Product Summary


  • Rugged Enclosure

  • Versatile Rigging

  • Extended Coverage














When your large venue demands powerful sound reinforcement that reaches greater distances than traditional loudspeakers, turn to the JBL VLA901i. This passive three-way full-range loudspeaker, part of the cutting-edge VLA series, harnesses advanced transducer technology to deliver remarkable output without the bulk. Designed for permanent installation in line array systems, the VLA901i boasts an impressive lineup, featuring two robust 15" low-frequency drivers, two agile 8" mid-frequency drivers, and three high-frequency compression drivers equipped with a 1.5" throat exit.

Key Features:

1. Extended Coverage: With a wide 90° horizontal coverage, the VLA901i ensures consistent sound dispersion for large audiences, minimizing interference when configuring your array.

2. Power to Spare: This loudspeaker can handle the heat with a maximum total power handling of 1860W peak, offering ample headroom for your external amplifiers.

3. Built to Last: Crafted to withstand the rigors of both indoor and outdoor applications, the VLA901i boasts a rugged DuraFlex finish, weather-resistant transducer components, and an IPx3 and Mil-Std 810 rating.

4. Versatile Rigging: Customize your line array setup effortlessly, thanks to multiple M10 threaded rigging points on all sides of the loudspeaker. You have the flexibility to create your array configuration as needed.

Advanced Transducers: JBL's advanced component transducers, including two 15" LF drivers with dual 3" voice coils and neodymium differential drive, two 8" MF drivers with dual 3" voice coils and neodymium differential drive, and three HF compression drivers with a 1.5" exit and single 3" voice coil, combine to deliver high output with minimal weight.

Rugged Enclosure: The VLA901i's enclosure is built tough, featuring a 5/8" Baltic birch plywood case, a resilient black DuraFlex finish, and a powder-coated 14-gauge perforated steel grille with cloth backing.

Effortless Installation: Setting up the VLA901i is a breeze, thanks to a straightforward barrier strip for input signals and four integrated rigging points on every side (top, bottom, and each side), providing a total of 16 threaded M10 points for easy line array configuration.

Elevate your sound experience with the JBL VLA901i—an audio powerhouse designed for high-performance installations in any environment, combining power, durability, and ease of setup for exceptional results.











JBL P3183-MX VLA Series VLA901i Passive 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker

SKU: JBLP3183MX | UPC: 691991014994
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$10,420.00

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JBL P3183-MX VLA Series VLA901i Passive 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker $10,420.00
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Key Features

  • <ul>\n <li>Rugged Enclosure</li>\n <li>Versatile Rigging</li>\n <li>Extended Coverage</li>\n</ul>

Technical Details

Specifications

General
Enclosure Type
Bass-Reflex Loudspeaker
Total Power Capacity
1860 W Peak (2 Hours) LF: 1300 W (2 Hours) 1000 W RMS (100 Hours) MF: 400 W HF: 160 W
Constant Voltage / Transformer Taps
None
System Impedance
LF: 4 Ohms MF: 4 Ohms HF: 16 Ohms
Drivers
HF Driver
3 x Compression Driver with 1.5" / 3.8 cm Throat
HF Voice Coil
3" / 7.6 cm
MF Driver
2 x 8" / 20.3 cm
MF Voice Coil
Dual 3" / 7.6 cm
LF Driver
2 x 15" / 38.1 cm
LF Voice Coil
Dual 3" / 7.6 cm
Magnet
LF: Neodymium MF: Neodymium
Performance
Frequency Range
41 Hz to 20 kHz -10 dB 45 Hz to 19.5 kHz -6 dB 50 Hz to 19.2 kHz -3 dB
Maximum SPL
146 dB SPL (Peak) 137.8 dB SPL (LF, Peak) 142 dB SPL (MF, Peak) 140 dB (HF, Peak)
Coverage Angle
90° H
Speaker Sensitivity
LF: 99 dB MF: 106 dB HF: 106 dB
Connectivity
Audio I/O
1 x Barrier Strip Speaker Input (Lockable)
Signal Processing
Crossover
High-Pass: 250 Hz Low-Pass: 1.7 kHz
Filters
None
Phase Adjustment
None
Physical
Color
Black
Mounting
4 x M10 Integrated Rigging (Top) 4 x M10 Integrated Rigging (Bottom) 4 x M10 Integrated Rigging (Each Side)
Handles
None
Environmental Protection
Advertised as Outdoor Use/Weather Resistant *Manufacturer Testing: IPX3 / MIL-STD-810
Construction Material
Plywood, Polymer, Steel
Dimensions
53 to 25 x 20.8" / 134.6 to 63.5 x 52.8 cm
Weight
201 lb / 91.2 kg
JBL JBLP3183-MX VLA Series VLA901i Passive 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker
JBL

