Interesting JBL N1200 Cabinet Tambour door CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY?

[Luby]

I am very new here and have really enjoyed cruising around and seeing the vast amounts of information here. You guys are an incredible club. However, I have not found any information on a speaker set I just picked up. I'm not the best researcher, but I did look around. The catalog images are fantastic to look through. Anyway, this one has a lid that opens at the top, a tambour door that slides to hide or expose the speaker fabric. It's solid wood, possibly teak. I haven't taken the back off yet, but when I picked them up they were playing like a dream. I have included pics. Any information would help. I'll admit, I'm probably just going to sell these (too big!), but I like to learn first.

[louped garouv]

the N1200 is the frequency dividing network (passive crossover in normal people's parlance)...

the cabinet, while very pretty to look at --
seems to not be a genuine JBL offering that I have noticed before...
perhaps is it one of the furniture maker cabinets that were once widely available --
barzilay is one of the common names of this sort of cabinet.....

hth


have you listened to this set up in your home since retrieving them?
do you have any thoughts on the sound?

if I was closer, i'd be interested in them, the cabinet style closely matches my dining room hutch!

[Luby]

I have not tried them again at home yet, as they are incredibly heavy. NO JOKE! But they sounded great where I got them, especially on the Pioneer SX-1010 they came with! We are actually Mid-Century Modern furniture dealers, and things like this come up from time to time. I will keep checking back for everyone's great help!

[rdgrimes]

You'll first want to know what drivers are hiding in there.

[Luby]

Looks like some good pieces inside. 130A Speakers and LE175 cans and 1217-1290 horns. I just put them on my driveway and scared some neighbors. Really fun. One of them sounds a bit tinny. Maybe that horn isn't working? I don't know.
So clearly I have IDENTIFIED this piece, but I didn't know if the cabinet was home built, or actually produced. Sounds like I've got a good start of an idea. thanks.

[Audiobeer]

Looks nice. Looks like they are on Craigslist in St. Louis for $1400. Thet look like a great Custom cabinets.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/2828262095.html

[BMWCCA]

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/2828262095.html

What's with that wiring???