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MK2 identifies this generation.","model_numbers":"Specs section item number. Black US package. No first-generation or global 1300MK2 identifier is included.","status":"Exact model is offered for purchase and marked in stock when checked.","markets":"Exact US product page offers this item for US delivery. This does not assert all markets with similar names.","colors":"Exact maker colour selector.","manufacturer_url":"Product page for this exact marketed model.","dolby_atmos":"Feature and product title explicitly support Dolby Atmos. Supplied package has physical up-firing drivers.","dts_x":"Feature explicitly supports DTS:X. Virtual:X is a separate technology.","voice_assistants":"Works with voice assistant-enabled speakers feature. Requires an external compatible assistant device. The bar has a calibration microphone, not an asserted onboard voice assistant.","dialogue_enhancement":"PureVoice 2.0 feature automatically adjusts dialogue clarity.","equalizer_controls":"Maker page proves app equalizer and manual proves five subwoofer bass levels. Band count is separately documented by the launch release or exact-model review.","power_consumption_standby_w":"Deep sleep feature specifies less than 1 W in standby. Stored number is the strict upper bound, not an exact consumption measurement. Detachable rears must finish charging before low-power standby.","night_mode":"Night Listening directs playback to detachable rears and mutes the main bar and subwoofer. JBL One app required.","sound_modes":"Named selectable rear-speaker playback modes. Broadcasting follows TV audio. Night Listening uses rears while bar and sub are muted. Does not imply Music or Movie EQ presets.","up_firing_driver_count":"Feature explicitly states 6 upward drivers across the main bar and supplied rears. Height channels are not counted as physical drivers."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dwf5682552/pdfs/JBL_BAR_1300XMK2_Specsheet_EN.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["spec_sheet_url"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Two-page English maker datasheet for Bar 1300XMK2."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw6c4b6702/pdfs/HA_JBL_Bar%201300XMK2_OM_AM_EN_V3.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","system_channel_configuration","soundbar_driver_count","speaker_count_total","drivers","subwoofer_included","subwoofer_connection","subwoofer_driver_diameter_mm","rear_speakers_included_count","detachable_rear_speakers","rear_speaker_connection","total_output_power_w","peak_output_power_w","frequency_response_min_hz","frequency_response_max_hz","audio_formats","music_file_formats","ports","hdmi_arc","hdmi_earc","hdmi_cec","video_passthrough","hdr_passthrough_formats","hdcp_version","bluetooth","bluetooth_version","wifi","wifi_standard","wifi_bands","streaming_protocols","built_in_microphone","companion_apps","companion_app_platforms","multiroom_audio","remote_included","automatic_room_calibration","room_calibration_system","power_consumption_network_standby_w","power_supply","rear_speaker_battery_life_h","rear_speaker_charge_time_h","dimensions_mm","weight_g","component_dimensions","package_dimensions_mm","package_weight_g","wall_mountable","in_the_box","wall_mount_included","hdmi_cable_included","optical_cable_included","max_music_file_sample_rate_khz"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Exact Bar 1300XMK2 Owner's Manual. Global-labelled 1000/500 manuals explicitly distinguish US USB playback from other regions.","system_channel_configuration":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Maker channel layout for supplied bar, subwoofer and rears if present. It does not identify physical transducer counts.","soundbar_driver_count":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Eight racetrack, seven tweeter and four upward drivers in main bar.","speaker_count_total":"Product Specifications, pages 24-25. Complete inventory: 19 bar drivers, four per detachable rear enclosure, one subwoofer, total 28. Singular surround speaker transducer line publishes two racetrack plus one 50 mm full-range plus one 75 mm upward driver per enclosure. Maker six upward drivers across package match four main plus one each rear. Crutchfield omits the 50 mm rear driver, so its incomplete description does not override maker inventory.","drivers":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Published driver sizes in mm are retained literally. Rectangular racetrack sizes remain in the type text, not a fabricated circular diameter. Surround counts are per enclosure, matching the singular speaker heading and total six-upward-driver feature. Unlike Bar 1000MK2, these rear counts are not combined across the pair.","subwoofer_included":"Box contents, page 5. One separate powered subwoofer is supplied.","subwoofer_connection":"Subwoofer connection and setup sections. Wireless audio link. Subwoofer requires its own AC power cord.","subwoofer_driver_diameter_mm":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Maker publishes 311 mm driver diameter. Marketing inches are rounded and not converted.","rear_speakers_included_count":"Box contents, page 5. Two detachable wireless rear speaker enclosures are supplied.","detachable_rear_speakers":"Box contents and product overview identify two detachable end speakers for rear surround playback.","rear_speaker_connection":"Setup