General discussion on Lansing products (Altec Lansing, Lansing Manufacturing, JBL)
So I've heard a few times that JBL AND Altec records of serial numbers were lost (Altec in a fire, JBL in the Northridge earthquake) Is there any interest in establishing a serial number registry on the Lansing Heritage site to reconstruct some of that information? Maybe enough info could be...
I just uploaded my collection of five JBL promotional videos from the 70's and 80's along with a slide show I put together of some "Then and Now" Lansing Heritage related locations. They can be found on my channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/warc1?feature=mhw5
Over the course of its long history JBL has had many ups and downs but it has always managed to dodge the fatal blow. The last few years, following the 60th Anniversary of this legendary American company, have been down years. This time last year Harman went through a restructuring that...
Hello all JBL, Altec and Lansing Manufacturing speakers and drivers owners, You are invited to help us add systems and individual drivers, including their serial numbers, into our worldwide registry. If you are interested please help us save a piece of their history by cataloging your speakers...
As many of you know, Steve Schell and I were honoured with the assignment to develop a comprehensive history of JBL that was published as the core article in a commemorative edition of Stereo Sound marking JBL's 60th anniversary. I promised Stereo Sound that I would hold off on making the English...
The intent of this forum is to develop a community of people that share a common interest in the products and legacy associated with James B. Lansing. To that end, it is my intent to foster as wide ranging discussion as possible. There is even a place for non Lansing related discussion - the...
Today I saw on the web some review announcing the last K2 project : S9900 In fact, it looks like a K2 S9800 mounted with the 476be driver. The horn remind me the Everest design. I would appreciate more details.
i sell my l300 for genesis III. who are the best,please give me the info. thank you.47447
When I was a young child my father got these JBL speakers. They were floor standing, wood cabinet, octagonish shaped. They are not the elongated performance series. He got them early 90's maybe even late 80's however I remember they looked pretty modern. There could have also been weird glass...
Hi. Mike Mudge here in Calif. A few days ago I bought an old pair of JBL Lancer 33 speakers. I was able to remove the grills, very carefully, to find the 8" full range drivers. From what I can tell these were never opened before or tampered with. The serial numbers on the cabinet backs are very...
I have done an A-B comparison of the K2 model's in my store. I absolutely love the 9800se and what they are all about, But to my suprise when the 9900's arrived and I did the A-B the 9900's just outperformed the 9800's by quite a bit in all aspect's. Low frequency response was much nicer and with...
Hello, I just got a pair of L88's and was surprised at how small the push button speaker wire connection was. I'm currently using 12 gauge and it's too large unless I only get about half of it in so I'm thinking of getting some smaller gauge wire. Anyone have any suggesstions as to what size...
I just confirmed my JBL LC2 center channel is defective. The sound has been, from day #1, muffled, faint, muddy. Today I replaced it with an LC1, and then auditioned them one after the other, using the same segment of movie dialogue, at the same volume, same AVR settings. No question,...
This has probably been asked before, but are L100's supposed to be placed with the woofer on top as seen in the photo below? http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100/page4.jpg
I just purchased a Marantz 2270 and a pair of JBL L100's. Someone on another board suggested that I run inline fuses between the two. Is this necessary/suggested?
Hi everyone, I just got myself very beautiful pair of C56 Dorian. They are cosmetically in very very good shape including all original notice warranty and tech sheet that were going along with the product at the time. I live in France but everything seems to come directly from the states since...
Hey guys im new to the forum and need some info and advice on my new purchase. Just picked up a pair of Jbl l222 discos, is there anyone on the eastcoast who i can call to have them looked at, at the present time my right tweeter goes in and out,the way i get it to work is by giving a tape on the...
Hi , I am planning to get a mc402 to match with my Array1400 . I will be biwiring the speakers . May I know what ohms should I connect to on the Mcintosh ? Understand the Array1400 is rated at 8ohms but the Horn module is at 6ohms :confused:
Hi, For the past several months I've been wondering about this issue: why is the left speaker weaker than the right one? I couldn't find out why as I'm a beginner in this audioland. I didn't notice this 'unbalance' problem initially because I played a CD or LP somewhat loud. Only recently...
Is there someone with experience of P771 and P749 and are they any good for use at home for music & HT? (Either in the original cabinets or use the parts in DIY cabinets) The P771 have a 2451h driver on a 60x40 horn and a pair of 2227h woofers, the subwoofer P749 have a pair of 2243h. Or...
Not for apperance, but sound quality, would you chose a pair of L250's or a pair of XPL 200's? I am not asking about 250 ti's or XPL 200A's, although you can provide a second answer as to the best of all 4 options. Thanks, Scott
I have a pair of L300A's. I am the second owner. The previous owner apparently messed with the wiring. One tweeter had the black stripe going to the positive and one black stripe going to the negative. I know from the schematic, the woofer and midrange are in phase and the tweeters are out of...
I just bought some l80t's and wondered if the drivers are shielded or not, can't seem to find any specs indicating that they are.
From recent audition with a custom L101 (custom cabinet housing the LE14a and network with L175+RCA-typed custom wooden horn on top of the cabinet), I realised that I love the sound JBL horn speakers and I have to get a pair. This custom L101 will cost me around $2.5K. Another choice that just...
Hi All, I am getting ready to tinker with the CC crossover idea. Just wondering where you thought a good site to order 2-6m resistors would be for the project. -G
I just bought these 2 pair of speakers, and both pairs were supposed to be 846B's. They certainly look the same, and I noticed picking them up that the back panel was different on each pair, which in my haste I attributed to them possibly being different years models of the same thing. The look of...
Over 25 years ago I by chance answered a ad in the paper for JBL speakers. The ad just said JBL speakers $600.00. Upon calling the person I was told their were big and had water damage. Her describtion did not make sense so I thought what the heck check it out. To my surprize it was a Paragon...
I have had the good luck of having a pair of used JBL S38ii become locally available. The seller describes it as being in mint condition and is asking for 200$ for the pair. Is this a fair price?
I've never heard a set of L250 to 250ti's in person (yes I know they are different, but they are similar) and I have an odd question. Some speakers sound flat and unimpressive until you start to turn them up a bit. How would you describe these speakers at low/moderate volumes? Most of the...
Okay, as promised, I begin the Performance Series thread. I start right at the beginning, so it'll take some time for the thread to develop. I received the majority of the Performance Series set up on Monday, December 22, 2003 via the Pilot Freight Co. The delivery was supposed to be at my home...
We went to see Yes and Peter Frampton at a 10,000 seat outdoor theater in Bethel NY - formerly known as Woodstock. The flown system had 10 Vertecs per side and stage mounted subs. The 8 sub cabs looked like 18s x 2 We sat near the sound engineers and there were two control boards. One board was...
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