JBL unveils “bookshelf” version of L100 Classic speakers, the L82 Classic

A more affordable offering in the company’s iconic range.

JBL has announced a cheaper “bookshelf” version of its L100 Classic speakers, called the L82 Classic, at CES 2020.

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Like the L100, the L82 features an identical, one-inch titanium tweeter as well as frequency adjusting tuning knobs, with quadrex foam grills in three colour ways – blue, black and orange.

Diverging from the L100, the L82 comes as a mirrored pair, measuring 19 inches x 11 inches x 11 inches with a weight of 12.7 kg – each of which has an eight-inch cone woofer.

Available in April 2020, it follows JBL’s release of an updated version of the L100, which was our favourite high-end speaker last year.

Like the L100, which runs for £3,999, the L82 doesn’t come cheap at £2000, though it clocks in at half the price of its big sister.

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