Quote Originally Posted by jrc
hello guys,
I am looking at buying a d131. The seller states and picture confirms that it is 16ohms.
The seller states that the DC Resistance measures 6.5 ohms.
That tells me it is an 8 ohm. Isn't a 16 ohm d131 spec out at 11 ohms ( at least that is stated here )
So I guess someone put a16 ohm faceplate on it, or are there any other possibilties ?

thanks ... jrc
Okay, the real truth is that back then, JBL 16 ohm speakers were really 8 ohms, and the 32 ohm speakers were really 16 ohms. Why did we do that? Because that made them louder.