INTRODUCTION

   Portable speakers may not be among the most popular wireless devices all year long but their sales seem to explore during the summer period probably because many people are looking for something to accompany them (and their friends) while relaxing in their back yard, camping or even when at the beach or pool. However although quite versatile and useful because of their compact size and thus limited power output the majority of portable speakers out there simply can't cover a large area and so they are not really ideal for people looking to throw a "party" with their friends. The solution to that is rather simple so you can either choose to pair two or more portable speakers to cover a larger/wider area (not many models support pairing but the number continuously increases) or if there's an electrical socket nearby and you want plenty of power you can get your hands on one of the larger "portable" active speakers like the JAD38-B (EL815820) by E-Lektron.

   E-Lektron started its business in 2007, its target to offer DJ & PA electronics online at competitive prices and with premium service. At that time regular suppliers were not so keen on their products being offered online so E-Lektron started developing their own products, starting with speakers and amplifiers. Our products are being manufactured by contract-manufacturers with E-Lektron’s high standards and are shipped to our customers in the EU with DHL from our warehouse in Paderborn, Germany. Our prices are competitive since there's no “middle man” and our products are covered by a 2-year warranty (after which we can still repair them in our own workshop thanks to our large stock of spare parts, also for older products).

   Unlike the majority of portable speakers in the market currently the JAD38-B (EL815820) by E-Lektron is a massive 16Kg heavy 2-way (bass reflex) digital bi-amp active model with an rather impressive maximum power output of up to 250 WRMS at 4Ohm (500 WRMS total) and so to operate it needs to be plugged into an electrical socket. Also thanks to its large 15"/38cm diameter woofer and titanium-dome dynamic tweeter the speaker has a frequency range/response of 40Hz-20KHz with a sensitivity of 104dB. This of course means that the JAD38-B is far from what we'd call compact but since its hard plastic enclosure has a handle with which you can carry it around it's indeed a portable model. Power output however is not what separates the JAD38-B from most portable speakers out there so starting with its audio inputs not only can it be used both wirelessly (via Bluetooth v4.0 connectivity via CSR's BlueCore CSR8635 QFN chip – AVCRP v1.4/A2DP v1.2/HFP v1.6/HSP v1.2/DI v1.3) and wired (stereo RCA) but it also has a built-in FM radio and an MP3/WMA player which can be used with the intergrated USB port and SD/MMC card slot (navigation is rather easy thanks to a small LCD screen). If these weren't enough however the JAD38-B also features 5 individual control knobs (microphone volume/echo/treble/bass/master volume), speaker output (the internal bi-amp can power a second passive speaker with an impedance of at least 4 Ohms), stereo RCA outputs (for connection with another active box or PA system) and two 6.3mm ports which can be used either with two microphones or a single microphone and an instrument like an electric guitar and/or bass. Sounds interesting right?