
9310
Two-Way Passive High Power Cinema Surround Loudspeaker
SPECSHEET
Key Features:
• 1” high frequency driver, 10” woofer
• 300-watt power rating (AES 2-hour)
• High frequency horn features JBL Image Control Technology and Wave Shaping 
Vane for precise pattern control
• Three separate horizontal mounting planes at 15º angles for specific positioning 
to improve coverage
• Input terminals on top of cabinet for easy access
• Lightweight, rigid molded enclosure
• Uniform asymmetric 60º vertical coverage and 110º horizontal coverage
Description:
Professional cinema has seen a dramatic evolution over the past few years – high definition content, digital projection and immersive audio. These 
amazing technologies have put new demands on cinema loudspeakers never before required. This is particularly true for the surrounds. Once a highly 
compressed ambience track, surround content today is equal to the screen channels in resolution and dynamics.
Most surrounds are basic loudspeakers, with modest output and simple coverage patterns. They were only used as a large distributed array along the 
theatre walls. Digital cinema and new audio formats require surrounds to operate in much smaller groupings and even singularly. This now requires 
surrounds to possess engineered coverage patterns and improved output dynamics. JBL undertook an extensive research effort to first analyze these 
new requirements and then design a completely new surround loudspeaker, from the ground up, for modern digital formats. The groundbreaking 9300 
Series is the result. The horns developed specifically for the 9300 and 9310 have studio quality performance with pattern control tailored to multiplex 
theatre geometries. Using the latest advancements in acoustic engineering, the 9310 horns map a theatre more consistently and accurately than 
ever before possible. Integral to the design is a wave shaping vane, which distributes acoustic energy in proper proportion to the room. This technique 
provides a wavefront that is sculpted to the room geometry and provides very precise mapping capability. This shaping also allows the loudspeaker to 
orient to the wall naturally while directing the acoustic energy to the seats.
JBL engineers also found that a slight angle in the positioning of the surrounds makes a dramatic difference in how they present themselves to the 
audience. This is particularly true in stadium seating geometry where the surrounds slope downward with the seating, and yet the horizontal patterns in 
conventional surround loudspeakers do not. This creates ‘hot spots’ in the coverage for those rows just above each surround. By mounting the surrounds 
at a 15° angle toward the screen, the hot spots are eliminated, the overall coverage maps are dramatically improved and those seats in close proximity 
to a surround have a much improved experience. The 9300 and 9310 provide three mounting planes for easy installation in any geometry.

9310
Two-Way Passive High Power Cinema Surround Loudspeaker
SPECSHEET
Specifications:
System
Frequency Range (-10 dB)  50 Hz – 25 kHz (2pi) 
Frequency Range (±3 dB)  60 Hz – 20 kHz (2pi) 
Coverage Pattern  110º × 60º asymmetric, >1 kHz 
Input Power Handling
(AES 100-Hour Rating) 
Input Power Handling
(AES 2-Hour Rating) 
Free-Field (4pi) Sensitivity  96 dB SPL, 1 W @ 1m, ref 2.83 V 
Half-Field (2pi) Sensitivity  99 dB SPL, 1 W @ 1m, ref 2.83 V 
Calculated Maximum dB SPL  124 dB continuous, 130 dB peak 
Rated Impedance  8 ohms 
Minimum Impedance  7 ohms @ 200 Hz 
Crossover Frequency  2600 Hz
60 Hz – 25 kHz (4pi)
100 Hz – 20 kHz (4pi)
200 W (38 V)
300 W (49 V)
Transducers
Low Frequency  M110-8 
High Frequency  2414H
Enclosure
System Polarity  Woofer (IEC), HF (IEC) 
System Protection  Network only 
System Input Type  Banana 
Enclosure Volume  1700 sq in 
Dimensions (H x W x D)  55.88 cm x 40.64 cm x 27.94 cm
(22 in x 16 in x 11 in) 
Weight (each) 11.34 kg (25 lb) 
Mounting Bracket Compatibility JBL 2520
JBL continually engages in research related to product improvement. Some materials, 
production methods and design refinements are introduced into existing products 
without notice as a routine expression of that philosophy. For this reason, any current 
JBL product may differ in some respect from its published description, but will always 
equal or exceed the original design specifications unless otherwise stated.
Amplifier Recommendations:
Good Solution
Better Solution
Best or Immersive Solution
Dimensions: 
Dimensions in inches
Number of Surround Speakers/Channels Amplifier
1 XLC 2500
2-4  XLC 2800
1-3 DSI 2000
4 DSI 4000
1 DCi |300
2 DCi |600
3 DCi |1250
4 DCi |1250
 Note: specifications are subject to change without notice. 12/2018. © 2018 Harman International. www.jblpro.com