I was jealous of another member's L-300 craigslist score, and lo and behold, I just got back from a 2.5 hours' drive in a rented pickup truck to bring home my new-to-me 4345s! I got a really great deal on them. I never would've been able to afford speakers like this without a little persistence and good luck.
They're all there, except the 2245H's need refoaming and the 2308 lenses seem MIA.
But the grilles are there, and the guy assured me that all drivers were working, sans the refoam issue. He wasn't aware that there were ever supposed to be horn lenses!
The guy was a real nice guy. I don't like to get into a lot of haggling (not my style/not fun for me) but the listing asked for offers... I've been down that road before (bidding war), so I was loath to get involved, but I just e-mailed and asked him what he wanted for them. He said "I want them gone but I don't want to give them away." So I made him an offer that I thought would be way to low (but all I felt comfortable spending) just from the standpoint of "might as well make him say no." He accepted my first offer! It was low. Honestly, for the kind of money I paid, I didn't even ask to hook them up to test them.
He was a real standup guy, promising to honor my offer even if he got offered more. And I'm sure he did get offered more. But he stayed true to his word, which too few people do nowadays.
I was hoping to one day find a deal on some L-300s, which were way out of my range, and then I came across these.
Had to rent a truck and drive way out to the sticks, but once I get them up and running with the proper lenses and refoamed bass drivers, I bet it will be all worth it.
Jubals will now become bedroom speakers, and my 4408s will be sold on to finance the refoam, probably. I wouldn't risk doing it myself.
Anyone have any recommendations for refoaming in the North NJ/NYC area?
No pics yet... they're still out in the truck (with my eye on them out the window) waiting on my friend to get here to help me unload them (way too heavy for me and my wife to handle!) For now, until they get running, they have to get relegated to a tight spot in my music/instrument room but I'll try and snap a few pics later or tomorrow. A couple snags in the blue grilles, a few normal marks on the cabs from wear-and-tear, and of course the aforementioned foam and lens issues. But overall they look pretty nice.
Thanks for listening to my happy story.
Originally Posted by brad347
), might I suggest a furniture dolly like the ones sold at Lowe's for about $20 with the carpet on them. I moved my 4345s myself out of my van and up a ramp into the house (had to build the ramp). Didn't want my wife to hate them before they even got in the house! I laid them on their backs on corrugated cardboard sheets and slid them off the van load sill onto the dolly and strapped them, carefully, with motorcycle tie-downs using heavy cardboard to protect the corners. I also later installed Lowe's casters under the 4345's plinths to make them more mobile for housekeeping purposes. 
