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JBL
American audio hardware manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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JBL is an American audio equipment manufacturer[1] headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. JBL serves the home and professional market. The professional market includes studios, installed/tour/portable sound, music production, DJ, and cinema markets. The home market includes high-end home amplification/speakers/headphones as well as high-end car audio. JBL is owned by Harman International, itself a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
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Formerly | Lansing Sound |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Audio |
Founded | 1946; 78 years ago (1946) |
Founder | James Bullough Lansing |
Headquarters | |
Products | Amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones |
Parent | Harman International Industries |
Website | jbl |
JBL was founded by James Bullough Lansing (1902–1949), an American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer best known for establishing JBL, which is taken from his initials. He earlier founded Lansing, which was purchased by Altec to form Altec Lansing.