mode: 15° (2 kHz - 16 kHz) (+10°)
    • Broad Mode: 40° (1 kHz - 16 kHz) (+10°)
  • Horizontal: 150° (ave, 1 kHz - 4 kHz, z=20°)
• Coverage Angles (by Frequency and Switch Mode):
  • In Music Voicing, Broad Vertical Switch Settings:
    • Vertical: 37°
    • Horizontal: 125°
  • In Speech Voicing, Broad Vertical Switch Settings:
    • Vertical: 32°
    • Horizontal: 125°
  • In Music Voicing, Narrow Vertical Switch Settings:
    • Vertical: 17°
    • Horizontal: 126°
  • In Speech Voicing, Narrow Vertical Switch Settings:
    • Vertical: 17°
    • Horizontal: 127°
• Sensitivity (2.83V@1m):
  • Narrow: (speech mode) 96 dB (2 kHz - 14 kHz)
  • Narrow: (music mode) 93 dB (300 Hz - 18 kHz)
  • Broad: (speech mode) 93 dB (2 kHz - 14 kHz)
  • Broad: (music mode) 90 dB (300 Hz - 18 kHz)
• EN54 Sensitivity (@ 4m): 76 dB (per EN54:24 spectrum and measurement conditions, at 4 meters, set at broad/music mode)
• Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms (in Thru mode)
• Power Capacity:
  • 325 W (1300W peak), 2 hrs (8 ohm setting)
  • 200 W (800W peak), 100 hrs
• Max SPL:
  • Narrow: (speech mode) 121 dB cont ave (127 peak)
  • Narrow: (music mode) 118 dB cont ave (124 peak)
  • Broad: (speech mode) 118 dB cont ave (124 peak)
  • Broad: (music mode) 115 dB cont ave (121 peak)
• ENS4 Max SPL (@ 4m): 92 dB (per EN54:24 spectrum and measurement conditions, at 4 meters)
• 70V/100V Transformer Taps: 120W, 60W, 30W, (15W at 70V only), and 8Ω thru, via switch
• Reference Axis: Specification and measurement referenced on-axis vertically and horizontally to the center point of the speaker baffle

Physical

• Enclosure: Fiberglass reinforced ABS cabinet with UL94-5VB flammability rating, painted aluminum grille
• Outdoor Capability: IP-55 rated, per IEC529, when installed with optional MTC-PC2 panel cover. UV, moisture, and 200-hr ASTM G53 acid-air/salt-spray resistant.
• Colors: Black or White (-WH)
• Insert Points: 18 M6 insert points on back panel
• Mounting: Included swivel (pan)/tilt wall bracket provides continuously variable +/- 50 degree left-right swivel aiming (at no up/down tilt - see Bracket Guide for maximum swivel range at various up/down tilt angles), continuously adjustable +/- 15 degree tilt, as well as 5 degree fixed increment points. Eighteen threaded mounting points located on back panel conform to industry standard rectangular 108 x 51 mm (4.25 x 2.0 in) pattern for OmniMount 30.0 and other compatible third-party brackets. Threaded mounting points can be utilized for suspension.
• Dimensions: 39.4 x 3.8 x 6 inches
• Net Weight: 15.8 lbs
• Included Accessories: Swivel (pan)/tilt wall bracket
• Optional Accessories: MTC-PC2 terminal panel cover, MTC-CBT-FMI flush-mount low-profile wall-mount bracket, MTC-CBT-SMB1 Stand-Mount Bracket for use with 35 mm speaker stand