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    So after careful consideration I have decided to sell my JBL L100 Century speakers, as I now have the Tannoys Ardens and to be honest the JBL's are just sitting in the spare room. Sue has also said I cannot set up a second system, one is enough in her opinion. I also have plans for some new headphones and some other small upgrades.

    They originally belonged to a very good friend who has had them since 1978, he purchased them from a friend who need the money at the time. So I am only the 3rd owner.

    On getting these I decided to sympathetically restore them as they actually were not that bad, a few tea/coffee mug stains on the tops and the odd knock to a couple of corners.

    So I took out the drivers and checked the foams inside which are fine, also inspeceted the crossovers which are original and are working very well. I carefully hand sanded the veneer on the cabinets and carefully filled the two damaged corners with matching wood plastic filler, these came up well. Once finished they were just oiled. At the same time I replaced the binding posts with modern high quality ones. I inspected the drivers and they are all in excellent condition, one tweeter(right one in photos) has a small dent/crease in the dust cover in the centre but this in no way affects how it sounds. After doing the cabinets I originally just recovered the wood speaker grills with blue speaker material. The speakers sounded so good that I went on to repair the speaker grill surrounds with walnut strips that hold the original foam grill covers in place, and I purchased some replacement foam covers, at great expense. I also purchased a pair of new genuine JBL stands.

    The Presence and Brilliance control pots are silent in operation, and are fully functioning, I have generally found that in our 24' by' 13' room with the speakers pointing down the room the JBLs sound best at the factory setting, although I did have them adjusted a little brighter from a while.

    They sound extremely good and as you would expect produce some very nice controlled bass, great mid-range and I am surprised how good the top end is. They are a pretty efficient speaker and are easy to drive, they produce lots of volume driven by my 10-12W 300B SET amp. They give a lovely musical rendition and are not fatiguing in any way to listen to and work well with all genres of music, although back in the 70's and 80's pop and rock fans loved them, they are also great with Jazz and Classical.

    JBL L100 Century Specs:-
    Sensitivity: 91dB (1W input, measured at 1m), the factory quote 78dB measured at 15' and state 75-80dB is a comfortable listening level. (be assured they can go very loud)
    Impedance: 8Ω
    Power Capacity: 50W (continuous program)
    High Frequency Driver: LE20 36mm (1.4″) Paper Diaphragm
    Medium Frequency Driver: LE5-2 130mm (5″) Paper Diaphragm
    Low Frequency Driver: 123A-1 300m (12″) Pressed Paper Diaphragm
    Crossover Frequencies: 1,500Hz and 6,000Hz
    Enclosure Type: Bass Reflex
    Enclosure Dimensions (HxWxD): 600x360x350mm (23.5×14.5×13.75″)
    Weight: 25kg (each speaker)

    This pair have not been played around with, in the sense of they have the original drivers, and crossovers, and still sound excellent and are in good cosmetic order after my efforts. They give a lovely musical rendition and are not fatiguing in any way to listen to

    I am more than happy to demonstrate them at my home, I live in Seaton, DEVON, just 7 miles from Lyme Regis in Dorset, not the Seaton up North.

    Due to the weight of these units and I really would not want them to be damaged them collection is the only sensible option. I am willing to meet a purchaser up to 120 miles from my home, but payment would be required first before I committed to meet up. Due to the weight of these

    I am asking for £1000 for the speakers which is great value for an origianl pair in such great condition, and £200 for the JBL stands, if you purchase speakers and stands together then it is £1100.

    If you are interested or questions them please PM me to discuss.

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    Beautiful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by farflungstar View Post
    Beautiful.

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    Thanks Adrian, they are rather lovely and sound pretty good too. Someone will get some great speakers!
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

    Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner

    Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive

    Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp

    Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones

    Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links


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    Ah the 'L100' were great, loved the Orange grill version..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    You know you want them Al, life's too short to not have owned a pair of these.
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

    Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner

    Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive

    Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp

    Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones

    Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links


    I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Made in 1968 View Post
    Ah the 'L100' were great, loved the Orange grill version..
    Me too. Once heard a pair of these in a record shop in the mid '70s. They were hung from the ceiling and sounded very good.

    Good luck with the sale Adrian.
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJSki2fly View Post
    You know you want them Al, life's too short to not have owned a pair of these.
    You can stop it right now

    I have recently added 3 more pairs of noise boxes Tannoy Airdales , Impulse H2's and Usher dancer diamond 2

    I do need therapy

    I do own 2 pairs of JBL L1's and a pair of L80T's
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    Tell you what Al. You pay for them & ill have them, I cant be more fair than that

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    Quote Originally Posted by Made in 1968 View Post
    Tell you what Al. You pay for them & ill have them, I cant be more fair than that
    Now then , Let me think about this offer

    Err! NO
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