Powerful sound

JBL MultiBeam™ technology brings the ultimate cinematic experience to your home. No extra speakers or wires are needed.

You got the power

With 550 Watts of system output power, experience your movies and music like never before. Immersive, powerful sound to match your viewing pleasure.

Feel the bass

Punchy, precise bass from a mighty 10’’ wireless subwoofer brings the action to action movies and ensures any soundtrack sounds epic.

Chromecast and Airplay 2 built-in

Built-in WiFi and compatibility with Chromecast and Airplay 2 mean you can stream your all favorite online content with amazing sound, with a simple finger tap.

True HDMI 4K Pass-through

The best 4K video resolution deserves the best sound to go with it. Your TV and the JBL Bar 5.1 Surround are the ultimate power couple.

Stream it all

Not in the mood for a film? No problem. With the JBL Bar 5.1 Surround, you can also enjoy wireless music streaming via Bluetooth from your mobile or tablet.

Product Description

Experience panoramic surround sound

The impressive JBL Bar 5.1 Surround delivers the ultimate home cinematic experience. Bring everything you watch to life with 550 Watts of power and a 10’’ subwoofer: the driving bass of an action movie, the tension of a thriller, or the beauty of a nature documentary. Built-in Chromecast and Airplay 2 lets you stream and manage online content, and Bluetooth means your streamed music sounds great, too. Amazing surround sound comes from JBL MultiBeam™ technology. JBL has powered the world’s movie theatres for more than 75 years. Now you can bring that power home.

General Specifications

Model: Bar 5.1 CNTR (Soundbar Unit), BAR 5.1 SUB (Subwoofer Unit)

Power supply: 100 - 240V AC, ~ 50/60Hz

Soundbar output power (Max. @THD 1%): 5 x 50W

Subwoofer output power (Max. @THD 1%): 300W

standby power: <0.5W

networked standby power: <2.0W

Operating temperature: 0°C - 45°C

BAR 5.1 SURROUND is in compliance with European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and (EU) No 801/2013: Yes

Off Mode: N/A

Network Standby: <2.0W

Time to standby: <20minutes

* Standby: in the condition of all wireless connections of Soundbar are deactivated if no provide audio or video signal to the Soundbar unit, the Soundbar unit will automatically into standby mode in 10 minutes.

* Networked standby: in the condition of any wireless connection of Soundbar is activated, if no provide any audio or video signal to the Soundbar unit, the Subwoofer, and Soundbar unit will automatically into networked standby mode in 10 minutes.

Any audio or video recovery will bring the device from standby to operation mode. Yes

Audio Specifications

Total speaker power output (Max. @THD 1%): 550W

Max SPL: 103dB

Frequency response: 40Hz - 20KHz

Audio inputs: 1 Optical, Bluetooth, USB (USB playback is available in US version. For other versions, USB is for Service only.)

MP3 Codec: MPEG 1 Layer 2/3, MPEG 2 Layer 3, MPEG 2.5 Layer 3

MP3 sampling rate: 16KHz - 48 KHz

MP3 bitrate: 80kbps - 320kbps

Dimensions

Soundbar transducer: 5 x 4690” racetrack drivers +2 x 1.25” side-firing tweeters

Subwoofer transducer: 10”

Dimensions (W x H x D): 1018 x 58 x 100mm / 40” x 2.28” x 3.94” (Soundbar); 305 x 440 x 305mm / 12” x 17.3” x 12” (Subwoofer)

Weight: 2.85KG (Soundbar); 10.62Kg (Subwoofer)

Control and Connection Specifications

USB port: Type A

USB rating: 5V DC, 0.5A

Supporting file format: mp3, wav

Bluetooth version: 4.2

Bluetooth profile: A2DP V1.3, AVRCP V1.5

Bluetooth frequency range: 2402MHz - 2480MHz

Bluetooth Max. transmitting power: <11dBm (EIRP)

Modulation Type: GFSK, π/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK

Wi-Fi network: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz)

2.4G Wi-Fi frequency range: 2412 – 2472MHz (2.4GHz ISM Band, USA 11 Channels, Europe and others 13 Channels)

2.4G Wi-Fi Max. transmitting power: <20dBm

Modulation Type: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, QPSK, BPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

5G Wi-Fi frequency range: 5.15 - 5.35GHz, 5.725 - 5.825GHz

5G Wi-Fi Max. transmitting power: <22dBm

Modulation Type: QPSK, BPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM

5G Wireless frequency range: 5161.35 - 5245.35MHz, 5736.35 - 5820.35MHz

5G Max. transmitting power: <9dBm (EIRP)

Modulation Type: π/4 DQPSK

Video Specifications

HDMI Video input: 1

HDMI Video output (With Audio return channel): 1

HDMI HDCP Version: 2.2