JBL Authentics 500

Retro design with Dolby Atmos® music performance
Fill any room with cutting-edge sound and striking retro style with the JBL Authentics 500. From its Quadrex grille to its custom leather-like enclosure, the speaker was inspired by JBL’s iconic 1970s designs, updated for the 21st century with the latest sound and control technologies. Immerse yourself in high-definition lifelike sound with Dolby Atmos® Music thanks to the Authentics 500’s aluminum tweeters and patented SlipStream™ bass port. With Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa available simultaneously*, you can play your favorite music, control your smart home devices, and more, hands-free, using just your voice.

Features
Superb sound and performance with Dolby Atmos® Music Inspired by retro design
Music streaming services via built-in Wi-Fi
Voice assistants*, simultaneously on one device.
Seamless Bluetooth pairing
Intuitive controls and JBL One app
Multi-Room Playback Automatic self tuning
Made in part with 100% recycled fabric, 85% recycled plastics and 50% aluminum

Technical Specifications
General Specifications

Model: Authentics 500
Sound system: 3.1 & Dolby Atmos Music
Power supply: 100 - 240V AC, ~ 50/60Hz
Total speaker power output (Max @ THD 1%): 270W Transducer: 3 x 25mm Al dome tweeter + 3 x 2.75” midrange + 6.5” subwoofer
Networked standby power: < 2.0 W
Operating temperature: 0 °C - 45 °C

Audio Specifications

Frequency response: 40Hz - 20kHz (-6dB)
Audio inputs: 1 Audio in, Bluetooth/ WIFI, Ethernet and USB (USB playback is available in US version. For other versions, USB is for Service only.)
USB Specifications

USB port: Type C
USB rating: 5V DC, 1A
Supporting formats: mp3,WAV
MP3 codec: MPEG 1 Layer 2/3, MPEG 2 Layer 3, MPEG 2.5 Layer 3
MP3 sampling rate: 16 - 48 kHz
MP3 bitrate: 80 - 320 kpbs

Wireless specifications

Bluetooth version: 5.3
Bluetooth pro le: A2DP 1.3.2, AVRCP 1.5
Bluetooth transmitter frequency range: 2400 MHz - 2483.5 MHz
Bluetooth transmitter power: <17 dBm
Wi-Fi network:IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ ac/ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) 2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter frequency range: 2412 - 2472 MHz (2.4 GHz ISM Band, USA 11 Channels, Europe and others 13 Channels)
2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter power: <20 dBm
5G Wi-Fi transmitter frequency range: 5.15 - 5.35GHz, 5.470 - 5.725GHz, 5.725 - 5.825GHz
5G Wi-Fi transmitter power: <23 dBm