Deal | JBL Authentics 200 retro smart speaker receives steep 43% discount

The JBL Authentics 200 has received its biggest price discount ever on Amazon, dropping 43% from an MSRP of $349.95 to an holiday sales price of $199.95. The smart speaker allows full voice control over streaming music playback and smart homes using Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant simultaneously.

Users can ask the two smart assistants to stream music from Google Music or Amazon Music as well as control other Google and Amazon smart home devices from locks to lights. Additionally, the Authentics 200 supports 802.11ax Wi-Fi or Ethernet network connections for streaming of music from AirPlay, Alexa Multi-Room Music (MRM), Chromecast built-in, and Spotify Connect. The speakers can also play analog music from external sources using a 3.5mm cable, MP3 audio files on a USB flash drive, and streaming audio over a Bluetooth 5.3 connection. Mulitple JBL Authentics speakers can be used throughout a home for synchronized playback of selected music.

The speaker drives the 25mm stereo tweeters, a 5-inch woofer, and a 6-inch passive radiator with 90 watts of power with a frequency response of 50Hz - 20kHz at -6dB and a THD < 1%. The aluminum frame speaker is wrapped in dark faux-leather and has a Quadrex-pattern front grill like that found on JBL's speaker classics from the 70s. The JBL Authentics 200 measures 10.48 x 6.76 x 6.59 inches (266.3 x 171.7 x 167.4 mm) and weighs 6.88 lbs. (3.12 kg).

Readers wanting something more powerful than the 90-watt JBL Authentics 200 with a 43% discount on Amazon can look into the 270-watt JBL Authentics 500 with a 29% discount on Amazon to rock the holidays away.

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