JBL HP 580

Data

General

• Manufacturer: JBL
• Model: HP 580
• Year of manufacture: around 1992
• Made in: Denmark
• available colors were:
  • Piano lacquer (black and white)

sanding varnish (black and white) ash veneer (black) oak veneer mahogany veneer

• Dimensions: 1100 x 424 x 375 mm (HxWxD)
• Weight: approx. 30 kg
• New price approx.: at that time 1999,-DM per piece

Technical data

• Type: 4-way bass reflex, floorstanding speaker
• Chassis:
  • woofer: 2x 250 mm (internal)

Bass-midrange speaker: 1x 200 mm

• • midrange driver: 1x 130 mm
  • Tweeter: 1x 25 mm (titanium dome)
• Power handling (nominal/music): 250 Watt (RMS) max. recommended amplifier power
• Efficiency: 91 dB
• Frequency response: 30 - 27,000 Hz
• Transitional ranges: 100 / 800 / 3,500 Hz
• Impedance: 4 Ohm

Special Features

• 7-cornered housing
• 2 internal woofers in a composite system
• woofers are emitted through bass reflex tube at the front and slots below the glass plate
• black glass panel with JBL emblem on top
• Connector terminal below the cabinet (thus no real rear panel)

In the scope of delivery at that time were:

• spikes (with thread)
• rubber feet (with thread)
• 2 front panels

Remarks

Other models in the same series:

• HP 420
• HP 520
• HP 580