Hi Fellas!
Just recently registered but I'm a long time audio/tube enthusiast. First posting on USENET in the old days and more recently as a regular member of AudioKarma and Steve Hoffman forums.
I'm pretty excited with my most recent find: a pair of JBL C50 Monitor speakers from the mid 1960s (if I'm not mistaken!).
They were part of a custom installation in the library of a doctor. The system was all top notch consisting of Marantz tube and solid-state electronics.
The cabs are unfinished since they were built into walls, or so I was told by the doctor's estate.
As you can see in the pics, the cabs and grilles show some wear. The drivers do appear to be in excellent condition.
Now, based on some research that I have done, and also by dim recollection of reading my old Audio magazine collection, it appears this was a top of the line configuration with dual crossover networks. The only thing missing would be the solid-state energizer, which in this case was not needed with the Marantz amplification.
I haven't taken any drivers out yet, but was able to stick a little digital camera inside the rear port to take some pictures.
I was lucky to get a clear shot of the LE-15A woofer, in blue paint. The "bullet" tweeter seemed to have lost its rear sticker (a common occurrence?)
Ahhhh...but the elusive midrange compression driver's rear plate came out all fussy!
Would this be the fabled 375 horn?
I hope you can guess from the pics!!
Thanks in advance for your responses!