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JBL L112

I recently acquired a nice pair of JBL L112 from my lawyer who was cleaning out his basement. After a fun restoration ,surrounds,midrange dust caps and cabinet refinishing they turned out beautiful. I'm driving them with a XL600 and a mcintosh pre amp..These speakers are 44 years old and sound great,they are so lively and dynamic and well balanced.They also have some shortfalls but lt makes me think 

Speakers have gotten better but not by much...my Mcintosh Revel Ultima setup  plays louder with less distortion.....but these JBL L112 's will hold there own and they are truly fun to listen to ..brings you back to a high-school party.would it be a mistake to sell them and get the new L100 anniversary models?

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vinnydabully OP
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 IMO there worth keeping around for casual 70"s 80's rock listening....they would be great for a den or office,bar shelf...probably not for your #1 listening room...cool old design...

erik_squires
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@grannyring 

 

You beat me to the punch. I like TG a great deal but the most fun projects he writes about are evaluating vintage gear with modern eyes. I often wonder if crossover designers were limited by their tools.   Would they have done better if they had better measurement and simulation tools.  The power of crossover simulators is huge.  Being able to virtually try out an idea in 3 seconds vs. 2 hours is a huge enabling technology.

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stereo5
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@vinnydabully,

 

I have a pair of new JBL’s.  I had to use a 4 band EQ to make them listenable in my upstairs room.  Also needed to get a sub as the 12 inch woofers on the JBL don’t do the job. If you like what you have don’t waste the money. 

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tomic601
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Keep them, labor of love.  I have a pair of souped up Dynaco A-25 in the garage. Fun

jim

mrdecibel
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A nice pair of L112s ( California ) just sold on USAM with an asking price of $300. for the pr. I owned a pair for a while and were very enjoyable....with the right amplifier. They required lots of current, ime, 

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