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JBL L100T speakers - Black - Information requested

dereksante

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Was given these speakers by a friend. They sat in his moms house in a corner for years.

He was telling me that these speakers are coveted and this black was only made for friends and family of JBL. Special editions.

Can anyone tell me information? Are they worth anything to collectors? Pictures attached.

Thanks!
 

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They may be rare. A quick google image search does not turn up any photos. No mention in the sales literature.

https://www.usahifi.com/sites/default/files/product/746/manuals/JBL L Series Speaker Brochure.pdf

FYI - the folks that really want them will take them as-is with the rotted foam and dented tweeter. DO NOT PLAY THEM! The foam is easily replaced...but not the voice coils.
Thanks Don! Looking forward to any info that comes my way on these. Thanks for the notes.
 
L100TBQ Lacquer finish ...

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1987-lacqueur-series/tbq4.jpg

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1987-lacqueur-series/tbq3.jpg

Definately - you'll want to touch base with Rick Cobb - rcobb@tampabay.rr.com
for a price quote to get foams for model 2214H woofers - (Probably run about $30 a set)
Rick is the guy I have gotten all the other surrounds from in the recent past ...
he is the go to guy most of the JBL legacy folks use.

Be sure whoever replaces the surrounds glue the surrounds to the BACK of the speaker cones for the proper response. Those are REALLY good woofers!


SPECIFICATIONS for the regular L100T series

First Manufactured 1985
Last Manufactured 1988
General
Recommended Power Amplifier Range 200 watts
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Woofer 12" aquaplas
Midrange Driver 5" high polymer laminate
Tweeter 1" pure titanium dome
Frequency Response 35Hz - 32kHz
Crossover Frequency(ies) 800Hz, 4.5kHz
Sensitivity 91dB (1 watt/1 meter)
 
http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1987-lacqueur-series/tbq1.jpg

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1987-lacqueur-series/tbq2.jpg

These were 1986-87's marketing versions of the venerable L100T series with nice lacqueur finish cabinets, something relatively rare in loudspeakers. "Exquisitely designed for elegant lifestyles and interiors" was part of the pitch to broaden the appeal of loudspeakers beyond the walnut engineered veneer cabinets of the original series, and the later L100T3's deeper, almost rosewood styling. IIRC, there may have even been a push for these in Europe to fit into simple yet stark european inspired interior designs.

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1988 l-series/page07.jpg

Interestingly, the L100T3 weighs in at 58 pounds while the TBQ version, with the same complement of drivers, has a shipping weight of 70 pounds. I'm not sure the packing material weighs 12 pounds. Can you weigh one of your speakers and let us know what it weighs?
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The 1990 250Ti Limited Edition of the pyramidal 250Ti was truly a limited edition of the top of the line 250Ti home speaker, the best of JBL's consumer line, not counting the one off Everest and Everest II speakers. It did come in a piano laqueur black version which was quite interesting because of its shape and almost 4.5 ft. height.
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As for L100T special editions, well, maybe not, they appear to have been a version for sale, or at least special order, and I don't know if there was a special charge for it. There has not been many laqueur versions sighted on the internet for any version of LxxT series from what I've seen so they may not have survived or just not sold much in volume. But they certainly can be very fine looking speakers as well as good sounding. As for collectors, IMO, no. The L100T is a very good speaker in its own right but does not enjoy the "vintage" appeal that prior JBL speakers had, nor do they have the appeal that limited numbers of true JBL Studio Monitors have.

One thing I see is the marketing exercise the L100T brochures comment on, that they are direct equivalents of a model of JBL Studio Monitor. The only JBL monitor I recall that uses the 2214H, which is a very good woofer, is the 4425 which uses a BiRadial horn and compression driver for the mid and top end. No consumer version uses that combo. Maybe they are talking more of the 4312/4412 series which used similar midrange and Ti tweeters combined with 12" woofers of the 128H variety.. The L80T and L60T have direct equivalents in the 4410 and 4408 monitors although the cabinets of the L series are significantly larger floor standers. The 4406 and L20T/L20T3 and similar 18Ti are pretty much the same except for crossover and tuning differences.

The L250/250Ti however can and does trace its lineage directly back to the mid size JBL 4-way studio monitors, namely a cross between the "compact" 4315 and 4341 monitors in a unique pyramidal tower which was always one of Greg Timbers favorite designs.
 
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One thing I see is the marketing exercise the L100T brochures comment on, that they are direct equivalents of a model of JBL Studio Monitor. The only JBL monitor I recall that uses the 2214H, which is a very good woofer, is the 4425 which uses a BiRadial horn and compression driver for the mid and top end. No consumer version uses that combo. Maybe they are talking more of the 4312/4412 series which used similar midrange and Ti tweeters combined with 12" woofers of the 128H variety.. The L80T and L60T have direct equivalents in the 4410 and 4408 monitors although the cabinets of the L series are significantly larger floor standers. The 4406 and L20T/L20T3 and similar 18Ti are pretty much the same except for crossover and tuning differences.

The L250/250Ti however can and does trace its lineage directly back to the mid size JBL 4-way studio monitors, namely a cross between the "compact" 4315 and 4341 monitors in a unique pyramidal tower which was always one of Greg Timbers favorite designs.

You're forgetting that the L200t3 used that horn/driver + woofer combo..

It was JBL Consumer.
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:)
 
And my UREI 809A monitors use the 2214 woofer as the bass part of the coaxial ...
(comparison of a regular 2214H from an L100T, and some UREI coaxial pixs)

2214H.jpg UREI-driver_2091.JPG
UREI_1819.jpg
 
Hi all. I was a pretty hard core JBL guy for several years, having owned many vintage models including the L100T. For me, they were not very good with their original crossovers. The bass was flabby with those big 12” woofers, the midrange very forward. I changed out the crossovers for ones that came out of the later model L100T3. Much better! Still not all that great, in my opinion. These are not as sought after as some vintage models, though the black finish may add value. I think I paid $100 for my pair.
 
Thanks for the corrections, appreciate it. The second thing to go in old age is the memory. I can’t remember the first.
 
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