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Why are vintage JBL speakers so expensive?

highcut28 said:
Yes thats the article that damns the L200 (and the 4325/6 ) !
Many L200s were sold in the far east though

The bass unit in the L300 (and the professional version, 4333 methinks) is the 2235/136A - a far superior device to the LE15B.
If i ever find a pair of 136A woofers out here ( or the PA driver 2225 which can be reconed and 'transformed' into the 136A) i would make new X overs and i would sorta have the coveted L300/4333 !
Not easy to get here in Malaysia or anywhere except the US i guess.
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Originally they used 2231/136A, they are alnico, the 2235 is the later ferrite version(slight change in sound) the 2225 basket is also ferrite and can take the cbr2235h cone kit to make a 2235H not a 136A. If you find some ex Pro use 2231/136A's they might need re-magging.
 
Blue orange or brown - take your pick :)

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I have a sizeable pair of JBLs tucked away under a futon in one of the bedrooms, I guess I really should dig them out and sort out refoaming them. They're a passive three way from about 82.
 
FireMoon said:
I have a sizeable pair of JBLs tucked away under a futon in one of the bedrooms, I guess I really should dig them out and sort out refoaming them. They're a passive three way from about 82.
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If they're L110s they're well worth resuscitating. Basically a domesticated version of the professional 4313. Think of it as an L100 that has been to the gym and finishing school.
 
cooky1257 said:
Originally they used 2231/136A, they are alnico, the 2235 is the later ferrite version(slight change in sound) the 2225 basket is also ferrite and can take the cbr2235h cone kit to make a 2235H not a 136A. If you find some ex Pro use 2231/136A's they might need re-magging.
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Thanks for that very accurate info.
By re magging u must mean re magnetisation ? i just learnt from an earlier post that alnicos gradually lose their magnetsation.
I do remember watching a youtube vid on those awesome JBL restorations by that company in Japan and they had this device that did just that !
 
Mignun said:
If they're L110s they're well worth resuscitating. Basically a domesticated version of the professional 4313. Think of it as an L100 that has been to the gym and finishing school.
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Thanks for that Mignum I've checked them out the Radiance 99VX.
 
Wow, what have I started here!!

I've been doing more research and they certainly make some awesome looking speakers. Love the L4430 (? I think that's the model) sadly they're very rare in this country and also hideously expensive....
 
Like everything in life..supply and demand. I personally am not a JBL fanboy so they have no value to me, in the same way that Alfa Montreals have no value to others. If I hadn't thrown 38 Grand away on my Maserati Gransport I would have most probably been happily cruising around in a red one, concourse condition, I so very nearly bought some years ago for the same price and regret to this day..
 
The 4435 is the big brother of the 4430 - 2dB more sensitive, significantly more power handling.

Two 15" woofers. Maybe challenging to fit in many UK rooms.
 
merlin said:
The larger Four Series monitors are genuine classics that are genuinely addictive IME.
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Heard a pair at the Indulgence show. They were being powered by Mark Levinson amps I think.

The JBLs were quite possibly the best speakers I heard there. This is saying something given I also listened to Kef Blades, Focal SM6s, active LS50s, some great Dynaudio speakers and a host of other expensive ones.

Jack
 
 
es.klopfte said:
Challenging, but possible. Sorry, couldn't resist :)

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Wow these are epic. Are they yours? Care to sell them? :D

I also really like the 4430 which are the smaller of the two sizes right? They'd probably suit me more. My wife gave me enough of a roasting when I rocked up at home with a pair of Tannoy Berkelys, I think she'd have my head on the block if I got some 4430's haha...
 
Put it this way: they weren't particularly cheap, and I'm not keen to part with them as yet. They sound bloody amazing - very clean, well-articulated bass with no issues at all despite the two 15" drivers and the modest room. Treble is sweet, too.

As it happens, I've just sourced a couple of Bryston amps and an external crossover, so am looking forward to going active.
 
I think they fetch less in the UK than the rest of the world TBH.

I've seen old 43xx series go for half what they would in Japan, etc.
 
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