Well, I had posted that I would A/B my L-110's/L-112's not to long ago. Since I had dented domes on the 033's I decided to replace them so as for a fair shot. Bought a pair of eBay -
"These little speakers are in great condition, near perfect for the age. As you can see they look great! These are used but not abused". Got home tonight and the 033's were awaiting.
Admired the perfect packing job and was pleasantly surprised to find the domes unmolested by shipping.OHM tested the first, no problem - the second, and SH*T ! DOA ! Pop them both in hoping against hope (amazing what denial can do to one ain't it !). D-E-A-D, dead. Definitely abused ! They came from a pair of L-150's. I bought my L-110's in '78, brought them to more than one
LOUD party in my, ahem, "immature" years. The original 033's handled it all w/o a problem (till they got the dreaded index finger thrust). Even so, they sounded fine to my ears, just - well, you know, the cosmetic issue. I wrote the seller (tons of positive feedback) and hope he is willing to do "the right thing". Even so, I'm now back on the hunt for an unmolested 033.
I know already that dynamically the L-112's walk over the L-110's. But, there are pros and cons to every speaker. I wanted to live awhile with both (alternating) and see which I tended to gravitate to after a month or so. My next step was going to be replacing the LE5-10's and 12's and then x-over upgrades. Delayed gratification once again
(but, but I WANT IT NOW !). Praying I'm not stuck with a
single $112.00 033 !