Century L100 owners

[rek50]

I do however, have to remind myself of the whole "i before e except after c" thing fairly often.

scIence

[Thom]

Quote: "Remember that sound and music enjoyment are very personal things and that what makes you happy may or may not please others. Screw them. If you are happy and no one is geting hurt then go for it. No loudspeaker system even approaches real life so there is plenty of room for interpretation."[/QUOTE]

Somehow that quote never made it to any of the Harmon (Common Hardon, Infinity, JBL,etc) literature that I ever read

[clmrt]

Quote: "Remember that sound and music enjoyment are very personal things and that what makes you happy may or may not please others. Screw them. If you are happy and no one is geting hurt then go for it. No loudspeaker system even approaches real life so there is plenty of room for interpretation."

Somehow that quote never made it to any of the Harmon (Common Hardon, Infinity, JBL,etc) literature that I ever read[/quote]

However, some foilcals read - "Adjust for Most Pleasing Balance" or somesuch.

[JBLRaiser]

I do however, have to remind myself of the whole "i before e except after c" thing fairly often.

scIence

smartass

[Titanium Dome]

I think it's astounding how often we go around and around with the L100 in the middle. That truly speaks to its place in the JBL Pantheon, since I don't know any other speaker that generates so much discussion and serves to divide us up in quite the same way.

It's kind of like the George Bush of JBLs. Some like him, some don't. Some think he's a decent President but certainly not the best, while others think he's the worst President of all time. Some think he represents the true spirit of America and some think he's an American disgrace. Some think he's a man of virtue and some a man of vice. Some think his abilities are under appreciated and some think they're overrated. BUT NO ONE IGNORES HIM, and no one denies that he is the President. By the very nature of being who he is when he is, he will always be a touchstone of the American experience, for better or for worse.

Having written all that and being so kindly disposed toward my L100s, I have to admit I have a momentarily greater sympathy for Mr. Bush than I did a few minutes. Drat! I think I just taught myself a lesson.

[boputnam]

...no one denies that he is the President.

There's a bunch of hanging chads that I've heard are persistent doubters...

Anyway, TiNoddle, that is perhaps your most amusing post.

[SEAWOLF97]

while others think he's the worst President of all time and some think he's an American disgrace. BUT NO ONE IGNORES HIM

I send him a one finger salute (middle) everytime he is in the tube.,,or radio,,or paper,,or

BUT I dont do the same for L100s, they got me started on the road to appreciating midfi

[Fred Sanford]

Can I use that as my signature?

"...on the road to appreciating midfi..."

je

[SEAWOLF97]

Can I use that as my signature?

"...on the road to appreciating midfi..."

je

you running L1s ??

[Robh3606]

Can I use that as my signature?

"...on the road to appreciating midfi..."

je

Rob

[jim3860]

well ill throw my oppinion in the mix lol. i belive the biggest contribution that the L100 has made is not even musically at all. it was the SPEAKER that put jbl on the map and made it an household name. lots of people today are buying jbls because they were introduced to the brand name through the L100. the reason mainly i think that the price today is so high on them is not because there the best speaker ever made, or even the best speaker that jbl has made. but when some people were young that was the speaker to have. and there fathers had them and they listened to them. and they want a pair now, or they knew someone that had a pair and couldnt afford them then and can now. it was a brillant marketing strategy by jbl and it worked. kind of like dare i say the b word? the (901s), omar bose marketed them very well, and they still sell well today. neither of them are the best speaker ever made. but they were decent sounding speakers. better than what is in most american households today. for that matter. i own a pair of L100s myself and i still get a kick out of listening to them, even though most of my listening is done with other jbls. there a nice speaker and a piece of history. i think every jbl lover or history buff. should own a pair. REGARDS JIM

[Fred Sanford]

you running L1s ??

I've gone a very roundabout route to arrive at L100s...my first black walnut (not giant Pro PA speaker) JBLs were L110s. Still don't have the correct woofers in them, but they showed me a lot about low-fatigue, accurate image listening. I have a lot of hours on these, couldn't count for you.

Next, five 4408s. Not bad, but I didn't keep them around long enough to delve into the 035TIs and form any real opinion of them.

Then, 4333As. These are the spoilers- the more I repair/upgrade these, the more all the words I've read all my life start to come into focus, and the more I can hear the weaknesses of other systems (or source material). I'd say I'm still under 5 hours of critical listening on these.

Then, six L46s, just a couple of quick test runs so far. Quick opinion would be that they're going to be fine for my surround system, more authoratative low end than the Canton Karat 20s they'll replace, but just a notch below the high end of the Cantons. We'll see.

So, I found myself then with an LE5-12, new in the box. Naturally, this inspired me to build a set of L100s around it- specifically after hearing the "controversy" here. I'm not yet snooty enough to turn down the offer of in-your-face wallop just for kicks sometimes, I'm still a punk at heart. So, lots of barter, a couple of re-cones and a little cash later, I essentially have 4312 components (2213H/LE5-12/LE25-2) in L100 Century boxes. Only did a quick listen one Saturday morning, and they made me smile, but my wife and I both knew the 4333As were sitting there under the L100s and would impress us even more.

So, yeah, I have L100s, and soon will be living in a big house where I can fire all these beasts up and learn the different nuances of their differing approaches to music reproduction. And, yeah, after 25+ years in the AV industry, I'm truly "...on the road to appreciating midfi..."

je, with pictures of all of the above in the Member's Gallery.

[bigstereo]

The guy I bought them from had a set of 4333's in his living room behind the L100's that were on the floor for me to hear before I took them.
I asked him to fire up the 4333's as I had never heard another jbl besides the L150a.

Needless to say I was completely BLOWN AWAY by the sound coming from those big beautiful boxes.

[hosken]

Zilch,
when you say they are not good speakers, you say that because they are not accurate?
If so, do you think it can be upgraded and give them more accuraccy?
What would you change?

[alexkerhead]

Zilch,
when you say they are not good speakers, you say that because they are not accurate?
If so, do you think it can be upgraded and give them more accuraccy?
What would you change?

If you read around you can see why he says it.
More so is the fact that the High frequency rolls off at particularly low levels and the bass is not sustained, but more boomy then anything.