Are new JBL 100 Classics cancelled?

[roadie1]

September 15th...….$4000. They are on Direct Music website...…...

 

[fredgarvin]

Why not just get the 4312E. Same drivers and only 1500 a piece, available now. I'm sure they sound the same as the new L100s. I also heard, just like the 4312E, the L100 will only be sold in Japan.

Good point, $1000 apiece here:

https://www.audiovideologic.com/product/jbl-4312e/

 

[teashea]

and the cabinets are a little larger.

 

[exhippy]

Just wondering...

Why wasn't the word 'Century' used for this new L100 Classic?

I assume that's what JBL is truly celebrating. Not the L100A when the 'Century' name was dropped. Although, many may argue it's "all the same speaker"


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JBL celebrated their 50th anniversary with a L100 Gold speaker. Will there be 100th anniversary in 2046? There is no official 100th anniversary wedding 'color', but a 10 carat diamond is considered a proper gift. A lot of corporations celebrate centennial milestones with the color purple. Maybe a L100 Purple Edition or a L100 Diamond Edition speaker.

 

[fredgarvin]

Actually, despite the freq specs being the same, a bit bass shy, the 4312E has higher sensitivity and they have a different woofer than the L-100, which probably has much to do with the different crossover points. In the 4312 the woofer crosses over at 640, while the L-100 crosses at 450. The tweeter jumps in at 3.5khz in the L-100 while the 4312 at 5khz. Not dramatic differences.

 

[Masonavenut]

Couldn’t find them on the site until last week.
https://www.jblsynthesis.com/productdetail/l100-classic.html
Like above I heard September but second hand.