How Did You Find This Site?

[Don McRitchie]

The thread about how members found out about JBLpro reminded me of a similar question that I have been curious about for some time. How did you first find out about the Lansing Heritage site and this forum? I'm guessing that for most it was a Google or similar search. However, I know that if you enter the most common search terms relevant to this site (JBL or Altec Lansing) you will find us buried quite a few pages deep in their search results. I'm guessing that it would have been a more specific search that led you to us and I'm curious what that may have been. I would also like to hear if you found out about us through other means (links from other sites, references in other forums or even the few print references we have had).

[johnaec]

I was in contact with a guy from the DIY subwoofer forum about cabinet specs for a 2245H when he mentioned this place - 'new to me. My first post here was looking for advice on a bass guitar combo using the 2245H, and shortly thereafter info on the Sub1500 came up, after which I purchased three, one of which I now use for bass guitar instead of the 2245H. Once here, I was hooked - I had no idea there were others as crazy as me about JBL stuff...

John

[Zilch]

It was Google, and I no doubt found it buried many pages down, or a reference to it, looking for JBL. I believe you said the site first went up in May, 2000. I was a member of the first forum, asking if you thought it appropriate for parts "Scroungers" to post there.

You said, "Yes, good idea!"

Do you still have an original forum archive? Just for fun, when was that post?

[Don C]

I think that the first time that I visited, it may have been a link from an eBay auction.

[Earl K]

Good Question

The problem is, I realize that I have no idea what the answer actually is/was . Oh Oh, MadCow !

<. Earl K

[Robh3606]

Wow I remember posting in the first forum too. I think there were like 10 or 20 posts!! when I stumbled in. This is what the 4th forum?? Look how much it has grown!!! My first posts were about upgrades and cabinets. Think it was a link out from AA that first got me here. Long time ago not to sure now!


Rob

[Steve Schell]

Hi Don, I found out about this site after a crazy guy in Maui named Steve Lewis told me about this guy in Winnipeg who was into JBL and had lots of literature and we all got together and decided to put up this web site to explore Jim Lansing's legacy and publish all the literature we could get our hands on and you visited L.A. three times so we could interview all the current and former JBL and Altec people we could find and you wrote to inform me that the site was up in prototype form and we launched it officially on, what was it, May 25, 2000?

Congratulations Don, for taking the ball and running with it and building one of the best damn enthusiast sites and discussion forums on the www!

[Steve Gonzales]

I love this stuff!! KUDOS to all the people whose insight , passion and dedication to excellence have given all us JBL "nuts" a place to gather and enjoy!

[Guido]

I saw 2x 2405, 2x 2420/2307/2308 and 2x 3143 networks all in perfect condition on german ebay for 400 Euro (was 400 USD then) and grabbed them instantly without knowing exactly what I'm doing.

Thanks to google I found this site and than I learned what I have done. It was the deal of my life

The following week I grabbed 2x 4343 cabs from german ebay. Sometimes you have that luck

Then I started to hunt 2x 2235 and 2x 2121 like a crazy one.

2235s was hard to get but 2121 was a nightmare. Thanks to Giskard my 4343s are finished since summer this year

So thats the story...

[Audiobeer]

I was recovering from a whiskey bender with my face laying sideways on the hardwood floor. As I opened my eyes I felt an excrutiating pain as the "Extra terrestials" placed the implant in the back of my brain stem. Ever since then I have a constant headache and a need to be here and to get as much imformation as I can.

[JBL Dog]

I was recovering from a whiskey bender with my face laying sideways on the hardwood floor. As I opened my eyes I felt an excrutiating pain as the "Extra terrestials" placed the implant in the back of my brain stem. Ever since then I have a constant headache and a need to be here and to get as much imformation as I can.

That makes two of us.

This message comes from JBL Dog

[chheffer]

After I picked up my L100T`s at auction for $65.00 I was curious what they were worth, They sounded great and are in great shape.I was at MSN and searched jbl l100t. This site was the first couple hits. I`m glad I found it!!
Thanks, Chris P.S. Some moron put a ( F#@% You )under coments in the guest book.I sent you a private message but hasn`t been opened yet.Thought you should know.

[Alan Fletcher]

I think I just did a google on James B. Lansing, or JBL Paragon, and Poof! There it was!

Thanks Don and all the others for this great site!

-Alan

[Butch Adams]

I found the site with a search on google.
Here is the story that got me here.
In high school (back in the 70's) I had built many book shelf speakers that were respectable. They looked good and sold well but I wanted to build a speaker with more bass, higher SPL.
After college I built a few disappointing larger format speakers. Needing some direction I consulted my uncle Mike (a mechanical engineer) on what I was doing wrong. He came by to inspect my latest endeavor and pointed out that while my construction was solid my components were inadequate and I lacked the equipment necessary to tune the box properly. He invited me over to check out his reproduction of an Altec voice of the theater speakers in which he used Altec, EV, and JBL components. Oh, I was hooked, face shaking bass, ear ringing SPL's, I was in heaven.
I have spent the last 20 + years (as funds allowed) trying to achive something near what my uncle Mike had built so many years ago.
This site has become my single source for information to aid me in my quest. Though sometimes the level of information makes me feel abet like the peanut salesman at the rocket scientist convention I'm hoping some of the membership will be kind enough to break it down for me.
Thanks for this place.

[gearhead]

Google . Found this Site while looking for some info on the Net about the L 220. . Made my first post 08/ 2000. Learned a heck of a lot in the last four years. Kudos to all the people who made this Site happen and filled it with life!

Juergen