There are new JBL L100s (JBL)! Right down to the cool orange or blue grilles! Won’t be cheap, but .....
Why? Is the question that springs to mind....
How do you know they are awful, they've only just be launched?Why? Is the question that springs to mind.... Truly awful.
How do you know they are awful, they've only just be launched?
Think more along the lines of the 'new' Mini.Supposed to be re-issue of old L100 are they not? I've heard these on a few occasions and always been shocked at how bad they are for a speaker at that price. A mate bought a mint pair from an auction and we both stood there gob smacked at how they got away with selling these for that sort of money.. he managed to pass them on within a couple of days but they only lasted about 20 mins in his system....
What, a pastiche or like pink grills?Think more along the lines of the 'new' Mini.
You (collectively) obviously weren't playing them loud enough.Supposed to be re-issue of old L100 are they not? I've heard these on a few occasions and always been shocked at how bad they are for a speaker at that price. A mate bought a mint pair from an auction and we both stood there gob smacked at how they got away with selling these for that sort of money.. he managed to pass them on within a couple of days but they only lasted about 20 mins in his system....
But things change, and in a few weeks new "L100" speakers will be here.
I'll also be replacing my venerable Luxman 570z's and broken CDP with some stuff that glows gently in the dark. Oh, and a remote control, streaming and Alexa (because I work for The Man).
It's been a decade since I bought any hifi at all, and the Yamaha 1000x have been fantastic for nearly 13 years. But things change, and in a few weeks new "L100" speakers will be here.
First impressions are that these bear very little relation to the original L100 series, but are somewhat similar to the LSR6332 of recent memory with a little warmth and funk in the mix and a great aesthetic. Homey versions of a great studio monitor in other words. Markus would have appreciated these.
I'll also be replacing my venerable Luxman 570z's and broken CDP with some stuff that glows gently in the dark. Oh, and a remote control, streaming and Alexa (because I work for The Man).
Nice to see you on here again, Joel. Send me the 570.
There are new JBL L100s (JBL)! Right down to the cool orange or blue grilles! Won’t be cheap, but a world in which one can still buy JBL L100s, Tannoy Ardens, Klipschorns and LS3/5As is not a bad world!
And send me the 1000X's, pretty please!
Sure. If I decide to keep the JBLs you can have the Yamahas. Hello Tigerjones, nice to be back. You can have the Luxman on the same basis. FYI, I think it's set up for 100v only. I've gotten over a decades worth of great service from this equipment that I picked up quite cheaply to begin with, and for which the resale value here is low. I had speakers and amp serviced in 2015 by the nice people at HiFiDo.Nice to see you on here again, Joel. Send me the 570.
Much as I love orange, blue works best in our living room. Also my wife is a fan of Haruki Murakami who is a bit of a JBL fanboy and has mentioned the "blue speakers" in interviews.Cool! With orange grilles I hope? The blue ones are pretty cool too.