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Today's big score!

Flaminroids

Flaminroids

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So I was having a pretty good day today. Stopped at the thrift store on my way to work and spotted a nice set of Nova 7B's for $10! They could use a good sanding and some stain, but no water damage or chips and the grill and drivers are perfect. I was pretty happy about them and thought I would swing by another thrift store on the way home. And then I spotted these:
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JBL 4311B's for $13! I couldn't believe it! The grills are perfect and the drivers look to be in excellent condition. The cabinets are about an 8/10 with only a minor scuff here and there. Unfortunately my receivers are still in storage from the move and I won't be able to listen to them until probably Thursday. A part of me is skeptical because they usually price things that low if they couldn't get it to work. However, I donated my blown ADC 303a's to the same shop and they originally wanted $60 for the set so you tell me. How do these compare to the L-100's? Because I really wanted a pair of those but I can't find a decent set for under $400.
 
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Those are the studio version of the L100, so should sound very much the same. I had a pair of the "A" version with Alnico drivers. IIRC you should have ceramic drivers in yours. Nice find!
 
The L-100s are simply the WAF approved home version of the 4311s which were "Studio Monitors". Great Score!!!!!!
I own both, 4311s were $30 at a thrift, and the L-100s I scored for $10 at an estate sale where the folks running the sale didn't even realize there were speakers in the room because they were mounted at the ceiling in a built in china hutch( which means the cabs are NM++++, just the foam grills were rotted away)
 
Weird question; so one of the speakers had some strange coke syrup looking goo that looked like it had oozed out of somewhere. The woofer surround is sticky and it looked like it dripped down from there. I thought somebody had spilled soda on it but it peeled off like rubber cement. I saw a picture of the same speakers somebody in my area was trying to sell and one of them had the same drip in the same spot. Is this bad news? There doesn't appear to be any damage to the surround and the reflex feels normal.
 
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i often wonder what people will think of our love of "vintage" speakers in years to come...how do they sound? they look cool in a Vintage kinda way but how do they sound, you lucky Bas?
 
They put that on the surrounds to keep them flexible.
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Actually, it's probably there to seal the cloth surround first and foremost, it has to be air tight. Using dope to preserve flexibility is limited pretty much to paper hinges/surrounds.

Some companies had various formulations of surround dope, in certain applications it was actually used to reduce or damp the flexibility of the cloth surround.

I'd like to hear a JBL speaker expert's opinion in this particular case. I suspect the compound may be there for damping purposes.:scratch2:
 
So let's say that I'm the kind of guy who wants to one day have quite an impressive audio collection. Would I be crazy to get rid of these?
 
Impressive to whom???
For me they are keepers, a classic JBL, but some folks don't care for them at all
 
Flaminroids said:
So let's say that I'm the kind of guy who wants to one day have quite an impressive audio collection. Would I be crazy to get rid of these?
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If you want a fun and/or interesting collection that includes some classic, well-known speakers, these would be a great, virtually essential addition. If you want a collection of only speakers that are truly phenomenal sounding, these would not be a fitting addition.

(And I can say that, since I own a pair of 4311s.)
 
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If you want a fun and/or interesting collection that includes some classic, well-known speakers, these would be a great, virtually essential addition. If you want a collection of only speakers that are truly phenomenal sounding, these would not be a fitting addition.

(And I can say that, since I own a pair of 4311s.)
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How do the 4308's compare to these - I have a pair that needs to be refoamed but haven't gotten around to it yet - sorry, don't mean to hijack this thread.
 
I picked up a set of 4312's that were in excellent condition but really were not to my taste. I had them for a couple weeks then sold them to someone who had been looking for a set for years. The mid-range was pretty dominating and forward, I guess with an EQ I could have adjusted it but I sold the 3 I had. The goo is the treatment on the surround.
 
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Well I finally hooked these up and everything seems to work perfectly. I still haven't decided how I feel about them quite yet.
 
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