Jbl L300 Summit

[mm54]

support is made presentation boxes of product to celebrate an occasion, there is a box Alboreto and the other I do not remember more.
The previous owner had these boxes for me to listen the L300 before I buy them.
if you look at the photo, there are marble supports in the K2 (earch in 2 parts 20cm), which was previously under the L300 but in vertical positition therefore very high .. I guess that's the sound that he preferred to hear
actually my L300 support is above 3.5" instead of 2" it is what was asked when replacing it

I can not give an impression, I just have and I can not make comparisons, but you can test yourself, then tell us what you think

on this, the tweeter is very hight!

i have not tested my L300 with my BOSE1801+4401,

when I connect my turntable Luxman PD277 (coil MC) on the preamp BOSE4401 on IN switch to 1 or 2 for hight or low position
there is a steady background noise every second
if I connect to my Accuphase amp on MC phono1 it works properly
I think there is a problem on the preamp BOSE4401?
i have no CD and cant make other tests, i think take Plinius Cd ?
is it possible he does not accept MC entry ?
it seems yes on the manual but it is a copy and I can not properly read
the part that corresponds to the connection of a phono1 or 2

if impossible can i use outside adaptator...
since MC to IN adaptator and OUT adaptator to IN PREAMP PHONO1

Hofmannhp say the output of a Mooving Coil phono cartridge doesn't fir to the 4401.
therefore you need a Preamp with an MC input.
I suppose it is Preamp Phono like Clearaudio

[mm54]

for the probleme with BOSE4401 go to this tread

[mm54]

In 1975 JBL was at its zenith in terms of Quality Control, Engineering and Design Innovation, and these L300 Summits were State of the Art. Impeccably styled, superb cabinet construction, and absolutely phenomenal driver quality created what was then the astronomically priced statement speaker at $3,000 a pair in 1975 – 33 years ago!

Does someone has an idea of the equivalence of $ 3000 in 1975 on 2009?

[MikeBrewster77]

Does someone has an idea of the equivalence of $ 3000 in 1975 on 2009?

Almost impossible to believe but according to an inflation calculator hosted by a government agency here in the States it's a whopping $11,890.71!!!

Best,
- Mike

[BMWCCA]

Almost impossible to believe . . .

Why?
38 years ago I was paying $3,300 per year for tuition-only to Washington University in St. Louis. Four years ago that same tuition-only cost was $33,000 per year when my oldest was there. Thirty-three-years ago a Twinkie cost 12¢. Today a worse product using the same name is about $1.25. A Tootsie-Roll pop cost 2¢ then, 25¢ today. The motorcycle I rode to college back then used gasoline that cost 22¢/gallon in St. Louis. Today that gas cut with corn and with less octane is $2.30/gallon.

Every time I walk into our local Crutchfield store I see Thiel speakers with one tweeter, one mid-range, a 10" woofer with a 5-lb. magnet, and a passive radiator—with a retail price on a pair of over $13,000. You can't tell me a brand-new L300 updated with today's technology wouldn't sell if it was offered for less than those Thiels?

[MikeBrewster77]

Thirty-three-years ago a Twinkie cost 12¢.

I'm really beginning to believe that you have a thing for Twinkies

You can't tell me a brand-new L300 updated with today's technology wouldn't sell if it was offered for less than those Thiels?

Do they offer lay-away? 'Cause then I might be interested (provided the styling was updated a bit as well )

Best,
- Mike

[BMWCCA]

I'm really beginning to believe that you have a thing for Twinkies

So few name-brand items are still around in nearly the same form that it makes for a good inflation metric.

Comfort food as a kid. Sno Balls, too. I never really liked the chocolate cupcakes and Ho-Ho's didn't come out until I was a teen. Twinkies went well with reefer, I'm told, if you didn't happen to have any brownies around when the craving hit. I may even have spent some time combining listening to JBLs and eating Twinkies back then. The Twinkies are just not the same today. My JBLs are!

[mm54]

according to an inflation calculator hosted by a government agency here in the States

Hi Mike, it is possible to have the link ..

[Fred Sanford]

So few name-brand items are still around in nearly the same form that it makes for a good inflation metric.

Comfort food as a kid. Sno Balls, too. I never really liked the chocolate cupcakes and Ho-Ho's didn't come out until I was a teen. Twinkies went well with reefer, I'm told, if you didn't happen to have any brownies around when the craving hit. I may even have spent some time combining listening to JBLs and eating Twinkies back then. The Twinkies are just not the same today. My JBLs are!

Twinkies were too plain for me.

je

[BMWCCA]

Twinkies were too plain for me.

I"m willing to bet those don't fry as well!

[MikeBrewster77]

Hi Mike, it is possible to have the link ..

Sure!

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

Best,
- Mike

[MikeBrewster77]

Twinkies were too plain for me.

I've never even seen a choco-dile before! Apparently, there's a whole wonderful world of artery-clogging, comfort-inducing junk food to which I was never exposed.

I'm calling my mom tonight and giving her hell for depriving me as a child!

[hjames]

I"m willing to bet those don't fry as well!

Nonsense, once you dip them in egg batter, most anything will fry!

How do you think they fry a snickers bar?

http://www.ehow.com/how_2090831_deep-fry-snickers.html

"The concept of deep-frying candy bars originated in fish and chips shops in Scotland"

(yeah, figures its something the Scotts did first !)

But this one reads better ... whew!!

http://www.flakmag.com/misc/deepfried.html

[mm54]

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

thank you Mike! dammage that we cant have also the change $/Frs or $/€ or other money for the same thing and with select date years!

it would be interesting to have the price of most products used to make a comparison

[mm54]

is there any way to have the original plan of L300 SUMMIT cabinet + electronic

I think try to build a new pair of L300
if possible with existing components.
it would require the electronic part that I can rely on an existing product JBL can have great sound in a cabinet-type L300