The listening tests have impressed, especially with regard to the “new JBL sound” with some varying responses from guests.
“I’ve never tested anything so uniformly flat both on and off axis in the HF range, and they have heaps of detail there,” says sound engineer Chris Tait from College Hill Productions.
JBL have patented a rigging mechanism and redesigned the suspension system that has streamlined deployment and setup.
“The rigging is incredible – one of the fastest I’ve seen for a line array,” says Ray Ward of NZ Sound. “It looks like it could be a one-man job to bring the PA up and down. The coverage and sound of the A12’s were fantastic, much smoother than I thought they would be.”
Regarding the innovative rigging element, Danielle de Waal from Oceania Audio adds: “I weigh 60kg and I can put the whole system up myself – that’s just so mind blowing.”
