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    Smile I've been Ju..Jub..Jubalized

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    Got an email from one of those storage places ... they had a pair of JBL's..was I interested ?
    couple of exchanges and found they were original L65 Jubals .. the woman said "you won't believe their
    condition"
    ..well, that was to be seen. We agreed on a price, so the little boss and I drove up to Vancouver, Wa ...first impression ?? smaller than I'd envisioned...( had been storing a pair of 4671's and that was my frame of reference.)

    Second impression ?? She was right abt the condition.

    So I forked over some green, loaded them up and set course for Oregon.

    They are all there ... grills, glass tops, black mats, binding posts , no scrapes/gouges etc ....just needed
    refoaming ..in fact it was the easiest re-foam job on a 12 that I've ever done.

    So I'd never heard an 077/2405 before ...I can see why you all like them so much ...good mids , but waayyy too bassy. Sitting on the floor, they may qualify for the "fun, but fake" label.

    turned out nice...may keep them a while...looking for stands to get them up a bit.
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    Those look great
    Kudos to you!

    Maybe try getting them a bit up off the floor -
    couple of 2x4s or 4 ...
    that should tone down the bass.
    I've got a small 2x4 plinth with furniture wheels under my L200 and it helps a lot.
    Also easier to move it around for house cleaning & finding the best sound position ...



    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    . They are all there ... grills, glass tops, black mats, binding posts , no scrapes/gouges etc ....
    just needed refoaming ..in fact it was the easiest re-foam job on a 12 that I've ever done.

    So I'd never heard an 077/2405 before ...I can see why you all like them so much ...
    good mids , but waayyy too bassy. Sitting on the floor, they may qualify for the "fun, but fake" label.

    turned out nice...may keep them a while...looking for stands to get them up a bit.
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    Yeah JBL tried to get the bass right on that model three different times. It never really worked out. It's unrealistic to expect a driver with that kind of bottom end to sound very good with that much boundary reinforcement (close to the floor).

    Like others have said, get them up off the floor so the slot is near ear level and they start to sound more normal.

    Coupled with the grille I think it is a very nice looking box. The boxes make great subwoofer boxes with the right drivers.

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    They are a very handsome speaker for sure. Sadly that only works when they are sitting on the floor, for me anyway, because everything that has been said about getting the woofers off the floor is true. Toed in so the axes cross in front of the listening position the treble may not drive you out of the room. In the end they were for me quite adequate stands for a pair of LSR32's. I agree that the slot tweeter may be the key attraction. It makes them seem like a gateway to large format, which they may have been for many as they were for me. Once you've listened to a good horn tweeter it's not easy to go back to a generic titanium dome.
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    Let's not forget the L65 Jubal was meant to be a piece of furniture....an end table. In a loving room with a low boy comfy couch and deliver RICH results.

    Jazz sounds heavenly on them. Too much bass? Turn down the bass....or plug the port with some foam to start a quicker roll-off.

    One my all time favs is the L65.
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    I always like the L-65s in the room I had. Concrete floor that was carpeted. Sounded great. Let me know if you ever let these go. I'm always fond of speakers that are on the west coast and costly to ship.

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