Greetings, All,
I forgot to add the complete story I mentioned to Greg T, about my love of the L300's. Many years ago, when I was a young musician trying to earn his living playing music and move down the road of honing my skills, I got a call from the Father of my girlfriend at the time, who was a surgeon up in Palm Desert. He asked me if I could please pick up his 12 cylinder Jaguar and deliver it to him in Palm Desert, then pick up another car, and return it to the family home. Of course, I was jazzed to be able to drive such a wonderfully famous vehicle, and was especially tickled when the Doc told me not to worry about putting my foot in it, if I needed to pass someone. He said lunch would be provided, and he had a small surprise for me, too.
I picked up the Jag, had the drive of my life going up to Palm Desert, during which I could cruise at 90 MPH, then come up behind someone, and press down the gas pedal, zipping up to 120 MPH in less then a heartbeat, to pass!! DANG that was fun!! When I got there, he thanked me for bringing it up, and we shared a nice lunch that he had had delivered for us. He also said he wanted to show me his new stereo system and speakers, which were none other than the JBL Summits!!! Doc G. played some Dave Grusin, Blood Sweat and Tears, Fanfare For The Common Man, by Copeland, some female vocalists, along with a few other neat goodies. I sat there with my mouth open, totally gobsmacked to hear such a stunning sound stage and detail from those huge speakers!!! He was really happy that I was so very impressed, and from then on, I lusted for a pair of L300's for myself.
Fast forward all those years, and after I'd joined LH, one of our forum members contacted me to offer his own L300's, and so Sweet Bride and I drove up to hear them, taking money out of the bank once we got there. They were in outstanding condition, with only a few small flaws, and I was excited, scared, and at the same time, so happy to have this chance to own some L300's of our own! The seller cranked them up too loud, of course, God Bless him, and was using techno-pop, which has no attraction to either Cynthia, or I. We asked if we could turn the speakers down, and use our own music, to which he agreed. After listening to them for a while, we decided to give them a chance, and negotiated a price that both the seller and we were happy to do. Once in our home, we cranked the horns down quite a bit, put the Real Time Analyzer and calibrated mike, to see what they were doing, and moved them around to get the sound stage we thought was best in our listening room. The rest is history, as we fell in love with the L300's, and that enjoyment lasts to the very day, even after hearing the stunning K2 system!! And, as the late, and very great, Paul Harvey used to say, "And now, you know the REST of the story"!! Thanks for putting up with all my gushing, Folks, and I look forward to seeing photos from our recent JBL event!! Take care, and God Bless!
Every Good Wish,
Doc
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Originally Posted by grumpy
Ah, good times!
