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JBL Bar 5.1 Surround
- Powerful sound
- You got the power
- Feel the bass
- Chromecast and Airplay 2 built-in
- True HDMI 4K Pass-through
- Stream it all
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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 means you can stream your all favourite online content with amazing sound, with a simple finger tap.
Features
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.
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Item# JBL2GBAR51IMBLKAM
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
- 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 any 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.
BAR 5.1 SURROUND is in compliance with European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and (EU) No 801/2013.
Any audio or video recover will bring device from standby to operation mode.
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
Documents & Downloads
Reviews and Q&A
Customer Reviews
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Loanshark73 from
Great, amazing room filling sound !
if you want a room filling SoundBar that's ready right out of the box this is it.
Pros:
Price $399, sleek design, sturdy well built and a massive subwoofer,
Easy to setup just plug into your TV ARC HDMI. You can calibrate this Soundbar to better fit hour size room. The 5.1 Surround Sound works great with movies. I've tested with movies from Netflix, Disney+ and also Apple TV Greyhound. The sound just draws you into the movie. and the power of that subwoofer is ridiculous. At a total 550w of power this thing will shake your living room. Even the soccer games sound great.
Cons:
No Dolby Atmos
Date published: 2020-07-23
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Cory123 from
Great sound but shuts off
This unit sounds great as it should for the price. Good bass to it. However, it randomly shuts off when either listening to music from my phone or watching something on TV. The service team seems to have no desire to replace my product and only offered an update with a thumb drive. I have only used this for 3 months and I noticed it after 3-4 weeks of light use. If this unit has wifi and can update from the internet directly, then why am I being asked to go buy a thumb drive and download some software directly? I do not recommend this product as there are other companies who would take care of this issue immediately instead of email exchanges getting no where...
Date published: 2021-03-08
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Annoyed Tim from
Not disappointed but not happy.
I have three JBL sound bars with my house. Unfortunately, this one doesn't hold up to the others. I have this one in my master bedroom. Quality of sound is decent. A little heavy on the high range. I don't like that you can't change from sports, music, movies or standard like I can on my other sound bars. My biggest complaint is you can't power off the device, it only goes into standby mode. I have the device connected via fiber optic to the TV. Despite the TV being powered off, the device will wake up and the display is extremely bright. I've always liked JBL, frankly, I wish I had done more homework on this one before purchasing.
Date published: 2020-12-08
Rated 4 out of
5
by
JBL Junkie from
Great JBL Sound
I purchased this sound bar 2 months ago after reading the product features as I also own a JBL Bar 3.1 Sound bar that works and sounds awesome. This JBL Bar 5.1 Surround Sound Bar also sounds awesome however the owners manual needs correction regarding the bass control on the remote control. It says there is 5 levels to choose from & the display should say LVL1 up to LVL5. My sound bar actually says LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH so I only have 3 bass options. Does anyone else also see this? If so this either needs corrected in the owners manual or my sound bar needs updated to give me the 5 levels. That is why I rated this 4 instead of 5. Otherwise another fine JBL sound bar.
Date published: 2021-02-23
Rated 5 out of
5
by
JBlongz from
Amazing sound in a concise package!
The sound is amazing. I was surprised how well balanced the subwoofer is with the sound bar. I usually watch tv and listen to music through JBL studio LSR monitors. Now I prefer the sound bar and sub for entertainment. The sound really spreads out and feels like a theatre. The bass is soooo good. Try it! I bet you’ll keep it!
What more can you ask for: HDMI, Bluetooth, WiFi Airplay, Google Home, Ethernet, Digital optical. This unit has all the modern technology you need to connect. Within 30 seconds of plugging it, I was playing music from my iPhone and iPad. All the cable you need are provided. It can also auto connect to your home network, download any firmware updates.
Date published: 2019-11-03
Product Q&A
Hello! We have a jbl bar 5.1 (550w) and since yesterday the volume became very low. Previously we used it on volume 3-4, which now equals to 11-12. Is this the result of a software update maybe? Power off & reset did not solve the problem. Peter
Is it possible to roll back to previous firmware?
Date published: 2023-02-07
I just bought the 5.1 surround system and the volume seems way lower then 5oo watts more like 50 why wont this go any louder ?
@JBL support - soo may of the same issues reported for years and nothing has been done. One issue in particular has been reported in almost every post , how can you not see this or acknowledge it ? - The issue .....The sound of this bar is not loud enough. 32 is Max and its not loud. Cheaper soundbars sound better. Whats the update on this issue which has plagued us owners for going on 3 years now ?
Please update ?
Date published: 2023-05-02
It seems the bass levels have changed from low, mid, high to levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Was this from a software update and was anything else changed?
This was as a result of software update
Date published: 2022-01-06
I just got this bar and can't get smart mode to toggle off. Any suggestions? Holding the mute button does nothing.
To disable the smart mode, on the remote control, press and hold the mute button for more than 3 seconds then press vol +. If you need more help, please reach out to our Customer Support. https://bit.ly/3r5oWYM
Date published: 2021-12-11
What the difference with the other 5.1
Homer at Customer Support · 7 months ago
The JBL Bar 5.1 Surround actually uses Dolby Audio (Dolby Digital) instead of DTS. Dolby Digital allows higher compression ratios with similar results. That said, both audio formats are capable of achieving almost similar results by providing surround sound, however, Dolby Audio allows a much wider range of input signals without overloading the connection, thus increasing compatibility. Furthermore, DTS requires a different decoding chip and the Bar 5.1 cannot be DTS compatible via a firmware update.
Date published: 2021-06-06
Is there a way to turn off the chime that sounds every time the volume of the soundbar is raised or lowered?
Go into the Google Home app and open the settings on the jbl 5.1 surround, look for playback sounds and disable it. Your JBL 5.1 needs to be connected to wifi to turn this off, its a feedback sound for Chromecast that makes this sound!!
Date published: 2021-11-13
HDMI Cable in HDMI/ARC port on TV does not produce sound, with or without an optical cable. Only the Optical cable alone works, which is not included. Problem - HDMI cable connections, can you suggest a solution so there's no need for optical to be used?
I am facing the same problem. There is no sound when I connect it via HDMI ARC with Netflix/DIsney in 5.1 audio setting(RAW/NO PCM). If I select stereo 2.0 then it worked. Serious problem with HDMI ARC. I further connect it via SPDIF/optical, it worked with 5.1 showing "Dolby Audio". So problem with HDMI, unable to decode RAW format 5.1. Kindly fix this ASAP.
Date published: 2022-11-15
I just purchased this today and like it however I have a question. Is the max volume 32? When I was turning it up listening to a son after 32 it said "max" and wouldn't get any louder? Is that right? I've had cheaper sound bars that went louder.
Please share what's being done about this? Seen lots of comments around this on forums, reviews and FAQs . Seems to be the downfall of this soundbar. Can you please fix this asap?
Date published: 2022-07-23
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