elwesso
10-30-2006, 04:38 PM
Hey guys, im new to your forum. This is a great forum for JBL stuff, i cant believe theres such a cult like following...
Ive always been a fan of JBL stuff, but never really got into it... I bought a set of JBL G300s to run with my quasi home theatre/stereo (just have it hooked up to a 5.1 kenwood amp) off ebay for about $60 shipped and im fairly impressed with those... Got very punchy bass in a nice compact size, which is good since my current accomodations arent very big...
Anyway, my uncle used to be into stereo stuff in the 70s, and hes got a bunch of stuff that has been sitting around for at least 20 years. The point is, he'd probably never notice if it was gone!! :)
So I went to actually find out what he had... I knew he had a set of huge JBL speakers and a bunch of other old school stuff... So, i got on the internet and started reading informaiton on your forum! What a spectacular resource!
SO heres a list of what I found:
1. 2 JBL L200s. I dont know if these are modified or anything, they were kinda piled under a bunch of stuff (or rather a bunch of stuff piled on them), but I do know they are L200s and look to be in in pretty good shape. The woofer didnt have anything obvious wrong with it, but I have no way of knowing until i actually fire them up...
2. ADC Accutrac 4000
3. Crown IC-150 preamp
4. Pioneer SG-9500 EQ
5. (2) crown D150a amps (not sure why he has 2, maybe he needed one to drive each L200?)
Obviously the most notable is the pair of seemingly original and good shape L200s, but this other stuff seems to pull decent money on ebay...
Im going to see if theres anything wrong with the speakers next time I am up there, and if everything seems OK, ill probably see if i can steal the stuff from him for a lot less money than its worth....
I think im going to hang onto the speakers, i figure worst case scenario I need to replace the woofer and ill have a good set of speakers that I could use in a home theatre setup... Once I move into a bigger place...
Does anyone have any idea what the other stuff may be worth???? I assume that stuff wouldnt be real good for home theatre stuff...
Ive been reading a bunch of information on here, and im trying to absorb it, but i get lost pretty easily when you start talking about all the drivers and stuff... I'm on a car forum for Infiniti's, and im sure people get equally as lost when we start talking about the different models and such. Is there any article or anything where it gives a list of all the drivers used by JBL and what fits? I guess im just getting really confused. Ive browsed the main audioheritage page that gives all the information on the L200, but is there anything more general/universal??? I hope i haven't overlooked something really obvious...
So the inevitable question remains... would these L200s (or any of the other stuff) work well in a home theatre setup...? Also, if theres something wrong with one of the drivers in the L200's, are the classifieds here the best place to find parts, or is there a place where you can get new stuff (I assume thatd be hard/expensive since this stuff is pretty old)...
Sorry for hte long winded first post, but I really enjoy this forum, and I am a firm believer (especially with the internet) that one can put together a really nice stereo system for not a lot of money....
Ive always been a fan of JBL stuff, but never really got into it... I bought a set of JBL G300s to run with my quasi home theatre/stereo (just have it hooked up to a 5.1 kenwood amp) off ebay for about $60 shipped and im fairly impressed with those... Got very punchy bass in a nice compact size, which is good since my current accomodations arent very big...
Anyway, my uncle used to be into stereo stuff in the 70s, and hes got a bunch of stuff that has been sitting around for at least 20 years. The point is, he'd probably never notice if it was gone!! :)
So I went to actually find out what he had... I knew he had a set of huge JBL speakers and a bunch of other old school stuff... So, i got on the internet and started reading informaiton on your forum! What a spectacular resource!
SO heres a list of what I found:
1. 2 JBL L200s. I dont know if these are modified or anything, they were kinda piled under a bunch of stuff (or rather a bunch of stuff piled on them), but I do know they are L200s and look to be in in pretty good shape. The woofer didnt have anything obvious wrong with it, but I have no way of knowing until i actually fire them up...
2. ADC Accutrac 4000
3. Crown IC-150 preamp
4. Pioneer SG-9500 EQ
5. (2) crown D150a amps (not sure why he has 2, maybe he needed one to drive each L200?)
Obviously the most notable is the pair of seemingly original and good shape L200s, but this other stuff seems to pull decent money on ebay...
Im going to see if theres anything wrong with the speakers next time I am up there, and if everything seems OK, ill probably see if i can steal the stuff from him for a lot less money than its worth....
I think im going to hang onto the speakers, i figure worst case scenario I need to replace the woofer and ill have a good set of speakers that I could use in a home theatre setup... Once I move into a bigger place...
Does anyone have any idea what the other stuff may be worth???? I assume that stuff wouldnt be real good for home theatre stuff...
Ive been reading a bunch of information on here, and im trying to absorb it, but i get lost pretty easily when you start talking about all the drivers and stuff... I'm on a car forum for Infiniti's, and im sure people get equally as lost when we start talking about the different models and such. Is there any article or anything where it gives a list of all the drivers used by JBL and what fits? I guess im just getting really confused. Ive browsed the main audioheritage page that gives all the information on the L200, but is there anything more general/universal??? I hope i haven't overlooked something really obvious...
So the inevitable question remains... would these L200s (or any of the other stuff) work well in a home theatre setup...? Also, if theres something wrong with one of the drivers in the L200's, are the classifieds here the best place to find parts, or is there a place where you can get new stuff (I assume thatd be hard/expensive since this stuff is pretty old)...
Sorry for hte long winded first post, but I really enjoy this forum, and I am a firm believer (especially with the internet) that one can put together a really nice stereo system for not a lot of money....