HARMAN’s JBL Introduces Commercial Series Mixers Application-Engineered For Retail, Hospitality, Conferencing Installations

HARMAN’s JBL Introduces Commercial Series Mixers Application-Engineered For Retail,

Hospitality, Conferencing Installations: Just The Right Feature-set At Exactly The

Right Pricepoints

ORLANDO, Florida – In an introduction that provides quality audio performance and

intuitive system control to an array of important vertical markets, HARMAN’s JBL

today debuted the CSM-32 and CSM-21 Commercial Series Mixers that provide an

entry-level, cost-effective approach to commercial audio applications such as

retail, hospitality and conferencing. The new mixers can be configured for a range

of uses such as paging, background music, and security applications, do not require

a computer for configuration and are designed with simple analog-style controls. An

included security plate can be placed over the controls to avoid uninvited changes

to a commissioned system.

The CSM-32 features three stereo inputs and two stereo zone outputs and the CSM-21

features two stereo inputs and one stereo zone output. Both processors are stereo

throughout the entire digital processing path and can be run in stereo or mono mode.

The CSM-32 offers an isolated output, specifically designed for supplying

music-on-hold audio to phone systems.

The new JBL Commercial Series Mixers offer a diverse palette of processing tools,

including priority override, page ducking, source and zone EQ, LevelGuard™,

AutoWarmth™ and a built-in crossover.  LevelGuard helps maintain optimum levels

through the system by automatically applying the correct amount of compression to

the source signals based upon the incoming level. Even with source material of

different levels, customers experience consistency from the system.  AutoWarmth

helps maintain musical warmth at all operating levels by automatically adjusting the

tonal balance within a zone based upon the zone output level. This helps prevent

music from sounding thin at lower levels or excessively resonant at higher levels.

“Combining simple analog-style control with digital signal processing provides

commercial integrators and their customers in retail, hospitality and other

verticals the best of both worlds,” stated Iain Gregory, Market Manager for

Installed Sound at HARMAN Professional Signal Processing Group. “Making

sophisticated digital signal processing accessible to more users through a simple

control interface means that the standard of business music systems can be

redefined, which in turn enhances the overall customer experience.”

Three wall controllers are available for the CSM-32 and CSM-21 devices, which offer

volume control and source selection from convenient remote locations.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and

infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets –

supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®,

Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple

generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they

perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN

audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 11,800 people across

the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.5 billion for the twelve

months ended December 31, 2010. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York

Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.