JBL Control 89MS 8-Inch Above-Ground Landscape Subwoofer

About: JBL Control 89MS 8-Inch Above-Ground Landscape Subwoofer

The Control 88M Mushroom-Style Landscape Speaker is a two-way highly weather resistant speaker providing 360-degree coverage of the listening space. The extended bass capability and flat spectral response provides exceptionally high-fidelity sound quality for music and music/ speech program material. Designed to be mounted on or in the ground, the Control 88M can be used in a wide variety of applications including hotels, casinos, pool areas, shopping malls, theme parks, sports venues, resorts, restaurants, hospitality and leisure venues, entranceways, and anywhere a high-quality music and/or paging speaker landscape speaker is required.

Its compact size allows the speaker to blend into landscaping and shrubbery, while its tough hunter green polyethylene enclosure resists abuse from lawn care equipment and the elements. The enclosure color extends throughout the material so the speaker will maintain color even when scraped or scratched.

The two-part enclosure is designed to open with a twist for wiring and then close securely. The bottom base section of the enclosure can be pre­ installed and then wired to the top speaker section of the enclosure. When assembled, the bottom base section becomes a fully isolated chamber, keeping the speaker and transformer (in the speaker section) highly isolated from the possibility of intruding moisture. Multiple locations on the bottom and sides are provided for the mounting of the exterior gland nut (installed by drilling a 22 mm (0.875 in, 7 /8 in) diameter hole in the chosen location), and a second gland nut is positioned between the bottom base and the top speaker sections, to keep the speaker system highly weather tight. Included gland nuts maintain a water-tight seal only when used with round-jacketed cable with outside diameter between 4.0 and 9.0 mm (0.16 and 0.35 inches).

All external hardware is stainless-steel, and the powder-coated stainless-steel grille resists rusting. The Control 88M can be secured to the ground via third-party ground stakes using the three attachment points that extend out from the bottom section of the speaker.

The 200 mm (8.0 in) diameter low-frequency driver features a Kapton former with 38 mm (1.5 in) voice coil for high power handling and superior long-term reliability. The polypropylene cone and polyurethane surround provide high strength and superior moisture resistance. The 25 mm (1.0 in) high frequency driver utilizes a polyetherimide dome, providing high rigidity, strength, and high temperature resistance. The high slope crossover provides natural sonic character and SonicGuard protected HF driver ensures long-term reliability from occasional overdriving.

In addition, the speaker contains a high-quality 60-Watt multi-tap transformer for use on 70V or 100V distributed loudspeaker lines, and is switchable for 8-ohm voice-coil direct operation. The speaker handles 120 Watts Continuous Pink Noise (240W Program, 480W Peak) in the 8-ohm mode.

The Control 88M is UL certified, per UL1480.

Features

• Components
• 8in highly weather-resistant driver
• 1in soft-dome highly weather-resistant tweeter
• 120W Pink Noise Power Handling (240W program) in direct 8Ώ setting, plus built-in 60W 70V/100V multi-tap transformer
• Tough polyethylene highly weather resistant enclosure
• Fully isolated center chamber for wiring protection
• High fidelity sound character with broad frequency range of 47Hz - 16kHz

Specifications

• Frequency Range (-10 dB) - 40 Hz – 150 Hz
• Frequency Response (±3 dB) - 53 Hz – 110 Hz
• Power Rating
  • 300 W: Continuous Program (2 hrs)
  • 150 W: (600 W Peak), Continuous Pink Noise (2 hrs)
  • 100 W: (400 W Peak), Continuous Pink Noise (100 hrs)
• Maximum Input Voltage - 31V (based on 2 hr. Continuous Pink Noise rating and min-Z)
• Sensitivity - 87 dB (ave. 60 Hz – 105 Hz)
• Nominal Coverage Angle - 360° horizontal, 160° vertical (primary listening 10° to 50° up from ground).
• Directivity (Q) - 2.0 (with half-space, 2π, on-ground loading)
• Directivity Index (DI): - 3.0
• Rated Maximum SPL - 115 dB peak (109 dB continuous, 2 hr) @ 1m
• Nominal Impedance - 8Ω (at 8Ω tap)
• Minimum Impedance - 7.2Ω at 85 Hz
• Transformer Taps
  • 70V: 80 W, 40 W, 20 W, 10 W
  • 100V: 80 W, 40 W, 20 W
• Insertion Loss - <0.8 dB at any tap setting
• Thru Setting - 8Ω nominal
• Crossover Type - Complex dual-slope 2nd order low-pass with additional impedance compensation
• Recommended Protective High-Pass - 40 Hz for 8Ω operation and for all tap settings, 24 dB/oct
• Transducers
  • Driver - 200 mm (8-inch) driver, polypropylene injection cone, long-excursion corrosion-resistant TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate) surround, and 50 mm (2-inch) voice coil on 80% glass fiber + polyamide coil former.
• Enclosure Material - LDPE Polyethylene plastic, 6 mm minimum wall thickness, UL94V-HB rated, color throughout.
• Grille - Powder coated stainless steel
• Environmental - IP-56 rating per IEC529 (dust protected and protected against strong jets of water). Exceeds MilSpec 810 for humidity, salt spray, temperature, & UV. Passes Mil-Std-202F for salt spray. Enclosure UL94V-HB rated.
• Agency Ratings - UL1480A Speakers for Commercial and Professional Use, for outdoor wet locations; CSA C22.2 No. 205-12, Signal Equipment. Transformer UL Recognized per UL1876, ROHS compliant.
• Terminals - Bare wire with dielectric-gel-filled wire nuts (internal to top speaker section)
• Wiring - Water ingress protected by two stages of gland nuts, one mounted on outside of enclosure (installed by installer via drilling 22 mm (0.875 in, 7/8 in) hole in any of multiple provided locations) and one in the bulkhead between the bottom base and top speaker sections. Included gland nuts require round-jacketed wire with outside diameter between 4.0 mm and 9.0 mm (0.16” in and 0.35” in). For Installation instructions, see Installation Guide (#IS-C80MLS-B)
• Colors - Hunter Green, RAL 6018
• Dimension (HxWxD) - 20.7 x 14.0 x 14.0 inches (524 x 355 x 355 mm)
• Net Weight - 24.0 lbs (10.9 kg)

Included Accessories

• (2) wire nuts
• (2) gland nuts
• (1) security screwdriver