JBL P3183-MX VLA Series VLA901i Passive 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker

$10,420.00

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General

<div class="group_fDXOr6EpR9">
<table class="table_fDXOr6EpR9" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTable">
<tbody>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Enclosure Type</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Bass-Reflex Loudspeaker</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Total Power Capacity</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">1860 W Peak (2 Hours)
<b>LF:</b>
1300 W (2 Hours)
1000 W RMS (100 Hours)
<b>MF:</b>
400 W
<b>HF:</b>
160 W</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Constant Voltage / Transformer Taps</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><i>None</i></div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">System Impedance</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>LF:</b>
4 Ohms
<b>MF:</b>
4 Ohms
<b>HF:</b>
16 Ohms</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div class="name_fDXOr6EpR9" data-selenium="specsItemGroupName">Drivers</div>
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<tbody>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">HF Driver</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>3 x </b>Compression Driver with 1.5" / 3.8 cm Throat</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">HF Voice Coil</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">3" / 7.6 cm</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">MF Driver</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>2 x </b>8" / 20.3 cm</div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">MF Voice Coil</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Dual 3" / 7.6 cm</div></td>
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<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">LF Driver</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>2 x </b>15" / 38.1 cm</div></td>
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<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">LF Voice Coil</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Dual 3" / 7.6 cm</div></td>
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<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Magnet</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>LF:</b>
Neodymium
<b>MF:</b>
Neodymium</div></td>
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<div class="name_fDXOr6EpR9" data-selenium="specsItemGroupName">Performance</div>
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<tbody>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Frequency Range</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">41 Hz to 20 kHz -10 dB
45 Hz to 19.5 kHz -6 dB
50 Hz to 19.2 kHz -3 dB</div></td>
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<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Maximum SPL</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">146 dB SPL (Peak)
137.8 dB SPL (LF, Peak)
142 dB SPL (MF, Peak)
140 dB (HF, Peak)</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Coverage Angle</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">90° H</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Speaker Sensitivity</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>LF:</b>
99 dB
<b>MF:</b>
106 dB
<b>HF:</b>
106 dB</div></td>
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<div class="name_fDXOr6EpR9" data-selenium="specsItemGroupName">Connectivity</div>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Audio I/O</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>1 x </b>Barrier Strip Speaker Input (Lockable)</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Crossover</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>High-Pass:</b>
250 Hz
<b>Low-Pass:</b>
1.7 kHz</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Filters</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><i>None</i></div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Phase Adjustment</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><i>None</i></div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Color</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv " data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Black</div></td>
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<tr class="pair_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableRow">
<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Mounting</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><b>4 x </b>M10 Integrated Rigging (Top)<b></b>
<b>4 x </b>M10 Integrated Rigging (Bottom)<b></b>
<b>4 x </b>M10 Integrated Rigging (Each Side)<b></b></div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Handles</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv"><i>None</i></div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Environmental Protection</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Advertised as Outdoor Use/Weather Resistant
*Manufacturer Testing: IPX3 / MIL-STD-810</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Construction Material</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">Plywood, Polymer, Steel</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Dimensions</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">53 to 25 x 20.8" / 134.6 to 63.5 x 52.8 cm</div></td>
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<td class="label_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnLabel">Weight</td>
<td class="value_KqJ3Q3GPKv" data-selenium="specsItemGroupTableColumnValue">
<div class="expandableValue_KqJ3Q3GPKv">201 lb / 91.2 kg</div></td>
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