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    Question When Were Jubals Available From JBL?

    Recently, I picked up a pair of JBL L65 Jubals ... the cabinets and the grill covers were in excellent condition ... the woofers (126A) needed refoaming ... the SNs are 21491 and 21496.

    When were the Jubals first offered for sale by JBL? ... 1974? ... how long were they for sale with the original woofers? ... what was the MSRP per speaker?

    I read a bunch of Jubal threads ... and checked the price lists in the Library ... but couldn't find the answers.

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    blue book says "mfg 74-78" ...list price 1250/pr.
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    Hi, guys....

    Well, the $1250./pair price may be accurate for the L65A's or B's, but in 1975, the L65 sold for $425.00 each, and I got my pair for that price as an employee. Oh, the joy of working for JBL!!

    Mine are 126A woofers. There was one heck of a price jump in '76-'77 though. Prices are shown in the Lansing heritage page library, by the way.

    Rick

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    JBL had them listed as follows:

    L65 1974-1976
    L65A 1976-1977
    L65B 1978-1979

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    JBL says on their own customer service site:

    L65
    First Manufactured 1974
    Last Manufactured 1976
    First MSRP $396.00

    L65A
    First Manufactured 1977
    Last Manufactured 1976
    First MSRP $681.00

    L65B
    First Manufactured 1978
    Last Manufactured 1979
    First MSRP $625.00

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    Thanks guys ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    JBL says on their own customer service site:
    L65
    First Manufactured 1974
    Last Manufactured 1976
    First MSRP $396.00

    L65A
    First Manufactured 1977
    Last Manufactured 1976
    First MSRP $681.00

    L65B
    First Manufactured 1978
    Last Manufactured 1979
    First MSRP $625.00
    Ummm, Phil.......?

    "the L65A was First Manufactured 1977 and Last Manufactured 1976"

    So thats why "A" models are soo rare ??

    I'd go for the "B", they are $56 cheaper than the elusive "A"....
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    It's obviously not right but I didn't make it up :
    http://jbl.com/home/products/product...CheckProduct=Y

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    It's obviously not right but I didn't make it up :
    http://jbl.com/home/products/product...CheckProduct=Y
    why repeat something thats "obviously not right" ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    why repeat something thats "obviously not right" ??
    Just to piss you off?

    I did offer it as a quote from JBL, not my own opinion or recollection, or as gospel according to Craig's List or Wikipedia. Screw it, delete the post! I never liked the Jubal anyway. What a stupid name. I wonder why Klipsch didn't steal the concept and market a speaker named PeWK? For all I know those Klipsch-o-files might call their favorites Wilburs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Just to piss you off? .
    Doesn't "piss me off" , just clouds future posts, and I don't think you are a guy who should be discounted like that.

    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    I did offer it as a quote from JBL, not my own opinion or recollection, or as gospel according to Craig's List or Wikipedia.
    actually Wikipredia is a great source. It is continually challenged, modified and refined and accuracy is their goal. It is probably a better reference than the schoolbooks that we grew up with..

    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    I never liked the Jubal anyway. What a stupid name. I wonder why Klipsch didn't steal the concept and market a speaker named PeWK? For all I know those Klipsch-o-files might call their favorites Wilburs.
    Why the Klipsch rant ? Haven't seen a thread with that name here for a long time.

    Jubal ?? JBL has also used names like ...Harkness...Carnival...Verona...Minuet...Caprice ..Radiance...Dorian....

    Radiance..?? now there IS a speaker worthy of a rant. Just attempted to work on one. The drivers were GLUED in, no screws.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Just to piss you off?

    I wonder why Klipsch didn't steal the concept and market a speaker named PeWK? For all I know those Klipsch-o-files might call their favorites Wilburs.
    I remember selling a college buddy of mine a nice new pair of Jubals, only to find six months later he traded them in on a pair of La Scala's!!

    Very disappointing. I gave him a very good deal on them.

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    Jubals for LaScalas? I'll make that swap any day.




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    I made the Klipsch reference because it's obvious to me the Jubal name was simply an attempt at making James B's initials into a word. PWK (Puke) seemed to fit well given that derivation. That's all. Some of my best friends own Klipsch, lots of them. Even some tower with a side-firing sub with built-in amp. One amp's dead though. Still thumps.

    I'm not following this thread closely enough to reply intelligently right now. I'm moving one daughter from a dorm to her first apartment (in NYC, home of all the 4350s for sale in the world right not it would seem), another (90 miles from the other )from her dorm to home for the summer, then back to see the first one graduate on Friday.

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