The 5000-series screen loudspeakers bring together several of JBL’s advances over recent years. Since the high frequency section of the system works only above 2500 Hz, it has been redesigned with Optimized Aperture high frequency horns and drivers, resulting  in distortion that is  8 to 10 decibels lower than the previous designs.

A new midrange horn and driver have been introduced into the cinema loudspeaker art, providing controlled output over the critical range from 300 Hz to 3000 Hz. This is a true compression driver design -- not a horn-loaded cone driver.JBL’s Vented Gap Cooling low  frequency transducers are used to ensure cool operation with low  power compression over long operating periods.

Digital signal processing is used to provide all aspects of frequency division, time correction, and system power response and room equalization. Preset tunings for the 5000-Series are included.

All components of the system have matching radiation patterns at the crossover frequencies; this contributes to uniform coverage and smooth power response in the cinema.