JBL, or more succinctly, Mr James B. Lansing, has been trotting out sound reinforcement drivers for the motion picture industry since the 1920s; the musical instrument field with Fender's use of the D130F speaker for its instrument amplifiers since the late 1950s; and for the professional studio sphere since 1973 with the 4300 series studio monitors. The company's been around several blocks multiple times, and these days, JBL has pretty much become a household name. But JBL didn't start out as JBL. The company's founder, James B. Lansing, kicked it all off in 1927 with the Lansing Manufacturing Company. In 1941, the Lansing Manufacturing Company was acquired by Altec Service Company, hence Altec Lansing. It wasn't until James Lansing left Altec Lansing to form a company using his initials that JBL was born.
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