New guy, have a question

[Boss96]

I've been browsing this forum for quite awhile now but as I do not own any JBLs I have not posted.
However..I have the opportunity to buy a pair of L100T's locally for $200/pr. Supposed to be in good condition, etc.
Like so many on the forums I grew up wishing I could afford a set of L100's and now I can at least get what I suppose is an updated pair.
Any opinions on these speakers?
BTW, I am NOT an Ebay seller and am not trying to find out what these are worth
Bob

[4313B]

They're definitely worth $200 a pair if you like that sound. Several members have posted how much they like them.

[Boss96]

Originally posted by Giskard
They're definitely worth $200 a pair if you like that sound. Several members have posted how much they like them.

Thanks for the quick reply.

"That sound"? Can you elaborate?
Bob

[4313B]

If you've heard an L100T and like the way it sounds then $200 would be a steal.

[Boss96]

Will they fulfill my nostalgia for the old L100's
(I'm laughing as I type this!)
Bob

[4313B]

Good God I hope not! Nostalgia is overrated.

*****

We will be having a raffle soon for a pair of L100's though. You might want to buy a few tickets.

[Oldmics]

"We will be having a raffle soon for a pair of L100's though. You might want to buy a few tickets. "

Man,I thought that raffle was fixed and BO is the hands down winner.

Oldmics

[4313B]

Oh man! I wanted them!

[boputnam]

Originally posted by Giskard
Good God I hope not! Nostalgia is overrated.

Not for L100's - they are EXACTLY like I remember them!!

I too, thought the auction was rigged - now I gotta go find Vito again...

[Boss96]

After doing a little searching I'm getting pretty excited about getting these. Now I just need to get some appropriate old receiver to run them to complete the picture.
Maybe a Marantz, Pioneer, or Sansui.
It's a shame that since I am in the elec. repair business I haven't paid much attention to the old stuff when they were common. At one point I owned a Pioneer SX1980 but ended up selling for a surround receiver! Now I see that model is extremely valuable and I should have kept it.
Oh well, I guess that's what makes this stuff rare
Bob

[Kim L]

Search the forums for L100t and you'll see some excellent responses from GordonW and DavidF when i asked similar question. I still have both speakers and a/b with a Sansui 881 I still like the L100's for being more present and dynamic in the smallish room. After reading the responses and adjusting the bass when switching to the L100t's, I decided they were well worth keeping. But they will never replace my L100's.

[jackz4000]

Shoulda held on to the 1980 laddy. Anyway, the best of the bunch from that "golden era" receiver wars(1976-1980), big beefy and powerful: Pioneer, SX1250, 1280 and 1980. Sansui G9000, Sansui also had 2 more powerful units in which the receiver came in 2 parts...amp section and preamp/tuner section, but I can't remember the #'s. Marantz 2385, 2500 and 2600. Panasonic/Technics made the SA1000, 330RMS per ch.

[Figge]

Originally posted by jackz4000
Sansui also had 2 more powerful units in which the receiver came in 2 parts...amp section and preamp/tuner section, but I can't remember the #'s.

G-22000 and G-33000?

[Figge]

Originally posted by Boss96
At one point I owned a Pioneer SX1980 but ended up selling for a surround receiver!

[Boss96]

Well, at least I got a fairly good price for the Pioneer at the time, around $300 if I remember right. Of course that is much less than it is now. I had to change just about all the transistors on one channel, with that much power you had to be sure nothing was intermittent. I also needed a helper to carry it
I've seen that Sansui 2 piece unit once or twice, the owners did NOT want to part with them I probably would not have space for it anyway, huge volume knobs, must have been 3" diameter!
Bob