Sometimes things just ain't meant to be

[walpurgis]

Might have done you a favour really.

The L100 Century is more 'disco' than Hi-Fi. OK for parties, but not for serious music listening on a good system.

[Macca]

Might have done you a favour really.

The L100 Century is more 'disco' than Hi-Fi. OK for parties, but not for serious music listening on a good system.

No. I won't have that. They may not be the most transparent and refined of speakers but they are way better speakers than most of the UK flat earth tat that gets routinely rated as 'classics'.

[walpurgis]

That LE20 tweeter has a 'sizzle' to it, the cardboard coned mid honks at you and the bass driver intrudes into the lower mid. The bass is tight from the driver, but the cabinet is underdamped, so you get odd sounds from the port. Other than that they are just dandy!

[Neil McCauley]

No. I won't have that. They may not be the most transparent and refined of speakers but they are way better speakers than most of the UK flat earth tat that gets routinely rated as 'classics'.

+1

[Zoidburg]

They were something I'm very interested in trying. I've heard a couple of jbl speakers now and like what I've heard so far.

[walpurgis]

They were something I'm very interested in trying. I've heard a couple of jbl speakers now and like what I've heard so far.

Keep an eye out for the vintage L65 Jubal. I quite like those. Very nice top end from the slot lens tweeter.

[Zoidburg]

Keep an eye out for the vintage L65 Jubal. I quite like those. Very nice top end from the slot lens tweeter.

Decent jbls seem to be few and far between when your looking to buy

[walpurgis]

If I had the money, I'd seriously like to try a pair of JBL S2600. That's a 12" bass driver by the way, so you can see they're not exactly small speakers.

[Neil McCauley]

These are worth investigating, the JBL L212 system; towers + sub woofer

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jb...w=1160&bih=598

Owner reviews at http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speak...7_1594crx.aspx

Working L212 systems can sometimes be found at https://www.hifishark.com/model/jbl-l-212

[Macca]

If I had the money, I'd seriously like to try a pair of JBL S2600. That's a 12" bass driver by the way, so you can see they're not exactly small speakers.

They were almost affordable when they came out. About £3.5K I think. That was in the 'Nineties though when I didn't even have 3.5 pence. You'd be very lucky indeed to find any for sale in the UK.