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phughes69
09-09-2009, 10:17 PM
I have a oppertunity to purchase these Ethan Allen- JBL speaker cabinets. They have a LX300 woofer and a LE 25-2 tweeter. They have Ethan Allen stamped into the rear on them. Does anyone know approx how old they are, what model they are and how much they are worth. They sound ok, but I could not get the speaker grills off to check the condition of the surrounds of the woofer and mid.

Audiobeer
09-09-2009, 10:22 PM
I'm guessing they were Ethan Allen Furniture modified by an owner to become speaker cabinets. Do you have photo's of the back side?

transducergeek
09-10-2009, 06:16 AM
Does that enclosure have 3 (three) ports? That's odd.

Never heard of this item before.

And the basket on the woofer looks a little EV "Wolverine"-ish.

Don C
09-10-2009, 07:46 AM
I agree that the woofer looks more like EV than JBL. I'd peel off that sticker and see what's underneath.

BMWCCA
09-10-2009, 09:13 AM
I thought an LX 300 was a relatively cheap JBL system using a 406G-1 (6") woofer?

http://www.nodevice.es/images/sm/big/2008_09_30_07_31_29/47092_2.jpg

grumpy
09-10-2009, 09:30 AM
also a crossover model from the LCS:

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/catalogs/1979-comp/page08.jpg

In any case, I'd pass if it were me looking.

BMWCCA
09-10-2009, 10:28 AM
Wouldn't the LX300 crossover supplied with the S300 load have had a round sticker?

:dont-know

phughes69
09-10-2009, 06:02 PM
I'm guessing they were Ethan Allen Furniture modified by an owner to become speaker cabinets. Do you have photo's of the back side?
Here are photos of the back and of the other speaker inside and the crossover.

phughes69
09-10-2009, 06:10 PM
Does that enclosure have 3 (three) ports? That's odd.



Yes it has 3 ports inside, 2 near the top, and 1 near the bottom.

dprice
09-10-2009, 06:44 PM
N36 crossover from an L36 Decade?

spkrman57
09-14-2009, 10:07 AM
Looks more like a EV 12" like "transducergeek" mentioned.

I would say these were a home-brew design.

Regards, Ron

robertbartsch
09-14-2009, 02:09 PM
I agree - this pup does not appear to be a JBL woofer.

jblwolf
09-14-2009, 07:55 PM
Patrick,you memory must be getting fuzzy
a coworker of mine said you and him found these AH endtables
at a garage sale in Grosse Pointe about 15 years ago
you guys also found abunch of beat L26-36's
that you used for parts
remember the EV 12" that needed the ripped cone repaired?-picture please
Roger said to Hi and yes he made it to LHWP,he still waiting for you to join him at the WP!! WOLF

Audiobeer
09-15-2009, 07:14 PM
It's amazing what age and the economy does to the memory. :applaud:

mhardy6647
09-16-2009, 12:36 PM
The woofer is an EV "Wolverine" LS-12A twincone/full-range (or the Allied morph thereof).
There could well have been an OEM labeled for JBL for all I know, though.