sections 6.1 and 6.2. Rear audio is wireless. Rears use internal batteries, docked charging or USB-C charging. No AC rear audio cable is required.","total_output_power_w":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Explicit RMS footnote at 1% THD: 785 W for the supplied system. This is audio output, not electrical power consumption.","peak_output_power_w":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Explicit maximum output at 1% THD: 1570 W for the supplied system. Separate RMS footnote is 785 W. This is not operating consumption.","frequency_response_min_hz":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. System response lower endpoint at -6 dB. Measurement signal, room and level are not specified.","frequency_response_max_hz":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. System response upper endpoint at -6 dB. Measurement signal, room and level are not specified.","audio_formats":"Connect and surround sound sections explicitly discuss decoding this content. Partial proved list. Transport-specific TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus support is not inferred from eARC alone.","music_file_formats":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. US USB-A storage playback. Global 500/1000 versions only use USB for service. Does not assert network library formats or lossless USB playback.","ports":"Product overview, back panel page 6. Physical sockets on main bar only. No HDMI revision is inferred from HDCP, eARC or supplied cable rating. Rear speakers have USB-C charging connectors which are outside this bar-only port table.","hdmi_arc":"Connection section 5.1 and TV playback section. HDMI ARC/eARC connections are explicitly documented.","hdmi_earc":"Connection section 5.1 and TV playback section. HDMI ARC/eARC connections are explicitly documented.","hdmi_cec":"Connection section 5.1 and TV playback section. HDMI-CEC control is explicitly documented. Full CEC compatibility across all televisions is not guaranteed.","video_passthrough":"Section 5.1 connects a digital source to HDMI IN and TV to HDMI OUT. Source video passes to the television. Per-resolution limits need separate evidence.","hdr_passthrough_formats":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Both passthrough HDR formats are explicitly listed. Plain HDR10 is not added by inference.","hdcp_version":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Published HDMI HDCP version. Not an HDMI revision.","bluetooth":"Section 5.2. Receives source-device Bluetooth audio.","bluetooth_version":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Main bar audio Bluetooth version. Detachable rears separately use Bluetooth 5.4. Their version does not replace the main bar value.","wifi":"Network setup section 5.3 and product specifications explicitly support Wi-Fi.","wifi_standard":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Published Wi-Fi standards, not inferred solely from bands.","wifi_bands":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Explicit two Wi-Fi radio bands. 5 GHz wireless speaker link is a separate radio function.","streaming_protocols":"Section 5.3 lists supported network streaming routes. Multiroom section 7.6 documents group playback with Google Cast and AirPlay. Format availability depends on route and service.","built_in_microphone":"Product overview page 6 explicitly labels a built-in microphone for sound calibration. No onboard voice-assistant use is claimed.","companion_apps":"Introduction page 4 and network setup section 5.3. Official setup and sound control app.","companion_app_platforms":"Section 5.3 setup explicitly instructs Android or iOS users to download JBL One.","multiroom_audio":"Section 7.6. Synchronised network playback through Google Cast groups or AirPlay selection. Uses the same home network.","remote_included":"Box contents page 5 and remote overview. Separate remote supplied with two AAA batteries.","automatic_room_calibration":"Section 6.3.1 for rear-equipped models or 6.2.1 for Bar 500MK2. Calibration tones and built-in microphone analyse room acoustics after user starts the calibration. Two listening-zone and speaker-position passes on detachable-rear packages.","room_calibration_system":"Calibration section. Maker names the process sound calibration. No different trademark or third-party room calibration system is invented.","power_consumption_network_standby_w":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Strict networked standby upper bound less than 2 W. Stored 2 is a limit, not an exact typical draw. Audio amplifier power is separate. Component and active-network details beyond the bar are not published.","power_supply":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Published AC input range for main bar and supplied subwoofer. Input rating is not workload consumption.","rear_speaker_battery_life_h":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Up to 10 hours per detachable speaker. Varies with volume and content. Bar and powered subwoofer are not battery-operated.","rear_speaker_charge_time_h":"Section 6.2.1. About four hours from empty to full when docked on bar. Stored published approximate duration. USB-C adapter charge time is not asserted.","dimensions_mm":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Bare main bar W x H x D in normal tabletop orientation. Detachable ends are excluded.","weight_g":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Main