Push the Limits on What You Get from a Sub-$600 Floor-Standing Loudspeaker with the JBL Stage 280F: Includes Next-Gen Waveguide, HDI Horn, Two Eight-Inch Woofers, Cutting-Edge Crossover, Atmos Option

Experience signature JBL sound from a budget-conscious floor-standing loudspeaker that benefits from the company’s decades of engineering and audio experience in the form of the Stage 280F. The flagship of the Stage 2 Series brings the low bass with dual eight-inch polycellulose ribbed cone woofers, which benefit from a proprietary mix of materials that lend to exceptional rigidity and responsiveness. The highs come across loud, proud, and clear by way of a one-inch anodized aluminum tweeter coupled to a Stage 2 HDI horn, resulting in terrific dynamics and efficiency. Never known to rest on its laurels, JBL devised a new geometry for the waveguide that allows Stage 280F to play with levels of directivity, accuracy, and neutrality normally associated with elevated price points. 

Developed and created at JBL’s renowned Acoustic Engineer Center of Excellence in California, the 43.8 x 14.1 x 16.5-inch (HWD) Stage 280F can perform double duty as both a high-end stereo and home-theater speaker. It seamlessly mates with the JBL 240H height speakers to let you add Dolby Atmos to your system and includes dedicated Atmos five-way binding posts. A 2.5-way crossover adds to its might. Built with air-core inductors and mylar capacitors for ultra-low distortion in the hf section, and laminate-core inductors and electrolytic capacitors for fast speed in the lf section, this unique design crosses over the top woofer right below the tweeter’s output; the other woofer is crossed over at a lower frequency. The upshot: A punchy midrange that still permits each woofer to extend for days, and a cohesive and balanced output that ably serves anything you want to hear. Another hi-fi-minded feature: dual racetrack flared rear-firing ports that reduce the velocity of the air emanating from the cabinet and help eliminate coloration. 

Available in two classy finishes, the 55.2-pound Stage 280F touts looks that parallel its overachieving sonics. It’s also easy to drive courtesy of its 91dB sensitivity. Removable magnetic grilles and a five-year manufacturer warranty further the extraordinary value of this 2.5-way floor-stander. 

Want to know more, or get a read on how Stage 280F differs from other models in this bracket? Contact a Music Direct audio consultant at 312-433-0200 and we’ll happily provide the guidance you deserve.