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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. Height is virtual on this 5.1 system.","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 1 is the strict upper bound, not an exact consumption measurement."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw22eaa746/pdfs/JBL_BAR_500MK2_Black_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 500MK2."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dwe0f52f01/pdfs/HA_JBL_Bar%20500MK2_OM_Global_EN_V7.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","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","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 500MK2 Owner's Manual. Global-labelled 1000/500 manuals explicitly distinguish US USB playback from other regions.","system_channel_configuration":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. 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 19. Five racetrack drivers and four tweeters in main bar.","speaker_count_total":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Complete transducer inventory: nine active drivers in bar and one in supplied subwoofer. Virtual height and surround channels are excluded.","drivers":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Published driver sizes in mm are retained literally. Rectangular racetrack sizes remain in the type text, not a fabricated circular diameter.","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 19. Maker publishes 260 mm driver diameter. Marketing inches are rounded and not converted.","rear_speakers_included_count":"Box contents, page 5. Reference package contains main bar and subwoofer, with no separate rears.","detachable_rear_speakers":"Box contents and product overview identify a single-piece bar with no detachable end speakers.","total_output_power_w":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Explicit RMS footnote at 1% THD: 375 W for the supplied system. This is audio output, not electrical power consumption.","peak_output_power_w":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Explicit maximum output at 1% THD: 750 W for the supplied system. Separate RMS footnote is 375 W. This is not operating consumption.","frequency_response_min_hz":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. System response lower endpoint at -6 dB. Measurement signal, room and level are not specified.","frequency_response_max_hz":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. 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 19. 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. No Ethernet port is listed or drawn for this model.","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 19. Both passthrough HDR formats are explicitly listed. Plain HDR10 is not added by inference.","hdcp_version":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Published HDMI HDCP version. Not an HDMI revision.","bluetooth":"Section 5.2. Receives source-device Bluetooth audio.","bluetooth_version":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Main bar audio Bluetooth version.","wifi":"Network setup section 5.3 and product specifications explicitly support Wi-Fi.","wifi_standard":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Published Wi-Fi standards, not inferred solely from bands.","wifi_bands":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. 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 19. 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 19. Published AC input range for main bar and supplied subwoofer. Input rating is not workload consumption.","dimensions_mm":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Bare main bar W x H x D in normal tabletop orientation. Detachable ends are excluded.","weight_g":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Main bar mass published in kg, exactly converted to g. Detachable speakers and subwoofer are listed separately.","component_dimensions":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Each row identifies its enclosure. No combined system mass is calculated.","package_dimensions_mm":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Packaging W x H x D. Not the product enclosure.","package_weight_g":"Product Specifications, printed pages 19. Reference US package shipping mass. Manual Others region mass 15.86 kg, not EMEA/UK/AU/NZ 18.0 kg and not earlier datasheet rounded 15.9 kg.","wall_mountable":"Wall mounting section 4.2 describes installation of supplied bar 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://news.harman.com/releases/jbl-introduces-next-gen-bar-series-for-truly-immersive-entertainment","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","equalizer_controls","night_mode","release_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Dated US maker launch announcement. Exact Bar 500MK2 is named. Flagship global 1300MK2 specification and launch timing are not imported. Availability table states June 2025 for this model, supporting release_date 2025-06.","launch_price_usd":"US release price table for Bar 500MK2. Literal $649 list price, excluding US sales tax. No .95 appended from current retail pricing.","equalizer_controls":"June 9 announcement states seven-band EQ for every newly listed Bar model. Exact Bar 500MK2 is in this release. Manual documents five subwoofer bass levels.","night_mode":"Exact launch table identifies Night Listening as No for Bar 500MK2. Current exact manual and maker page list no later Night Listening mode.","release_date":"Maker availability table states June 2025 for Bar 500MK2. Les Numeriques exact review independently says available since June 2025. Later August forecast from Toms Guide is not used."}},{"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.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/jbl/bar-500mk2-750w","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["up_firing_driver_count"],"notes":{"up_firing_driver_count":"Public Movies verdict explicitly says no upward drivers. Virtual Dolby Atmos playback does not establish physical height drivers. Supplied bar and 10-inch subwoofer only."}},{"url":"https://www.lesnumeriques.com/barre-de-son/jbl-bar-500mk2-p76735/test.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["video_passthrough_modes","vrr_passthrough","allm_passthrough","streaming_protocols"],"notes":{"video_passthrough_modes":"Connectivity section explicitly describes HDMI source passthrough at 4K60 and excludes 4K120. OneOS 3.0, JBL One 2.1.10. Chroma and bit depth unstated. No lower-resolution maxima inferred.","vrr_passthrough":"Connectivity paragraph explicitly says VRR missing. Tested OneOS 3.0 and JBL One 2.1.10. Exact HDMI source/television hardware not reported.","allm_passthrough":"Connectivity paragraph explicitly says ALLM missing. Tested OneOS 3.0 and JBL One 2.1.10. Exact HDMI source/television hardware not reported.","streaming_protocols":"Connectivity section names network protocols, explicitly AirPlay 2. Exact test firmware OneOS 3.0, JBL One 2.1.10. This is separate from Bluetooth codecs."}},{"url":"https://www.lesnumeriques.com/barre-de-son/jbl-bar-500mk2-p76735/test.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["measured_latency"],"notes":{"measured_latency":"Connectivity section reports measured 160 ms with app delay set to 0 ms. Exact reference bar and supplied sub, OneOS 3.0 firmware, JBL One 2.1.10. Passage discusses Bluetooth but does not independently label the measurement transport, so connection is left unknown. Codec, host, room correction and sound mode unreported. No connection inferred from paragraph order."}},{"url":"https://www.heise.de/bestenlisten/testbericht/jbl-bar-500mk2-im-test-soundbar-mit-riesigem-subwoofer-und-dolby-atmos/7jt4yx5","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["bluetooth_codecs"],"notes":{"bluetooth_codecs":"Connections and features paragraph explicitly states Bluetooth AAC support for exact Bar 500MK2. Firmware and source device unstated. No SBC, aptX or LE Audio support inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1897358-REG/jbl_jblbar500m2blkam_bar_500_5_1_sound.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"UPC paired with manufacturer part JBLBAR500M2BLKAM. Leading zero retained. Exact Abt SKU corroborates. Retailer rounded subwoofer size and RMS labels are not imported."}},{"url":"https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109B500MK2/JBL-Bar-500MK2.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":"Optical Digital Input section explicitly proves PCM decoding. Maker manual separately proves other listed formats. Partial verified list. Conflicting DTS claims for Bar 500MK2 and retailer Bluetooth errors are excluded."}}],"fields_filled":74,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}