Favorite small JBL's and Altecs

[JBL Dog]

Originally posted by Audiobeer
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[Ian Mackenzie]

Does any one have an LE8T in a box.

I read this is a highly sort after driver (even if the box is not so small)

Ian

[jblnut]

I spend the greatest part of my day listening to music on the discontinued Media 2000 system w/sub. I got a lot of them from ubid when they were discontinued ($49 for a $200 system) and I like them a lot. I have them on both my home and work PC's and for low-mid volume MP3 listening , they are great. Not sure why they died such a quick death in the market - it's a shame.

Giskard is right on the money about the other ones though. The smallest XPL and TI series do something the larger ones don't do - they image very well. Sometimes smaller is better....

jblnut

[cary]

In my office at work I have a pair of L20T's powered by a SS Technics amp. My workshop has a pair of L19's powered by a pair of Heathkit AA-161 tube amps.

Cary

[mikebake]

Well, friends, they don't get much smaller in JBL's than one called the MICRO!! Did anyone buy any of these off the tent sale!! I bought what I thought was a PAIR, when it arrived it was in a box sawed in half and was just ONE!!! Har! I've never even listened to it yet, but it LOOKS cute!! I'll have to fire it up and check it out. I might be suprised!!!! Add to a sub, might not be so bad!!!
Check out the literature; no phase problems HERE!!!

http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/Control_Micro.pdf

[4313B]

Originally posted by Ian Mackenzie
Does any one have an LE8T in a box.

I read this is a highly sort after driver (even if the box is not so small)

Ian

LE8T's and LE8T-H's are fantastic drivers. I've used them quite a bit over the years in many different enclosure volumes, sometimes with PR8's. Their incredible bandwidth comes at the price of power handling, efficiency, and intermodulation distortion.

[4313B]

Originally posted by Don C
I'm wondering if I can make an XPL90a crossover for my L20T3s. And will it make them sound like they are worth $649 each?

I've watched grown women literally melt at the sight and sound of the XPL90A... They didn't even bat an eye at the price...

[jblnut]

I hope you didn't let them get away ! Finding a good woman who appreciates fine loudspeakers (large or small) is no easy task !

We want names and numbers !!

:-)


jblnut

[boputnam]

Originally posted by Ian Mackenzie
Does any one have an LE8T in a box.

Hey, Ian...

I do - two NOS in original boxes. I had a project idea for them, but it is not going ahead.

The surrounds are in good shape, but over the +15yrs being boxed, need regluing, so I bought two new surrounds, but haven't done them, yet. They are beauties - replete with mounting hardware, and rubber gaskets.

I had used one pr here, in my Altec Corona refits (over my workbench - apologies for the crummy cropped pic):


Anyway, send me a pm if interested. I could be inclined to let 'em go to a "fan"...

[Oldmics]

Does any one have an LE8T in a box?
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Hey,Does this count?

[Mr. Widget]

Hey Oldmics,

How does it sound?

I would be worried about a resonance with that crack in the plexiglass.

[Oldmics]

Spl was incredable for such a small box.Not only did it crack the plexiglass it blew the whole speaker apart!!!!! Talk about Xmax. Have to get Giskard to repair this one.

[JBL Dog]

Originally posted by Ian Mackenzie
Does any one have an LE8T in a box.

I read this is a highly sort after driver (even if the box is not so small)

Ian

NOS LE8T's are frequent visitors to Ebay. I believe there is an Ebay seller out there that has quite a few of them. Not listing them at the moment, but do keep an eye out for them.

Good Luck!

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[Don C]

Has anyone got an XPL90A techsheet? Now that I said the idea out loud, it's starting to bug me. I feel a project coming on...

[4313B]

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