ISO vintage JBL speakers

juddboz80

I'm looking for an older set of JBL speakers to pair up with my Scott tube amp, since I went to a tube amp I'll never go back to solid state gear again, love the sound!!! It's amazing the something made 60 years ago sounds so great, Ive been searching for some nice speakers for quite some time now but I thought I'd mabye try here, there are many great jbl speakers so I don't have an exact model number because there are many I would go for. I have all the pj studio albums plus many more, lost dogs, sevens, vault 3 + 4, red lightning bolt, white backspacer, coke bottle ten, 10" and 7" singles, some posters and lots of other stuff I would trade. Thanks!!

whofeelslikeadrank

good luck man, you won't be disappointed. i have four JBL on my twin tube amp setup, and when it's cranked up you cannot speak to the person sitting next to you. if you're looking for true vintage JBL, you can expect to drop some cash.

juddboz80

whofeelslikeadrank said:

good luck man, you won't be disappointed. i have four JBL on my twin tube amp setup, and when it's cranked up you cannot speak to the person sitting next to you. if you're looking for true vintage JBL, you can expect to drop some cash.

I seen prices of what they go for but can't find any for sale in my area, but I've got a Scott 299A and a Scott 340-B tube amps and they sound amazing....do u have mono blocks? What kind of amps do u run??

whofeelslikeadrank

McIntosh 2205 pushing a pair studio monitor JBL L300 on the front channel. Yamaha CR-3020 pushing a pair of JBL L100 on the rear channel.

juddboz80

Very nice, how does the Mac sound?? I had a chance to buy a pair of L300 but they needed too much work, which I should've bought and restored but the work/cost $$ wasn't worth it, how do they sound?? Ive got some altec model 15s that a buddy gave me for doing some work on his house that need refoamed and that will be my upstairs setup with the Scott 299A, but I need something that will kick your balls in my man cave!!!

juddboz80

I know this is a long shot but I'm trying everything I can to find a vintage set of good speakers to match with my amp, I will love the shit out of them and play them almost everyday.....if anyone has a leads or knows a good direction to turn I would appreciate it!!

juddboz80

I would trade my wrigley Ames variant for the perfect pair of speakers!

buck502000

good sound is priceless

juddboz80

I think I hear crickets!

buck502000

audiogon.com is a good website for audio gear

juddboz80

buck502000 said:

audiogon.com is a good website for audio gear

I've been watching for awile, it's hard to be patient!!

juddboz80

Last time this will get bumped.....I'll have my income taxes back this week and a nice chunk might go towards a new set of large ear phones!!

KL119975

Where are you located it may help your search?

juddboz80

Located right in the middle of Illinois!! Right in the middle of a cornfield!

juddboz80

I found some L112s for $600...do I pass or take them??

lolobugg

damn, my friend just sold some 80's JBL recently.
wish I would've know you were in the market.
I sold mine years ago instead of having the cones replaced.
went with Klipsch but still love JBL
what brand of tubes are you running? what is your preference?

buck502000

Get em for 400

foodshop65

check Craigs list
usually good deals and people don't have room for the big boys
vintage JBLs are getting good prices here in CT

juddboz80

foodshop65 said:

check Craigs list
usually good deals and people don't have room for the big boys
vintage JBLs are getting good prices here in CT

I've been stalking craigslist for months!!!!

juddboz80

buck502000 said:

Get em for 400

I'm gonna pass on them, they're nice but I want something nicer.....he wanted $800 for them and he's down to $600 but I doubt he will go any lower!!

juddboz80

lolobugg said:

damn, my friend just sold some 80's JBL recently.
wish I would've know you were in the market.
I sold mine years ago instead of having the cones replaced.
went with Klipsch but still love JBL
what brand of tubes are you running? what is your preference?

What kind of klipsch speakers are u running now?? I've looked at the cornwalls and khorns and if I came across the right deal I would jump on them but there hasn't been much locally around here for sale unless people want way over market value....I have a pair of altec model 15s that I should get back by the weekend but I'm still looking for a kick ass set of jbls!
Right now my Scott 340b amp has the original output tubes that came on it when it was made, they still have quite a bit of life left in them, but most of the 12ax7s are telefunken or old ge tubes and they sound great!!! But when I have this refurbished I'm gonna upgrade and get all new tubes for it, I don't know which way I'm leaning yet on what to buy for her yet tho!
I also have a Scott 299 integrated tube amp that just got refurbished, all are the original tubes on it and I would have to look to see all what is on it, a guy I work with found it at an old woman's garage sale and she bought it new and only played it for a couple years and put it in the box in her basement along with the matching 330b am/fm tuner, they are both so perfectly mint and have the cases that look brand new!! But I like them without the cases to see the tubes lit up!!!

lolobugg

juddboz80 said:

lolobugg said:

damn, my friend just sold some 80's JBL recently.
wish I would've know you were in the market.
I sold mine years ago instead of having the cones replaced.
went with Klipsch but still love JBL
what brand of tubes are you running? what is your preference?

