JBL L50's, one more time and rescued by Millersound
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While remodeling I pulled the JBL's down to the lab and found the refoam job done 10 years ago by Orange County Speakers had finally given up. So I sent the woofers off to Millersound and Bill did another fantastic job.
In addition to doing the refoam he also checks them over and found the former on one wasn't quite right so he's fixed it for no additional cost. He always does a great job!
I also had redone the crossovers and added some damping to them a decade ago. They are a bit bright but have a tone control and turning that down helps a lot.
Good Stuff!!
In addition to doing the refoam he also checks them over and found the former on one wasn't quite right so he's fixed it for no additional cost. He always does a great job!
I also had redone the crossovers and added some damping to them a decade ago. They are a bit bright but have a tone control and turning that down helps a lot.
Good Stuff!!
Aaron
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Were they always bright, or was that after the crossover work?
Would Sonicaps make a difference over Clarity?
To be honest I don’t remember. It could also be the little Sansui AU222 that’s powering them.
If they stay bright I might try some Mundorfs in them. Not sure if Sonicaps would even out the treble.
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Were the L100s the same?
But lots of changes between those generations!
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A lot more power and the treble is better controlled. Actually turned the speaker tweeter controls up.
Yamaha is usually a bit dry but this combo works.
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Did you try that bad boy in Class A?
I like those vents.
The first piece I saw like that was the Harman Kardon HK990. It was a very beefy and unruly-to-handle piece of gear, and it has vents like that on the top and bottom - convection for the heatsinks, I imagine.
Show off...
Hey, it work for me
The CA-800 is (still) a very nice little integrated IMO. I mean, heck, if it can make a pair of JBL monkey coffins sound good...
In all seriousness, those Yamahas (and the very next generation of their integrateds) pair oh-so-well with the Polk Audio "Monitor Series" loudspeakers of the same era. Oh-so-well.
And my appreciation of what the JBLs did/do well has increased substantially in the intervening four-plus decades, I must acknowledge.
hk - at least in the olden days - took their heatsinking quite seriously.
Not sure if you can see the big cast heatshinks on the hk770 in the photo above...
EDIT:
PS I know youse mugs'll love the speaker cables I was usin' with the hk770 in the photo!
She gets a might toasty when you flip that little switch! But my ears and these speaks don’t really reveal it.
This one has had a “mostly done” recap. There are places I didn’t have the cajones to get into so there are a few originals left.
Calibration required a new meter as they wanted accuracy to 2 full decimal points and my cheapy only did 1.
Anyone listened to “ok go”? Fun band!
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Cut my audio teeth on Yamaha. My first pieces were all yamaha.
AX500
AX900 integrateds. I couldn't afford the amps and preamps but I sure wanted them BAD!!
I cannot remember the CD player
Living Room:,T+A PA 1530R,Wireworld Silver Eclipse SC, Tyler Highland H2, High Fidelity Reveal RCA, Innuos Zen MK3 , W4S recovery, LKS MH-da004,
Have but haven't used in a while: LH Labs VI Dac, Cayin SCD50T, Grant Fidelity Tube Dac11,Aries Mini
In my no longer alive file, you are in there for first dibs on the Salks and some other audio stuff. No worries, the wife knows what they are worth.
Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ & Pro 11+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS* Twisted Pear Buffalo III Dual Mono ESS Sabre32 DAC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
Yep... $500 for the Salks if you throw in the Krell.
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Oh man talk about beating a man while he's down....shoot I'll give ya $500 for the Krell...
Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ & Pro 11+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS* Twisted Pear Buffalo III Dual Mono ESS Sabre32 DAC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
Pfft, Ivan has a purse collection he can barter with.,.but don’t tell anyone
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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It'll take more than purses.....she's pretty spoiled...lol
Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ & Pro 11+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS* Twisted Pear Buffalo III Dual Mono ESS Sabre32 DAC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *