Greg86z28
07-14-2015, 05:48 AM
Well here they are. After full evaluation, they are really really nice. Even the black "riser" boards on the bottom are pretty much perfect (no chipping/water damage). One cabinet had some paper taped to it (that's not chipping/scratches in the veneer). The only thing is there are a few water spots on top, but they are much less noticeable than the flash shows, but I'll still have to fix them (I'll probably need some advice on that, can I just use Danish Oil?). Other than the water spots, the cabinets just need oil and are perfect, no scratches or dents. The drivers seem OK aside from refoaming, but I haven't actually tested them. The grilles are perfect, no tears. One grille even has the little hanging JBL "Grill Maintenance" card on the inside, pretty cool.
The McIntosh gear is nice. The C32 seems perfect. The MC2105 after closer inspection has some slight bubbling on the faceplate, and also has some rust around the fuse plug on the chrome chassis. The MC2205 is quite a bit rougher, almost like it doesn't seem to be part of this set, considering the condition of the other equipment. The faceplate is cracked and the chrome chassis is rusted/blemished all around. The external JBL network is nice looking.
I don't know if you guys remember me, but my first real set of JBLs were a pair of L150s (see picture below of the day I came home with them). I got a lot of help over on AK from members on this site (Shane, Mech, and others, Thanks!), one of the LF drivers had the cone separated from the former. So I took a reminiscent shot with the new 4345s.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ET2LlsXfvTA/UGeD6jnxvnI/AAAAAAAAEXc/yEXi08k_nHs/s800-Ic42/2012-09-29%25252017.20.25.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qvQHI1jUPeI/VaUBn5I_UeI/AAAAAAAAFzg/u54ZHto-nmE/s800-Ic42/IMG_1822.JPG
Here are the pictures I took last night (please excuse the clutter, yesterday was crazy).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--jrZ9PIfuCY/VaT_eY6zfzI/AAAAAAAAFyE/bKh24-mvcYQ/s800-Ic42/IMG_4341%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CL-MfrUSxq4/VaT_eMC1yfI/AAAAAAAAFyw/IAK6QtibVxw/s800-Ic42/IMG_4342%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9At0EN9JCF8/VaT_eWyFGGI/AAAAAAAAFys/WjV-H2-DVaA/s800-Ic42/IMG_4343%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
(This picture shows the paper that was taped to the side of the cabinet):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LvSFoxfWTDE/VaT_euL9I3I/AAAAAAAAFyo/vzWeS9ruGOg/s800-Ic42/IMG_4344%252520%252528853x1280%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0YssDGTZvHs/VaT_e5NJqKI/AAAAAAAAFyk/b4T4MSKPMp8/s800-Ic42/IMG_4345%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cdecYnXQ1XQ/VaUBn3MWYUI/AAAAAAAAFzY/4vcC-hdAOak/s800-Ic42/IMG_1820.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CK-DSZ1ZdE8/VaUBnz-8XoI/AAAAAAAAFzc/JIu5tf4e7i0/s800-Ic42/IMG_1821.JPG
The McIntosh gear is nice. The C32 seems perfect. The MC2105 after closer inspection has some slight bubbling on the faceplate, and also has some rust around the fuse plug on the chrome chassis. The MC2205 is quite a bit rougher, almost like it doesn't seem to be part of this set, considering the condition of the other equipment. The faceplate is cracked and the chrome chassis is rusted/blemished all around. The external JBL network is nice looking.
I don't know if you guys remember me, but my first real set of JBLs were a pair of L150s (see picture below of the day I came home with them). I got a lot of help over on AK from members on this site (Shane, Mech, and others, Thanks!), one of the LF drivers had the cone separated from the former. So I took a reminiscent shot with the new 4345s.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ET2LlsXfvTA/UGeD6jnxvnI/AAAAAAAAEXc/yEXi08k_nHs/s800-Ic42/2012-09-29%25252017.20.25.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qvQHI1jUPeI/VaUBn5I_UeI/AAAAAAAAFzg/u54ZHto-nmE/s800-Ic42/IMG_1822.JPG
Here are the pictures I took last night (please excuse the clutter, yesterday was crazy).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--jrZ9PIfuCY/VaT_eY6zfzI/AAAAAAAAFyE/bKh24-mvcYQ/s800-Ic42/IMG_4341%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CL-MfrUSxq4/VaT_eMC1yfI/AAAAAAAAFyw/IAK6QtibVxw/s800-Ic42/IMG_4342%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9At0EN9JCF8/VaT_eWyFGGI/AAAAAAAAFys/WjV-H2-DVaA/s800-Ic42/IMG_4343%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
(This picture shows the paper that was taped to the side of the cabinet):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LvSFoxfWTDE/VaT_euL9I3I/AAAAAAAAFyo/vzWeS9ruGOg/s800-Ic42/IMG_4344%252520%252528853x1280%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0YssDGTZvHs/VaT_e5NJqKI/AAAAAAAAFyk/b4T4MSKPMp8/s800-Ic42/IMG_4345%252520%2525281280x853%252529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cdecYnXQ1XQ/VaUBn3MWYUI/AAAAAAAAFzY/4vcC-hdAOak/s800-Ic42/IMG_1820.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CK-DSZ1ZdE8/VaUBnz-8XoI/AAAAAAAAFzc/JIu5tf4e7i0/s800-Ic42/IMG_1821.JPG