bar mass published in kg, exactly converted to g. Detachable speakers and subwoofer are listed separately.","component_dimensions":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Each row identifies its enclosure. No combined system mass is calculated. Subwoofer 380 x 482.5 x 380 mm takes precedence over datasheet erroneous 315 x 277 x 275 mm copied from the distinct global dual-8-inch subwoofer. Exact US manual and maker product page agree on the 12-inch enclosure.","package_dimensions_mm":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Packaging W x H x D. Not the product enclosure.","package_weight_g":"Product Specifications, printed pages 24-25. Reference US package shipping mass. Manual 29.3 kg, exactly converted to g.","wall_mountable":"Wall mounting section 4.2 describes installation of supplied bar brackets. Detachable rears also have supplied brackets.","in_the_box":"Box contents page 5. Power-cord quantity and plugs vary by region, so no guessed count. No optional accessory is described as supplied.","wall_mount_included":"Page 5 box contents and section 4.2. Bar mounting brackets and installation hardware supplied.","hdmi_cable_included":"Page 5 box contents. One HDMI cable, published length 1.2 m.","optical_cable_included":"Section 5.1 explicitly says optical cable sold separately. Not inferred solely from an incomplete box list.","max_music_file_sample_rate_khz":"Product Specifications USB section explicitly supports 16-48 kHz sampling for MP3 storage playback on the US USB-A route. Stored 48 is this published file playback ceiling. No higher network-file or wired-input limit is inferred from a generic hi-res claim."}},{"url":"https://support.jbl.com/howto/jbl-warranty-information-us/000028546.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"US powered Home Audio limited warranty. New product bought from authorised US reseller and used in US. Default is one year unless included product card specifies differently. No five-year passive-speaker term is applied."}},{"url":"https://support.jbl.com/gb/en/howto/which-cove-speaker-models-are-compatible-with-jbl-bar-mk2-series-to-form-home-theater-groups-mttxsft6e8-emea/000055042.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["compatible_rear_speakers"],"notes":{"compatible_rear_speakers":"FAQ explicitly includes this exact Bar model. Requires a pair of the same Cove model. Optional speakers are not supplied. This later software ecosystem support does not change reference package channel or driver counts."}},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TWqiglJCo","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Approximate first availability month. Full Transparency exact Bar 1300XMK2 US review published September 10, 2025 identifies its 12-inch subwoofer and links discounted units from JBL, Best Buy and Amazon. Maker first retail date not found. SoundGuys later October 15 date conflicts with this earlier exact-model review. Global dual-8-inch 1300MK2 launch timing is not inherited."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/jbl/bar-1300xmk2-soundbar","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["equalizer_controls","sound_modes"],"notes":{"equalizer_controls":"Public exact-model review verdict and Music section explicitly identify seven-band EQ. Main bar plus its supplied 12-inch sub and detachable rears. Firmware version not public. Manual bass controls are separate.","sound_modes":"Public Music verdict identifies Standard and Dialogue/TV verdict identifies Movie preset. These complement maker-documented Broadcasting and Night Listening modes. Exact 2026 tested firmware is not stated publicly. No other preset names are invented."}},{"url":"https://www.abt.com/JBL-Bar-1300XMK2-11.1.4-Channel-Soundbar-with-Detachable-Surround-Speakers-Wireless-Subwoofer-JBLBAR1300XM2BLKAM/p/228583.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["gtins","streaming_protocols"],"notes":{"gtins":"UPC cell explicitly pairs this code with US JBLBAR1300XM2BLKAM. Leading zero retained. B&H exact SKU corroborates. Bundle UPCs and Brazilian sibling codes are excluded.","streaming_protocols":"Exact product key features explicitly state AirPlay 2. Other protocols are independently documented by the exact manual section 5.3. Retailer Bluetooth and Alexa errors are not used."}},{"url":"https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109B130MK2/JBL-Bar-1300XMK2.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["audio_format_connections","audio_formats"],"notes":{"audio_format_connections":"Exact-model Optical Digital Input section states stereo PCM and Dolby Digital up to 5.1 channels. Optical does not carry Atmos or TrueHD. Generic eARC explanatory text is not used to infer codec/transport combinations. Firmware unreported. The source 5.1 layout means five main channels plus one LFE channel. max_channels stores the total decoded input count, so this row is 6. It does not count soundbar output speakers or Atmos objects.","audio_formats":"Exact-model product research Audio/Video Section explicitly adds Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and DTS-HD to the maker-proved Atmos, Dolby Digital and DTS:X list. Its Optical Digital Input section separately proves PCM. Generic eARC explanations are not used to assert individual transport codec rows. Firmware unreported."}}],"fields_filled":72,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}