What kind of klipsch speakers are u running now?? I've looked at the cornwalls and khorns and if I came across the right deal I would jump on them but there hasn't been much locally around here for sale unless people want way over market value....I have a pair of altec model 15s that I should get back by the weekend but I'm still looking for a kick ass set of jbls!
Right now my Scott 340b amp has the original output tubes that came on it when it was made, they still have quite a bit of life left in them, but most of the 12ax7s are telefunken or old ge tubes and they sound great!!! But when I have this refurbished I'm gonna upgrade and get all new tubes for it, I don't know which way I'm leaning yet on what to buy for her yet tho!
I also have a Scott 299 integrated tube amp that just got refurbished, all are the original tubes on it and I would have to look to see all what is on it, a guy I work with found it at an old woman's garage sale and she bought it new and only played it for a couple years and put it in the box in her basement along with the matching 330b am/fm tuner, they are both so perfectly mint and have the cases that look brand new!! But I like them without the cases to see the tubes lit up!!!

not sure of the models. they are dual 8" floorstanding. not really "vintage" but they sound good. some people find them too "harsh" with the horn but with the right eq they sound really good to me.
Sounds like a pretty sweet tube amp. I want to go all tube if I could find the right deal. right now it's just a tube preamp for me. telefunkens are great. I am running Mullards and they are super quiet. really warm sound. I have an RCA and one other NOS brand(can't remember) but I haven't rolled them since the Mullards sound really good. must admit that I don't have the budget to get all audiophile gear but I am pretending pretty well.

Garage and Estate sales are the way to go. People have no idea what they have.

buck502000

No kidding, I found a pair of Bowers and Wilkins for $15.00. They are just bookshelf speakers but they sure do mate well with my Rotel integrate amp.

juddboz80

I've got a pair of jbl bookshelf speakers that I acquired my solid state technics gear, I should give them a try and see how they sound....never thought about trying them until now!

juddboz80

lolobugg said:

juddboz80 said:

lolobugg said:

damn, my friend just sold some 80's JBL recently.
wish I would've know you were in the market.
I sold mine years ago instead of having the cones replaced.
went with Klipsch but still love JBL
what brand of tubes are you running? what is your preference?

What kind of klipsch speakers are u running now?? I've looked at the cornwalls and khorns and if I came across the right deal I would jump on them but there hasn't been much locally around here for sale unless people want way over market value....I have a pair of altec model 15s that I should get back by the weekend but I'm still looking for a kick ass set of jbls!
Right now my Scott 340b amp has the original output tubes that came on it when it was made, they still have quite a bit of life left in them, but most of the 12ax7s are telefunken or old ge tubes and they sound great!!! But when I have this refurbished I'm gonna upgrade and get all new tubes for it, I don't know which way I'm leaning yet on what to buy for her yet tho!
I also have a Scott 299 integrated tube amp that just got refurbished, all are the original tubes on it and I would have to look to see all what is on it, a guy I work with found it at an old woman's garage sale and she bought it new and only played it for a couple years and put it in the box in her basement along with the matching 330b am/fm tuner, they are both so perfectly mint and have the cases that look brand new!! But I like them without the cases to see the tubes lit up!!!

not sure of the models. they are dual 8" floorstanding. not really "vintage" but they sound good. some people find them too "harsh" with the horn but with the right eq they sound really good to me.
Sounds like a pretty sweet tube amp. I want to go all tube if I could find the right deal. right now it's just a tube preamp for me. telefunkens are great. I am running Mullards and they are super quiet. really warm sound. I have an RCA and one other NOS brand(can't remember) but I haven't rolled them since the Mullards sound really good. must admit that I don't have the budget to get all audiophile gear but I am pretending pretty well.

Garage and Estate sales are the way to go. People have no idea what they have.

Garage sales are great, but it's hard to find good gear, lots of people are looking for the same thing.....it's all about luck and being in the right place at the right or wrong time!!

Once you go with a tube amp you'll never go back, it's amazing what it will do to the sound of your records!!!! And if serious look at eBay or other places that you can buy a tube amp that needs repaired, that way you can get it cheap. Take it to a local shop or like my 340-b I'm gonna send it to Craig at NOS Valves and he is gonna upgrade/ refurbish/ recap/rewire the whole unit for $475, I gotta pay to ship it (which I don't wanna ship at all for damage reasons) but once that is done it will be a world class amp for a good price! And I'll be able to play it everyday and all day long with no problems!!! By the way.....both of my tube amps are integrated so I don't use a phono preamp, it's already built into the amp.....I think some guys do run a preamp when they use an integrated amp.....i would need to upgrade my speakers before adding a preamp or I probably couldn't hear the difference....but holy shit, it is the most pure, rich sound I've ever listened to and I don't even have great speakers right now!!

juddboz80

Rocking out all weekend, wish I had a kickass pair of jbl speakers!!

juddboz80

I hooked up my 299 amp up yesterday for the first time after a proper refurb, best sound I've ever heard!!!! If you got the speakers, I got the amp.....bring them over and let's party!!!!

hrd2imgn

Jbl had a series of studio monitors with an aluminum tweeter that were superb

whofeelslikeadrank

hrd2imgn said:

Jbl had a series of studio monitors with an aluminum tweeter that were superb

nickel. once upon a time.

juddboz80

Here's my 299 and 330 tuner.....all I need is some badass speakers and I can go into my basement and never crawl out!

juddboz80

I would trade my Scott 340b on the right pair of speakers, it is an integrated tube amp with an am/fm tuner also....I'll post pics sometime!