CAUTION: Shipping speakers from USA to Europe. Comments invited. Thank you

I remember that some members had their largish speakers shipped from the States, but I can’t find the related threads.. Anyway, I’m thinking of importing some big and heavy monsters from the US to Germany, but I’m struggling to find a reliable quote for full service. Ideally, I’ d like to get a company pick […]

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JBL: I have a pair of JBL L100 Century loudspeakers. They claim they are bookshelf size. 37Kg and big. Are they kidding?

  Howard, I have a pair of JBL L100 Century speakers. They claim they are bookshelf size. 37Kg and big. Are they kidding? First – 37Kg per pair, not each! Well, sort of. Blame JBL’s over-enthusiastic marketing department in the 1970s and the studio environment from which these speakers, the domestic version of the JBL […]

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JBL L212 Floorstanders and B212 Subwoofer – Charge Coupled Crossovers – Rebuilt Plate Amp

Rebuilt subwoofer plate amp, every component replaced besides the tranny. All tracks resoldered. Larger Mundorf filter caps and bridge rectifier. This sub digs very deep. The plate amp was always a little underpowered hence on the 2nd hand market they are always blown. This one has been rebuilt. It would have been cheaper/better to use […]

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JBL: Why the 4313 flattens the competition

Okay okay – yes I know this is quite often seen online. However for me, it demonstrates a superb combination of important info + a bit of hype (and why not?) + excellent photography and all wrapped in a classy graphical design. Some contemporary ad designers could learn from this I feel. And, the speakers […]

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