JBL Authentics 300
Portable smart home speaker with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and voice assistants with retro design.
Sold from 2023 until now
Getting started with your JBL Authentics 300
Quick Start Guide & Downloads
Product Specifications
- Power supply
- 100 - 240V AC, ~ 50/60Hz
- Total speaker power output (Max @THD 1%)
- 100W
- Transducer
- 2 x 25mm tweeter + 5.25" woofer
- Networked standby power
- < 2.0 W
- Operating temperature:0 °C - 45 °C
- Lithium battery
- 3.6V, 4800mAh
- Battery charge time
- <3.5 hours
- Music play time
- up to 8 hours (dependent on volume level and audio content)
- Frequency response
- 45Hz - 20kHz (-6dB)
- Audio inputs
- 1 Audio in, Bluetooth/WIFI, Ethernet and USB (USB playback is available in US version. For other versions, USB is for Service only.)
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 342 x 195.6 x 180.3 / 13.46" x 7.7" x 7.1"
- Weight
- 4.9 Kg / 10.8 lbs
- Packaging dimensions (W x H x D)
- 403 x 272 x 272mm / 15.9" x 10.7" x 10.7"
- Packaging Weight
- 6.64 kg / 14.6 lbs
- Bluetooth version
- 5.3
- Bluetooth prole
- A2DP 1.3.2, AVRCP 1.5
- Bluetooth transmitter frequency range:2400 MHz - 2483.5 MHz
- Bluetooth transmitter power:<13 dBm (EIRP)
- Wi-Fi network:IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz/5GHz)
- 2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter frequency range
- 2412 - 2472 MHz (2.4 GHz ISM Band, USA 11 Channels, Europe and others 13 Channels)
- 2.4G Wi-Fi transmitter power
- <20 dBm (EIRP)
- 5G Wi-Fi transmitter frequency range
- 5.15 - 5.35GHz, 5.470 - 5.725GHz, 5.725 - 5.825GHz
- 5G Wi-Fi transmitter power
- 5.15 - 5.25GHz <23dBm, 5.25 - 5.35GHz & 5.470 - 5.725GHz <23dBm, 5.725 - 5.825GHz <14dBm (EIRP)
- Charging time (hrs)
- 3.5
- Maximum music playing time (hrs)
- 8
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Yes
- 3.5 mm audio cable Input
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- JBL One App
- Yes
- Voice Assistant integration
- Yes
- Rechargable battery
- Yes
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- * Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant may not be available in all countries or languages. Features and functionality may vary.
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- ©2023 Amazon.com, Inc. or it’s affiliates. Amazon, Alexa, and all related marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
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- Google is a trademark of Google LLC
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- Please check here for your country/language
Retro style and superior sound that go great together—anywhere
Enjoy retro style, amazing audio, and built-in dual voice assistants* anywhere in your home. With the JBL Authentics 300 speaker's leather-like enclosure, convenient metal handle, and built-in rechargeable battery, you can take your music with you—from the kitchen for your dinner-prep playlist to the bedroom for your wind-down podcast. Its retro '70s-inspired design featuring the iconic Quadrex grille makes a bold statement anywhere you set it down. And so do its wide soundstage, crystal-clear highs, and deep bass. With Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa available simultaneously*, you can play your favorite music, control your smart home devices, and more, hands-free, using just your voice.
FAQs & How-Tos
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No. Alexa notifications must be set up in the Alexa app and you can control the notification via Alexa voice only.
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Yes, you can use the universal command “ Stop”, “Dismiss”, “Cancel” and “Quiet” to stop the current music playback, alarm and timer.
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No, unless you have set up devices with both voice assistants, you cannot use Alexa to control devices you set up only in the Google Home app, or use Google Assistant to control devices you set up only in the Alexa app.
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AUTHENTICS 200/300/500
Software Update Release Notes
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Version: 24.20.21.50.00
Release Date: May 23, 2024
Release Media: OTA (over the air) Automatic Update
What’s New
- Add Roon Ready feature
- Add Spotify HiFi support
- Add AAC codec BT streaming support
- Fixed bugs
- Improved performance
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Version: 24.01.41.50.00
Release Date: January 16, 2024
Release Media: OTA (over the air) Automatic Update
What’s New
- Normalized volume level when using stereo pairing with AirPlay 2
- Add support for stereo pairing (Authentics 500)
- Fixed bugs
- Improved performance
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Version: 23.46.65.50.00
Release Date: November 27, 2023
Release Media: OTA (over the air) Automatic Update
What’s New
- Add support for stereo pairing (Authentics 200/300)
- Add support for Amazon HD Music (Dolby Atmos Music content supported on Authentics 500 only)
- Fixed bugs
- Improved performance
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Version: 23.33.55.50.00
Release Date: August 28, 2023
Release Media: OTA (over the air) Automatic Update
What’s New
- Add support for Amazon Alexa & Google Voice Assistant
- Add support for Dolby Atmos Music over Tidal inside the JBL One app (Authentics 500)
- Improve sound quality
- Bug fixes and improvements
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Yes!
By using the JBL ONE app, you can change the equalization settings of your speaker/soundbar to fit your personal taste by adjusting the settings of each frequency to create your personalized EQ:- BASS: Adjust the lower frequency sounds, such as bass or a kick drum.
- MID: Adjust the mid-frequency sounds, such as human speech.
- TREBLE: Adjust the higher frequency sounds for clarity.
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Yes, however, the JBL ONE App gives you another level of control over the speaker/soundbar.
Through the App, you can personalize the performance, such as:- Customizing EQ settings
- Setting up our new feature called: My Moment
- Connect your favorite streaming music services.
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Once the speaker/soundbar is connected to the network, software updates will automatically be sent to the speaker/soundbar through Wi-Fi or the internet, if availableWas this helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
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In the JBL ONE App:
(1) Go to My Products, select your product
(2) Select Support tile
(3) Under General, select Product SupportWas this helpful? Thank you for your feedback! -
After setting up one or both voice assistants on your JBL Authentics speaker, you must make sure that you have connected your supported music service account to your Amazon and/or Google account in the Alexa and Google Home apps.
For Alexa, if you then set one of the music services as default in the Alexa app settings, you can play music from this service just by asking Alexa to play music.
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After pressing the Play button, you must wait 3 seconds before you can press the Play button again when listening to videos over AirPlay.
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