Vintage JBL Speaker » JBL Paragon

No other loudspeaker developed by JBL has the mystique or desirability of the D44000 Paragon. It was a landmark product, based on a unique design principle, that remained in production longer than any other speaker system from JBL. It was introduced in 1957 and continued in JBL's line-up until 1983.   Richard Ranger Article Courtesy of George Augspurger The Paragon is a stereo speaker system...

As a result of his work in developing JBL's first bookshelf system, Wolf was asked to take a look at a prototype Paragon. Some time before, Col. Richard Ranger, a pioneering innovator in motion picture sound technology, approached JBL with his unique design for a stereophonic reproducer in which both channels were housed in a single enclosure. The most unusual element of the acoustical...