Okay, I've not been a huge L100 fan ever since I got hooked on dome tweeters, ... the L166 ruined me in the '70s. However, I did like the L100s before then!
Anyway, got an opportunity to buy a pair today, mint cabinets, mint drivers, no doping drool, even the original foam rings are in good shape! The really cool part is that the original (brown, not orange) grilles are still bagged up in the JBL box! Unfortunately the foam on the grilles is degraded anyway, but at least I can take a lot of pictures and measurements to try and create proper foam grilles (some day).
Hooked them up and did some listening, they really do sound great. I now realize that when I don't have my critical-listening nose in the air, smooth punchy JBLs are hard to beat.
Anyway, got an opportunity to buy a pair today, mint cabinets, mint drivers, no doping drool, even the original foam rings are in good shape! The really cool part is that the original (brown, not orange) grilles are still bagged up in the JBL box! Unfortunately the foam on the grilles is degraded anyway, but at least I can take a lot of pictures and measurements to try and create proper foam grilles (some day).
Hooked them up and did some listening, they really do sound great. I now realize that when I don't have my critical-listening nose in the air, smooth punchy JBLs are hard to beat.