NOT floor speakers

[Zilch]

I'm tired of it. L100's are NOT floor speakers, never were, and never will be.

Nope.

[With optional floor stands, well, MAYBE....]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...779159512&rd=1

[DO make good pavers, tho.... ]

[Titanium Dome]

You should see the pathetic built-in dorm shelves I put my poor L100s on in college: six-and-a-half feet high over the room's windows. Miraculously, the shelves themselves never broke, but one very sad night a combination of Boone's Farm, chocolate mesc, girls gone wild, and Deep Purple knocked them right off the shelves unto the floor.

Talk about a downer. Instantly straight. :shock:

After that, the L100s were "floorstanders" during all co-ed parties.

[pmakres1]

I'm tired of it. L100's are NOT floor speakers, never were, and never will be.

Nope.

[With optional floor stands, well, MAYBE....]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...5779159512&rd=1

[DO make good pavers, tho.... ]

I agree, right up to the part about the pavers! Look out friend, you might
wake up the dogs!

Peter

[JBLnsince1959]

You should see the pathetic built-in dorm shelves I put my poor L100s on in college: six-and-a-half feet high over the room's windows. Miraculously, the shelves themselves never broke, but one very sad night a combination of Boone's Farm, chocolate mesc, girls gone wild, and Deep Purple knocked them right off the shelves unto the floor.

Talk about a downer. Instantly straight. :shock:

After that, the L100s were "floorstanders" during all co-ed parties.

bummer... what a waste of chocolate mesc....

how bad was the damage to the speakers?

[Titanium Dome]

To misquote Vince Lombardi: "The corners, always the corners!"

Fortunately they were the back corners, and they got crunched but not destroyed. The same fall today might fracture the cabinets, but they were virtually brand new, still young and springy, and there were blankets and pillows on the floor.

[pmakres1]

bummer... what a waste of chocolate mesc....

[JBLnsince1959]

Sooooo...you've been there too.......

[pmakres1]

Sooooo...you've been there too.......

Uhmmm..,no comment!

[JBLnsince1959]

Uhmmm..,no comment!

Ok, just as I thought.....

[pmakres1]

[Tom Loizeaux]

I agree that "bookshelf" speakers should not be placed on the floor.
Shouldn't ALL speakers, or at least their high frequency drivers, be positioned at ear level? Of course "ear level" depends on whether one is standing or sitting, but the idea is to give the sound a direct and frontal path to the ears. Sit and lean your head back and you'll need them up near the ceiling!

Tom

[Steve Gonzales]

I agree that "bookshelf" speakers should not be placed on the floor.
Shouldn't ALL speakers, or at least their high frequency drivers, be positioned at ear level? Of course "ear level" depends on whether one is standing or sitting, but the idea is to give the sound a direct and frontal path to the ears. Sit and lean your head back and you'll need them up near the ceiling!

Tom

Bingo!, that has been my ONLY gripe about L300's ( one of my all-time favs), recently I've toyed with the prospect of buying some and putting them up on risers to get the mid up to ear level (like my L220/222's) while in a normal , seated position, just as you say AND throw a pair of 076s' in them for kicks.

[Titanium Dome]

I agree that "bookshelf" speakers should not be placed on the floor.
Shouldn't ALL speakers, or at least their high frequency drivers, be positioned at ear level? Of course "ear level" depends on whether one is standing or sitting, but the idea is to give the sound a direct and frontal path to the ears. Sit and lean your head back and you'll need them up near the ceiling!

Tom

Tom, in an effort to expose my bucolic upbringing, the first time I saw some 4310s I remarked, "Dang, those things is upside down."

Later I learned that the typical studio installation required the HF drivers to be at the bottom to be at ear level.

[pmakres1]

Bingo!, that has been my ONLY gripe about L300's ( one of my all-time favs), recently I've toyed with the prospect of buying some and putting them up on risers to get the mid up to ear level (like my L220/222's) while in a normal , seated position, just as you say AND throw a pair of 076s' in them for kicks.

But doesn't your L220/L222 mid horn mod do the same thing...

P.S. Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear about that driver/horn combo that fits inside the L220 cab and lets us close the back of the cabinet flush!! Allows us to have our cake (with icing!) and eat it too! C'mon Steve, there's gotta be a way to do it!

Peter

[Steve Gonzales]

But doesn't your L220/L222 mid horn mod do the same thing...

P.S. Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear about that driver/horn combo that fits inside the L220 cab and lets us close the back of the cabinet flush!! Allows us to have our cake (with icing!) and eat it too! C'mon Steve, there's gotta be a way to do it!

Peter

Hi Peter, I have tried in vain so far to conquer that obstacle
As for the horn mod, yes it does do the same, but I have to admit, the 136a bass is really something to behold! I always say that I don't feel I'm missing much (if anything) ,but, there is that extra oomph that the L300's have that makes me love that model. I would swap the 077's out for some 076's because that is what I like too . No "stockers" for Gonzo! (I can't help it!)

BTW, I'm working on some of the "optional grills" for the L220 family, look for them here soon