For awhile now the JBL registry has been growing on two fronts: the Serial Number Registry Thread, and Hofmannhp's JBL Registry Database.

We'd like to open up a discussion about how the JBL Registry data might be put to productive use. If we can decide what purposes the registry might best be put to it will help focus our data gathering and organizing efforts.

It may take some time before there is enough data to make the registry effective for some jobs, but having agreed upon goals should insure that it will be useful as soon as possible.

My initial goal in starting the Serial Number Registry thread was to accumulate enough raw data to reliably associate serial numbers with manufacturing dates. I was able to gather enough info to decifer the early date-code numbering system (or at least form a good working hypothesis)

Hofmannhp has built and maintained the JBL Registry Database which has been able not only to date components by serial number, but also establish a sort of "pedigree" of ownership as JBL speakers change hands. Like going to public records to trace the ownership of land as it is deeded from one owner to the next, it has been helpful in determining if ebay sales are valid or suspicious.

How else could we use the registry?