JBL lovers

MY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A PIONEER SX-1980 RECEIVER, JBL CENTURY 100 SPEAKERS (ON SOUND ANCHOR STANDS), MARANTZ SA14 SACD PLAYER, TECHNICS A10 DVD-A PLAYER, HORIZON SE/RB250/CLEARAUDIO AURUM BETA S M/M CARTRIDGE, AU24 IC, MOGAMI SPEAKER CABLE. WALLS AND CEILING OF 12 X 15 ROOM ARE TREATED AT STRATEGIC POINTS WITH SONOX PYRAMID ACOUSTICAL PANELS AND ROOMTUNE DEVICES AS WELL. THE SOUND IS NOT TO BE BELIEVED. A HIGH END AUDIO DEALER FRIEND IN VIRGINIA CAME DOWN TO SET UP MY HORIZON SE AND WAS BLOW AWAY BY THE SOUND. THE JBL SPEAKERS ARE GREAT. WALL TO WALL SOUND STAGE WITH VERY GOOD DEPTH AND PINPOINT IMAGING. THE TRICK IS GETTING THE ROOM AND SPEAKERS IN TUNE WITH EACH OTHER. THE CONDITION OF THE ROOM AS WITH ANY SYSTEM IS CRUCIAL TO GETTING THE BEST SOUND FROM YOUR EQUIPMENT - WHETHER IT BE VINTAGE EQUIPMENT OR NOT. I SEE NO REASON TO HAVE ANY FEAR OF JBL VINTAGE SPEAKERS. LET ME KNOW HOW THINGS WORK OUT. BEST OF LUCK.

If you like classic rock you really should look into the JBL 4300 series. My favor is the 4350, which is a four way with dual 15” woofers, a 12” mid-bass, a mid-range horn, and a crystal tweeter. If it is too big you might want to consider the 4343, which is a little bigger than half the size of a 4350. The 4343 has a single 15” woofer instead of two and a 10” mid-bass instead of 12", and the rest are the same. Both are killer rock speakers. I used to install them in night clubs back in the 70s’.

I got among other speakers the JBL L7's (not vintage by any means)not bad speakers at all.12" side firing woofers.3-way towers.For Rock they are just fine.

The JBL L200 was produced in the early to mid 70's, not the 60's, although the studio monitor version was produced earlier. The L-200B (supposidly better) was produced after 1975 I think.
I have a pair of L-166 I modded a bit, this was the "super L-100" and I think is better than the L-100.
Some prefer the Jubal, some the L-150.
I also have a pair of L-200's I restored and replaced internal wiring and jacks. The L-200's are VERY efficient, can get very loud. I bought a vintage Technics 4-band fully parametric eq. specifically to eliminate the peaky presence regions, extend the treble and lower bass.
With high end electronics, these speakers can sort of shine, but in my opinion you must use them close to the back wall, sit very far away, and sit exactly on axis "down the throat" of the high freq. horn. Some prefer the sound without the slatted horn "lens".

Not surprised the cremonas aren't to your liking on classic rock. If you go for the classic JBL, please don't get raped and sell your cremonas for a good price. These are tough to get secondary to all the praise and you should be able to more than pay for the JBL's.

JWH