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CONTROL 23-1
Ultra-Compact Indoor/Outdoor Background/Foreground Speaker
Professional Series
Features:
Components:
• 3” woofer with woven berglass cone
• 1/2” PEI diaphragm tweeter with uid cooling
Contemporary, high-design appearance
Built-in InvisiBall® mounting hardware*, plus
available U-bracket
Weather resistant enclosure and transducers
Wide 100° x 100° coverage
50 Watt power handling (100 Watt program) in
direct 8 setting, plus built-in 15 Watt 70V/100V
multi-tap transformer.
High delity sound character with broad frequency
response of 70 Hz – 20 kHz.
Applications:
e Control® 23-1 is a two-way 3” speaker with rich sonic character, wide
coverage, consistent dispersion, versatile mounting, and a contemporary highdesign look that ts into a wide range of decors. is makes Control 23-1
an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications, including retail stores,
restaurants, health clubs, theme parks, educational facilities, hospitality, music
cafes, leisure venues, and anywhere where a top quality compact indoor/
outdoor foreground/background music (and/or paging) speaker is required.
e unique InvisiBall mounting hardware is included with each system,
making short work of permanent installation. e InvisiBall mounting method
provides a high degree of both vertical and horizontal rotation, and because
InvisiBall adjustments are made through a hidden access behind the logo badge,
the grille never needs to be removed. In addition, that provides a high degree
of the deterrence. Integrated M6 mounting points for an optional U-bracket
adds to the installation versatility.
e LF driver’s woven berglass cone provides durability and weather capable
performance. e light weight high-temperature Kapton™ voice coil former and
high-temperature voice coil wire ensure excellent sensitivity and high power
handling, while also providing stable performance under long-term high-power
working conditions. e pure butyl rubber surround delivers clean sound and
robust operation. JBL’s WeatherEdge™ is a seamless, rubberized extension
of the woofer surround that provides added protection to critical transducer
elements. Cone geometry is optimized for smooth frequency response and
consistent o-axis performance, while an FEA-optimized motor construction
and linear suspension spider helps to lower harmonic distortion.
e HF driver’s low viscosity ferro-magnetic uid increases voice coil cooling
for higher long-term power handling. e soened PEI diaphragm delivers a
smooth and pure high frequency sound quality. e light weight Kapton™ voice
coil former increases durability while providing better high frequency response
extension. All these factors also contribute toward making the driver especially
rugged for outdoors and other stressful applications.
In addition to the driver designs contributing toward a high degree of
weather resistance, the cabinet provides excellent endurance against sun, salt
and moisture. Grilles are heavily zinc-plated and nished in a tough, highgrade powder coating for rust resistance. e optional MTC-23WMG-1
WeatherMax™ grilles are available for especially dicult environments and to
break up driving rain. Connection is made via weather-capable screw-down
terminals. e optional MTC-PC2 and MTC-PC3 panel covers are available
to further protect the terminal compartment, providing a water-tight sealed
gland-nut entrance (when used with round-jacketed cable within the specied
diameter range).
e speaker provides a very natural sound character. e system is capable of
handling 50 Watts continuous pink noise (100 Watts program) at its 8 ohm
setting and is also equipped with a built-in 15 Watt 70V/100V multi-tap
transformer for operation on distributed speaker lines. e combination of
high sensitivity and power handling provides high Max SPL of 103 dB.
e Control 23-1 readily accepts a variety of paints and nishes to match any
décor. Available in black or white (-WH).
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CONTROL 23-1 Ultra-Compact Indoor/Outdoor Background/Foreground Speaker
Specications:
Frequency Range (-10 dB): 70 Hz to 20 kHz
Frequency Response (+/-3 dB): 95 Hz - 19 kHz
Power Rating: 100W Continuous Program (2 hrs)
Maximum Input Voltage: 17.2 V RMS (2 hrs), 34.4 V peak
Maximum SPL: 103 dB ave. Continuous Pink Noise (109 dB peak)
Sensitivity: 86 dB, 1W/1m (ave. 100 Hz – 10 kHz)
Coverage Angle: 100° x 100°
Directivity Factor (Q): 5.8 (averaged 1kHz – 16kHz)
Directivity Index (DI): 7.2 dB (averaged 1kHz – 16kHz)
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms (THRU setting )
Crossover Type: 2nd order low-pass, 2nd order high-pass
Circuitry:
Transformer Taps: 70V: 15W, 7.5W, 3.7W, 1.8W
Recommended Protective High-Pass: 70 Hz high-pass (24 dB/oct) (for 8 operation and for all 70V/100V taps settings) .
