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JRL
07-07-2004, 01:25 PM
I'm familiar with the vintage S7 and S8 systems, but what was the S1 comprised of?

Hofmannhp
07-07-2004, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by JRL
I'm familiar with the vintage S7 and S8 systems, but what was the S1 comprised of?

Hi JRL,

welcome to the forum....(seems that you are No. 800 :) )

I think to remember that the S1 is from the Aquarius series from the mid 1980s I believe that this S1 is the additional subbass for the earlier S2 (Aquarius) in the same enclosure.
If yes... it houses a 108H bass woofer. The S2 got as a special 4 tweeter behind the slot of the top.

Hope this is correct..?

HP

Don McRitchie
07-07-2004, 01:57 PM
The S1 kit consisted of the LE 14 and 175DLH. It shows up in the 1974 catalog here:

http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/catalogs/1974-home.htm

Regards
Don

P.S. After looking at your profile, I have an offer. I'll trade what you sell for a living for what I sell for a living. Unfortunately I don't sell anything.

Hofmannhp
07-07-2004, 03:00 PM
Originally posted by Don McRitchie
The S1 kit consisted of the LE 14 and 175DLH. It shows up in the 1974 catalog here:
http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/catalogs/1974-home.htm
Regards
Don
P.S. After looking at your profile, I have an offer. I'll trade what you sell for a living for what I sell for a living. Unfortunately I don't sell anything.

Hi all,

I'm sure Don is right (I mean with the S1).....sometimes JBL is confusing....here's another S1

http://lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1988-s2/page6.jpg

HP

Triumph Don
07-07-2004, 08:31 PM
WAY off topic, also looked at the profile-what flavor of motorcycles do you ride?

Paul Joppa
07-11-2004, 05:42 PM
Sometimes confusing! A subject that has fascinated my for 35 years though...

Here are 13 different three-digit numbered systems, from the 1957 catalog:

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/catalogs/1957/page8.jpg

eventually, a 14th system 032, was introduced using the D123, LE20, and LX2.

The S systems are scattered among the 1964, 67, 74, and 79 catalogs, most often sorted by cabinet and not listed together. I have found S1 (just what Don said it was), S4, S4, S7 (S7-2 and S20-1 are later variants), S8 (S8-2), S11, S12, S14, two completely different S15s, S16, S18, S22-1, S23-1, S24-1, S25-1, S200-1, and S300-1.

Then there are the S-109 Aquarius and the S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4 Signature series - but those are complete speakers, not driver kits. These have dashes, so S-1 is not the same as S1 - but I doubt that's actually significant since they used S15 twice...

Oldmics
07-11-2004, 09:05 PM
From Paul Joppa

"eventually, a 14th system 032, was introduced using the D123, LE20, and LX2. "

Also availiable were the 082, 105 and 182 systems from my 6/59 catalogue # SC506.

Looks like a total of 17 systems availiable along with the custom variant versions that were concocted by discriminating audio enthueists.And perhaps even more now that we have opened pandoras speaker box.

Oldmics

kenratboy
07-11-2004, 11:21 PM
Ohhhh, I like cars.