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JBL Cinema SB250

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User ratings:
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54 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
Stylish looks and great bass performance, however, can't completely mask this sound bar's other sonic shortcomings.Read more
Need a great sounding premium soundbar that saves space with a great design? Check out our JBL Cinema SB250 review straight ahead!Read more
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Pros

  • Clear and basic instructions typically make non-techies feel better
  • Vocals and background scores also sound excellent with a sense of cleanness and definition
  • the system is uncomplicated and proves to be very easy to use

Cons

  • Bass suffers when you play a speaker at low volumes
  • the blasters were robbed of their dynamic range
  • the speaker sounded thin and anemic
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  • Wired & Wireless
  • yes
  • yes
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  • 200 W
  • Soundbar
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JBL Cinema SB250 - Pros & Cons

JBL Cinema SB250

Pros

  • Clear and basic instructions typically make non-techies feel better
  • Vocals and background scores also sound excellent with a sense of cleanness and definition
  • the system is uncomplicated and proves to be very easy to use
  • low-end impact and enhances vocal intelligibility

Cons

  • Bass suffers when you play a speaker at low volumes
  • the blasters were robbed of their dynamic range
  • the speaker sounded thin and anemic
  • Low volume and commercial loudness features
  • Human acoustic perception has trouble identifying where frequencies below
  • lose access to the main power switch entirely
  • aggressive background scores and lots of loud noises
  • a bit of distortion at the loudest levels
  • the sound becomes muddied and jumbled up at this point

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JBL Cinema SB250 - Full Specifications

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General
Audio output channels2.1
Connectivity technologyWired & Wireless
Recommended usageTV
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Decoders
Audio formatDolby Digital
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Dimensions
Colour of productBlack
Width2.56 in
Height3.07 in
Depth32.72 in
Weight6.17 lb
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Design
Colour of productBlack
On/off switchyes
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Connectivity
AUX inyes
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)1
HDMIyes
Subwoofer connectivityWireless
USByes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Ethernet connectionyes
Bluetoothyes
DC-in jackyes
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Audio features
Suitable for subwooferyes
Wirelessyes
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)100.0 dB
RMS rated power200.0 W
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Subwoofer
Subwoofer includedyes
Subwoofer typeActive subwoofer
Subwoofer frequency range45 - 20000
Subwoofer width9.53 in
Subwoofer depth9.53 in
Subwoofer height12.6 in
Subwoofer weight10.58 lb
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Features
Radio receiverno
Handheld remote controlyes
TV stand usageno

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JBL Cinema SB250 JBL - Editorial Reviews (2)

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JBL Cinema SB250 JBL Cinema SB 250 soundbar review: A great speaker for the cinema lover on a budget
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pcworld.com_techhive.com
Published: 10.08.2017
JBL Cinema SB 250 soundbar review: A great speaker for the cinema lover on a budget
3.5

Stylish looks and great bass performance, however, can't completely mask this sound bar's other sonic shortcomings.

By Theo Nicolakis
9 minute read
JBL Cinema SB250 JBL Cinema SB250 review: Space saver with amazing sound
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Techaeris
Published: 27.01.2016
JBL Cinema SB250 review: Space saver with amazing sound

Need a great sounding premium soundbar that saves space with a great design? Check out our JBL Cinema SB250 review straight ahead!

By Alex Hernandez
7 minute read

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