Hollywood excitement, JBL style.

JBL® engineering has been the recognized authority in movie sound for more than 60 years, responsible for well over half of all theater installations worldwide. The JBL Cinema 500 home theater speakers put all that experience to work in a high-style, high-impact system sized to fit comfortably in almost any environment. Dual-midrange center and satellite speakers surround you with distinct dialogue and crisp, accurate music and effects. A down-firing, 150-watt powered subwoofer adds the deep, floor-rumbling bass that today’s most exciting movies demand. There are larger, more cumbersome home theater systems out there. But for pure, unalloyed movie magic, the Cinema 500 experience yields to none of them.

JBL® Cinema 500 at a glance:

• Complete 5.1-channel system
• Optimized performance
• Five voice-matched dual midrange satellite speakers
• 150-watt powered subwoofer
• Down-firing bass driver
• Video-shielded speakers
• CEA®-color-coded speaker connections
• Subwoofer phase, level and bass-boost controls
• Subwoofer line and LFE inputs
• Subwoofer auto on/off and external trigger connection
• Built-in keyholes for easy wall mounting
• All speaker wires and cables included
• Less than 1 watt standby power consumption

A complete 5.1-channel system.
To experience the full impact of today’s most exciting movies at home, you need a full 5.1-channel speaker system – four surround-sound satellite speakers, a dedicated center-channel speaker and an omnidirectional powered subwoofer. The Cinema 500 speaker package has everything you’ll need, including the cables and speaker wire you’ll need to set it all up.

Engineered to work together.
The Cinema 500 components are designed to work together as a system for optimal performance. The four identical satellites are voice-matched to the center for consistent sound from speaker to speaker, creating a realistic, 360-degree soundstage.

Dual midrange speakers. 
The Cinema 500 center and satellite speakers employ dual midrange drivers for improved power handling and efficiency, allowing you to listen at more realistic volume levels without distortion.

150-watt powered subwoofer.
Realistic, high-impact bass is the not-so-secret key to movie excitement. The Cinema 500 subwoofer features a fast-moving, 8-inch (200mm) woofer and 150 watts of amplification for clean, lifelike bass. Subwoofer phase, level and bass-boost controls permit easy tuning of bass performance for room acoustics and personal preferences, and line and LFE subwoofer inputs ensure noise-free connections to virtually any A/V receiver.

Down-firing bass driver.
Unlike conventional, front-firing subwoofers, which interact with nearby walls and cause unwanted reflections that can muddy the sound, the down-firing Cinema 500 sub interacts principally with your floor, and its enclosure is ported for improved bass output and quality

Dynamic JBL® Weave design.
Cinema 500 speakers are styled to complement any room decor with the new JBL® Weave design, featuring sculpted, high-gloss black panels intersecting dimensional panels of textured gray fabric.

We made our name in the movies
James B. Lansing, our founder and namesake, was part of the engineering team that first perfected movie theater sound in the 1930s, and we’ve been a growing part of the entertainment industry ever since. Today, you’ll hear the JBL® sound in premiere movie houses, noted recording studios and concert halls, arenas, stadiums, theme parks and dance clubs of every size and description. Anywhere in the world you go to be entertained, if you look closely enough, chances are you’ll see our familiar three-letter logo. We lead the professional audio world with technologically advanced systems delivering sound that’s powerful, accurate and alive. But the legendary JBL sound isn’t limited to professional venues. Many of the technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques introduced and proven in our professional systems ultimately find their way into systems engineered for your home and car, including the Cinema 500.

What’s in the box.
Four satellite speakers, one center-channel speaker, one powered subwoofer, speaker wire and connecting cables

One-Year Manufacturer's Warranty