RJolly87
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This thread has me doubting this pricing trend will last forever: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index....ducing-the-l-100.804403/page-25#post-12442030
JBL L100A prices still going up
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Collectible prices never last forever, there have to be people who want them and as the population ages, what we want changes as well as what generation has the disposable income for these collectibles.
Regarding the referenced thread and the fact that JBL Synthesis was able to make a business case that these are popular enough to justify a lot of development money and carve out a portion of the $4k speaker market is an indicator that they believe that there very well might be a market for these for a while. The price might have peaked at $3k for a nice used pair, it might be an anomaly, or maybe a nicer pair will come along and push that number higher. At $1k-$1.5k for average examples they're far from the most expensive (valuable) vintage JBLs.
Watch car auctions if you wish, the L100 could probably be compared to a nice '69 Mustang V-8 coupe. Not the highest-end of that pony-car, made a lot of them, not like owning a GT/Fastback/Boss 302/Mach-1 but still worth some good coin in excellent original condition. Or maybe a '70 Barracuda, '60s Camaro, ...
It is enough for me to decide that mine are worth fresh blue Quadrex foam from Scott, the "investment" seems safe for now.
TBD.
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My impression of the L100 and smaller cousins and similar monitors (43xx) is they are an inexpensive ways to experience JBL of the 'pre China' era. Compared to the other vintage JBLs (like 4350B, 4343, 4333 etc) these are the most inexpensive. People that pay high asking prices don't get it.