Transducers:
Low Frequency Driver: 76 mm (3.0 in), woven-berglass cone with pure butyl rubber surround with Weather-Edge frame protection, high-temp Kap-
High Frequency Driver: 13 mm (0.5 in) PEI diaphragm, low-viscosity ferro-magnetic uid, and lightweight Kapton™ voice coil former.
Physical:
Enclosure Material: High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), painted with highly-UV resistant paint on white (-WH) version for maximum
Installation: InvisiBall™ wall-mounting system included. Two 6 mm attachment points (on top and bottom) for optional MTC-23UB-1
Environmental: IP-44 per IEC529 (IP-55 when installed with the optional MTC-23WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille and either MTC-PC2 or
Termination: Screw-down terminal strip, zinc-plated copper based, nickel-plated metal screws and washers. Accepts up to 9 mm outside 4 mm
Agency Rating : ROHS-compliant; Transformer UL Recognized per UL1876
Dimensions (H x W x D): 200 x 141 x 111 mm (7.9 x 5.6 x 4.4 in); 141 mm (5.6 in) deep total when mounted on InvisiBall wall-mount bracket.
Net Weight: 1.8 kg (4.0 lbs)
Shipping Weight: 3.85kg (8.5 lbs) for the pair-pack (for 2 speakers) 12.0kg (26.5lbs) for the master-pack (for 6 speakers)
Included Accessories: InvisiBall™ wall-mounting system), 4 mm x 80 mm hex key
Optional Accessories: MTC-23UB-1 – Yolk-type U-bracket (&-WH)
50 W (200W peak), Continuous Pink Noise (2 hrs)
40 W (160W peak) Continuous Pink Noise (100 hrs)
100V: 15W, 7.5W, 3.7W
Insertion Loss <0.43 dB at any tap setting
ru Setting: 8 nominal
ton™ voice coil former, high-temp voice coil wire, optimized cone geometry, linear suspension spider, and FEA optimized motor
structure.
UV fade resistance.
Grille: Highly zinc-plated, nished in durable TGIC polyester powdercoating. MTC-23WMG-1 (&-WH) available with Weather-
Max™ multi-layer foam and tight-weave mesh vapor barrier backing.
(&-WH) U-bracket. Secondary safety attachment loop point on back panel.
MTC-PC3 panel cover.) Exceeds MilSpec 810 for humidity, salt-spray, temperature & UV. Passes MilStd-202F for salt spray
and ASTM G85 for acid-air plus salt spray. Optional MTC-23WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille for breaking up driving rain and for
especially dicult environments.
inside open lugs (#6, #8, or #10 lug), plus bare wire (up to 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2). Optional MTC-PC2 and MTC-PC3
protective panel covers available to provide sealed entrance for additional weather protection.
Colors: Black (RAL9004) or white (-WH, RAL9016)
MTC-23WMG-1 – WeatherMax grille with backing (&-WH)
MTC-23CM – Ceiling-Mount InvisiBall adapter (&-WH)
¹ In half-space (on-wall, 2π).
² At 8Ω setting. Continuous Pink Noise rating is IEC-shaped pink noise with a 6 dB crest factor. Continuous Program Power is defined as 3 dB above the
Continuous Pink Noise Rating and is a conservative expression of the system’s ability to handle normal speech and music program material.
Calculated from sensitivity and power handling, exclusive of power compression, at THRU setting.
Half-space (on-wall) averaged 100 Hz – 10 kHz, 2.83V.
Coverage angle (-6 dB) average between 1.5 kHz and 12 kHz.
For protection against driving below resonant frequency and to keep transformer out of saturation.
In vertical orientation