Product comparison · 2 loudspeakers

JBL CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired vs Yamaha VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Speaker type
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:3-way
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:2-way
Speaker placement
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:Floor, Stand-mountable
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:Floor
Tweeter diameter (imperial)
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:2.54 cm (1")
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:64.5 cm (25.4")
RMS rated power
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:500 W
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:60 W
Impedance
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:4 Ω
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:8 Ω
Sensitivity
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:93 dB
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:88 dB
Product colour
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:Black
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:White
Width
- CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired:372 mm
- VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired:152 mm

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Comparison of 30, VS4W
37 specifications	A JBL CONTROL® SERIES 30 3-way Black Wired Model 30 View product	B Yamaha VS4W loudspeaker 2-way White Wired Model VS4W View product
Loudspeakers3 differ
Speaker typeDiffers	3-way	2-way
Speaker placementDiffers	Floor, Stand-mountable	Floor
Speaker enclosureKnown for one	Ported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker positionKnown for one	Center	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of driversKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Driver diameterKnown for one	25 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Driver diaphragm materialKnown for one	Kevlar	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mid-range driver diameterKnown for one	12.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mid-range driver diameter (imperial)Known for one	12.7 cm (5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tweeter	Yes	Yes
Tweeter diameterKnown for one	2.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tweeter diameter (imperial)Differs	2.54 cm (1")	64.5 cm (25.4")
Magnet typeKnown for one	Neodymium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio3 differ
RMS rated powerDiffers	500 W	60 W
Speakers RMS powerKnown for one	250 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	38 - 17000 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ImpedanceDiffers	4 Ω	8 Ω
SensitivityDiffers	93 dB	88 dB
Crossover frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000 Hz
Performance1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Recommended usageKnown for one	Universal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Polyurethane	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Binding postKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	372 mm	152 mm
DepthDiffers	345 mm	172 mm
HeightDiffers	593 mm	243 mm
WeightDiffers	18.9 kg	1.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	20.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Magnetically shieldedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in matching transformerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Transformer tapsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5,15 W

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