JBL Project EVEREST DD66000, Брошюра и характеристики

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I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n
Project Everest
DD66000
Project Everest DD66000 joins the long line of masterpieces
from JBL, extending back to the Hartsfield and the Paragon.
Like its legendary predecessors, it will provide inspiration
for years to come as a new paradigm for musical realism
and groundbreaking design. The distinctive curved surfaces
are emblematic of JBL’s technical mastery in all areas of
loudspeaker construction – innovative styling in the service
of superb audio performance. The seamless integration of horn
and baffle is a striking design statement and a key element in
the system’s stunning musicality. The DD66000 reaffirms the
goal of JBL founder James B. Lansing “to create the most
beautiful home speakers.” Merging technology and art, it is
both a worthy heir to JBL’s 60-year legacy and a harbinger
of things to come.
Project Everest DD66000 Industrial Designer
Daniel Ashcraft
(President and Creative Director, Ashcraft Design)
An Aesthetic and Technological Tour de Force
Project Everest DD66000 is the latest achievement in the highly
productive 20-year collaboration of Greg Timbers, JBL’s chief
engineer, and Daniel Ashcraft, chief creative officer of Ashcraft
Design. Timbers, who had been tinkering with homemade
loudspeaker designs since the age of 13, joined JBL in 1972 with
a master’s degree in acoustics from UCLA. Ashcraft, a graduate
of the Art Center College of Design, founded his own product and
interior design firm in 1985. The two first joined forces to produce
the JBL Project Everest DD55000 system of 1985. A hallmark in
design, engineering and performance, the DD55000 set the stage
for the team’s Project K2 S9500 in 1990 and its successor, the
K2 S9800, in 2001.
“With Project Everest DD66000,
we were seeking the perfect balance
between the enclosure design and the
acoustical vision.” Daniel Ashcraft