A real blast from the past.....

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,216
edited June 2006 in Speakers
http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-owner-1966-JBL-Paragon-speaker-walnut_W0QQitemZ9743858134QQihZ008QQcategoryZ94912QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Very Cool Vintage JBL :D Have no idea how it sounds, but it would make a great conversation piece. Thing weighs 650 lbs.

H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    Haha. Wow.
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited June 2006
    Awesome!
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited June 2006
    I would LOVE to hear a set of those!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited June 2006
    ohskigod wrote:
    I would LOVE to hear a set of those!


    Got the 8100 for it lou:D
  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2006
    Holy crap! I'd heard of it, but never seen one in the wild!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,216
    edited June 2006
    Yep, those would be awesome. I'm not a vintage type guy, but those are bee-u-tiful. They still have over 6 days left for bidding. I bet they go for over 12 Grand. The link Zero provided is an excellent read.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!