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    JBL wooden speaker stands - dimensions?

    I have seen some wooden JBL speaker stands. They may be described as a "lincoln log" design because there are only four pieces of wood and they secure through only two notches (see figure below). They are enough to elevate the speakers off the floor with a slight tilt upwards.

    If any one owns these could you kindly send me the basic measurements. They went on eBAY for $115. I love JBL as much as the next gear head but....

    I think the design may be simple enough for even me to build. Four pieces of wood and two well placed notches on each. $115??? Am I missing something?

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    You are awesome. THANKS HUGELY!

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    My JBL L36s just arrived. They are the first speakers that I have ever owned that actually do not fit in my bookshelves as before.

    Thanks again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Knight View Post
    You are awesome. THANKS HUGELY!
    It wasn't me. I saved the pics but was too lazy to upload them so I did a search for posts about L100 stands and was directed to list-member Donald's archive photos. Thank Donald, I just posted the links.

    Happy to help. I intend to try building some someday for my L112s, if I don't die first.

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    Hi,

    I understand these are for L100. Wouldn't it be too low and therefore the bass might get boomy? Thanks

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    That's the way we liked our speakers back in the 70s. Boom Boom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ngccglp View Post
    I understand these are for L100. Wouldn't it be too low and therefore the bass might get boomy? Thanks
    "Get" boomy?

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    FYI. I bought the oak planks that my friends in the wood shop are going to make for me as a favor. It will take a couple of weeks.

    The stands were made for the entire decade series as I understand it but I may be wrong. Either way, the L36s are not going to fit in my book shelves.

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    Not for a specific speaker

    I don’t think these were made for a specific speaker (or series of speakers – eg. the Decade-series).

    I remember having used them both for my L100s and L166s in the late seventies.

    The JBL-stamp is the reason for somebody being willing to pay $ 115 for them.

    Sound wise you’ll need to elevate a bookshelf speaker more to get a leaner, tighter bass (as we like it now… )

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    Might explain why JBL called these "bookshelf" speakers. The L112 is even so described.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lansing Heritage Library
    "The new JBL L112 is our most advanced bookshelf speaker system."

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    Talking I can resolve this

    I am relatively new but I think I can resolve this one easily. This weekend I went to a friends house. We both found out by accident that we like vintage audio. We got to talking and he told me that he had some JBL L150As still in a box from his college days. He showed them to me. These freaking beasts were so big that I could not lift them out of the box by myself.

    When you see the size, and feel the weight of the JBL L150As, it makes pefect sense that the L112s are considered bookself speakers; they are dinky by comparison. The L150As make my 4301Bs look like the little computer speakers you see on desk tops.

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    Red face

    (i once had my L26 on the desktop)

    youre totally right.
    and in the old days, when tv was quality entertainment, the people didnt have so many books in their shelfs so there was plenty of space to fill with bookshelf speakers.
    in these days, the receivers where bigger too. like my sansui 9o9o, its half a meter wide!


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    Quote Originally Posted by demon View Post
    in these days, the receivers where bigger too. like my sansui 9o9o, its half a meter wide!


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    Bigger !! I just sold my Sansui 9090db . Its 22wx16dx8h ...52 pounds, but very nice.
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    What is the thickness of the wood for the stand?

    I may have missed it somewhere. Also is it Maple or Oak?
    Thanks

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