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riker1384
01-10-2009, 12:25 AM
I used to have a pair of L166, but I sold them. I was wondering a couple things: what price were they sold at, and when did they stop selling them? I've seen them in the 1976 catalog and I think they first sold them then, but I don't know how long they kept on selling them.

4313B
01-10-2009, 05:50 AM
1975 L166 / L166A Horizon $375 ea
1976 L166 / L166A Horizon $399 ea
1977 L166 / L166A Horizon $588 ea
1978 L166 / L166A Horizon $510 ea
1979 L166 / L166A Horizon $510 ea

riker1384
01-10-2009, 02:50 PM
Thanks. If that's the list price, did they normally sell at a discount?

Going with the $510 in 1978, that's apparently the equivalent of $1600 in 2007 dollars. I think I sold the pair for around $300.

4313B
01-10-2009, 04:31 PM
Going with the $510 in 1978, that's apparently the equivalent of $1600 in 2007 dollars. I think I sold the pair for around $300.That sounds about right. Those old systems were labor intensive back then. JBL couldn't afford such manufacturing techniques today, even with sustenance level labor in Mexico and China.

Mr. Widget
01-11-2009, 01:09 AM
1975 L166 / L166A Horizon $375 ea
1976 L166 / L166A Horizon $399 ea
1977 L166 / L166A Horizon $588 ea
1978 L166 / L166A Horizon $510 ea
1979 L166 / L166A Horizon $510 eaAh, that takes me back... I remember those inflationary times....


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