wu6fiend
06-13-2009, 06:59 PM
I've been restoring a pair of L80T speakers, and yesterday picked up another set of L80Ts for parts. The cabinets are pretty trashed, probably not worth repairing.
I noticed a number of interesting differences between the two pairs.
For example:
-one pair has no serial number. The JBL plaque at the back is blank, aside from the model #, logo, and address of company. The other has the serial number, just like all the other sets of JBL speakers I have.
-the black base of one pair is made of plastic, attached with staples, while the other pair's bases are particle board with black laminate, attached with screws.
-both have 127H-1 woofers, obviously. One pair are connected with metal wire connectors, while the other set of woofers are attached to the wires with red & black JBL plastic connectors.
The donor pair of L80Ts are the ones with no serial number, the plastic base, and the red/black connectors.
It makes me wonder if the donors are later models, and JBL was cutting costs. Anyone ever done a side by side comparison between early and late models of the same speakers?
I noticed a number of interesting differences between the two pairs.
For example:
-one pair has no serial number. The JBL plaque at the back is blank, aside from the model #, logo, and address of company. The other has the serial number, just like all the other sets of JBL speakers I have.
-the black base of one pair is made of plastic, attached with staples, while the other pair's bases are particle board with black laminate, attached with screws.
-both have 127H-1 woofers, obviously. One pair are connected with metal wire connectors, while the other set of woofers are attached to the wires with red & black JBL plastic connectors.
The donor pair of L80Ts are the ones with no serial number, the plastic base, and the red/black connectors.
It makes me wonder if the donors are later models, and JBL was cutting costs. Anyone ever done a side by side comparison between early and late models of the same speakers?