WANTED - Johnblue JB3

[Olivier]

Hi
Ridiculously long shot given they didn't exactly made and sold thousands, but worth a try.

Those were in my beloved main system for years, then I moved on to Zu Druids (even bought here I think), and now I get to set up a desktop system, for which the JB3s would be perfect.

Any colour, any state as long as it's working.

Shipping to France, another pain I know.

Thanks for looking !

[mr sneff]

Great speakers, I had a pair as may main speakers for several years.
Theres a pair for sale on HiFi Shark (https://www.subito.it/audio-video/john-blue-jb3-diffusori-hi-fi-stereo-hi-end-novara-660469785.htm)

[Olivier]

Great speakers, I had a pair as may main speakers for several years.
Theres a pair for sale on HiFi Shark (https://www.subito.it/audio-video/john-blue-jb3-diffusori-hi-fi-stereo-hi-end-novara-660469785.htm)

Sorry, completely forgot to reply. Great speakers innit ?
I saw the pair on hifishark- seller is the complicated kind ; there's one on a French site but seller wants more than the new price.
As for the very intriguing pair, with upgraded fostex drivers, that's on a finnish website, I'm still waiting to hear from the seller !
Not giving up, but exploring alternate options that are not active (despite knowing how good audioengine can be) such as the good ol' beovox cx series and some newer things.

[mr sneff]

If you're specifically looking for a pair of single driver speakers I have a pair with Mark Audio drivers that I'm selling on Pink Fish (https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/mark-audio-single-driver-speakers.319668/) at the moment.
Actually they're probably too big for a desktop.

[Olivier]

If you're specifically looking for a pair of single driver speakers I have a pair with Mark Audio drivers that I'm selling on Pink Fish (https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/mark-audio-single-driver-speakers.319668/) at the moment.
Actually they're probably too big for a desktop.

Those look great, but a tad too big indeed !
Found a intringuing pair of tiny JVC single drivers like this
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectibles/mississauga-peel-region/jvc-model-sp-ux2000rgd-ported-cherry-wood-speakers-circa-1997/1641232899
For 40€, I could easily be tempted...
Hard to find opinions about it but I think I'm going to give them a go !

[mr sneff]

If you want small I'd recommend a pair of QED Arias. I have 2 pairs, one in storage and another pair in my kitchen/dining room system. They's hooked up to an SMSL AO300, mainly using bluetooth, I sometimes why I bother with anything more sophisticated!

[Olivier]

Thanks but I'm gonna have a go at these JVC widebanders. I smell potential !

[mr sneff]

Let us know how you get on!

[Olivier]

Well I'm actually ecstatic.
These little boxes https://reverb.com/en-nl/item/68753287-jvc-sp-ux7000-20-watt-4-ohm-mini-bookshelf-speakers-2000s-cherrywood that I paid about 90€ (it's the model above the one I posted a link about in my previous post) are stunning. The sound is everything I was hoping for- the kind of detail I've only ever achieved in near field with widebanders.
Incredible depth. Works with all genres.
Paired with an Amptastic and a Micromega Mydac, it's a shockingly good system for the money.
Highly recommended. Pairs of the little brother (the UX2000) can be found for as low as 15€. Real wood and widebanders for this money, what is anybody waiting for !

[Lawrence001]

Did someone on here just buy the pair of the 2000s on eBay? I put on an offer but it almost immediately got rejected as someone bought them.