new L100?

The L40 was the speaker that turned me on to 10" 2 way listening. Another treasure in my book! Has that super cool bottom end. And was more flexible than the L46. I thought the L40 stood on it's own where the L46 really works better with a sub. Even though I like the L46 a lot in the mid range, my choice for mixing was the L40. The trim came in handy in the late 70's.

I like that your doing the side ways listening too. That's the smart way with these. Are you listening nearfield?

mg

Hi mr_m

You know it’s kind of like what me and kalali were just mentioning. The older JBLs had their own thing going on when they were turned sideways. I don’t know how you set yours up, but done a certain way they could burn your ears off (speaking of the 3 ways), but turn them a different way and on the right stands, or mounted the right way, they could sound very smooth.

JBL was some smart cookies, understanding the acoustics of typical older recording studios. When they got heavier into the home market or crossover between studio and home is when it got tough, yet they did a pretty good job with that issue. I’m a big variable listening guy and think that "one sound" systems are at a disadvantage because of how different each recording is. JBL was very up on this concept because they were in the middle of both worlds probably more than any other speaker company using domes. A perfect speaker? No. A fun speaker? One of the best. And setup with some creativity pretty darn amazing.

Another cool speaker we should not leave out was the Yamaha NS10 with subwoofer. The NS10 turned side ways is a way good sounding speaker. I build side ways monitors too. I got this from both of those companies.

If the new L100s kept some of the old sound and improved on a couple of things, leaning toward the home environment, at $4000.00 they're a bargain in todays HEA speaker market.

fun stuff

JBL, what a company!

mg

LOL

Not I. The NS10 is a great speaker to modify and so easy.