which too choose???

soundfreak1

Have a shot at some old JBL L100's or a pair of 4311 and 4310's all compairable prices. Anyone have some exp. with theae? Worth playing with or not? What kind of sound charictoristics? Im being tenitive as i just dont know what to expect from them. Might just be " the BUG " some opinions would be appreiated.

mhardy6647

They are bright, brash, and forward. I don't care for any of them - but they certainly have their fans, so YMMV.

Practically speaking, the 4311 and L-100 are the same.

www.lansingheritage.org is a great resource for all things JBL (and most things Altec).

EDIT: sorry for the huge-mongous JPG :-)

http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100/page4.jpg


EDIT^2: Interestingly, the L-100 was designed to mimic the performance of the then-reference standard Altec 604 and/or 605 Duplex speakers for studio monitor use. I loves me some Duplexes - my "real" hifi speakers are 604E Duplexes in 9 ft^3 cabinets - but I can barely tolerate L-100s. Go figure :-)

(oh, and in fairness, in the 1970s JBL completely eclipsed Altec a the leader in the studio monitor buiness - but that's another story!)

Mystery

Go through this thread: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=275293

mhardy6647

ahh... the relationship of the 4210, 4211, and the L-100/Century:
http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100/page5.jpg

zingo

The one with the best price as they are similar speakers.

sda2mike

i saw a set of jbl's at the curb a few years back...studio something...needed to be foamed....of course i was on a run a handful of miles from home...they were long gone when i went back with my car....probably the far-reaching power of the sda at work