JBL L100's.. new??

Geez! I remember back in '74 or '75 when I auditioned a pair of these I didn't like the sound. It was described as the "California sound" and to me was bass heavy and slightly muffled. I think they were around $600 a pair or thereabouts. I chose Electro Voice Interface A's instead and still have them. They sounded (to me) so much better. I don't think they'll sell that many at that price.
 
When I worked with the home audio group (Advent and AR) developing speakers, they would get sample speakers from our German sister company that were already in production. However, we had to change the crossover every time because the sample speakers had the "European sound", which in contrast to the West coast sound, was too much treble and bass shy. "Sound" is definitely regional.

I bought two JBL D-130 drivers awhile back and re-coned them. They are close spec wise to the originals. I built a ported enclosure with mid-range horn and horn tweeter (and a custom home-made cross-over) basically emulating the JBL 4331 monitors. The one speaker sounds awesome. It is like a Cornwall, but the bass is so much more articulate due to the D-130 woofer (with it's 4 inch voice coil and super strong magnetic field).

The classic JBL drivers were truly exceptional. You don't see too much engineering like that nowadays.
 
I've always wanted to try a pair of the L100's but That's a bit steep. You can still pick up a used set for $300-$400
 
such a bargain even at twice the price.... Huff the paint, throw the rock, and have a beer with me...........
 
When I worked with the home audio group (Advent and AR) developing speakers, they would get sample speakers from our German sister company that were already in production. However, we had to change the crossover every time because the sample speakers had the "European sound", which in contrast to the West coast sound, was too much treble and bass shy. "Sound" is definitely regional.

I bought two JBL D-130 drivers awhile back and re-coned them. They are close spec wise to the originals. I built a ported enclosure with mid-range horn and horn tweeter (and a custom home-made cross-over) basically emulating the JBL 4331 monitors. The one speaker sounds awesome. It is like a Cornwall, but the bass is so much more articulate due to the D-130 woofer (with it's 4 inch voice coil and super strong magnetic field).

The classic JBL drivers were truly exceptional. You don't see too much engineering like that nowadays.
Hi Nick
JBL were king.
You say one speaker sounded great. So what’s the story on the second or did I not get that right
 
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Those orange, cubed grills look sort of sick ... but that price ? L M A :laughing8:

You want even more laughs, read the ONE review.
 
Those were newly introduced last year at CES Vegas.


... and at 4K for the pair, they don't give you those stands either. o_O
 
Hi Nick
JBL were king.
You say one speaker sounded great. So what’s the story on the second or did I not get that right
Hey Glenn,
I built the one as proof of concept. I had it at work. I did not have room at home for a pair of JBL clones, so I never made a second. Someday I'll find the room I need to herd all my large speakers.

"Real speakers have wheels!" ~ Nick
 
85K ... geezus ... I'll take a used Lambo instead. More rewarding... :cool:
 
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