314carpenter
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I just scored 2 pairs of JBL L200T3 from an original owners divorcee who told me they probably had been used a total of 10 hours over the entirety of their relationship, but have not been used at all in many years. They are the consumer version of 4425 in a taller cabinet, and manufactured for 1 year only, 1990. The original msrp in 1990 was 999 each, that's 4K in 1990 dollars. They were not actually part of the T3 line, only the cabinetry was shared, but were more expensive than any else sharing the T3 moniker. The top consumer speaker available at the time was the 250Ti, and these fit in about where the 240Ti would have been that year.
For me, this completes an 8 year mission to acquire every speaker from the T3 line, so I now own L20T3, L40T3, L80T3, L100T3 (2 pairs), L200T3 (2 pairs). I have refurbished each one of these, and have a substantial investment in having fully functioning, great looking, easy to display, fine examples of the consumer line available at the time.
The future on the 4 x L200T3's will run a similar path. First test for functionality, as I have not even tested them at all. Literally bought them as they sat, without any effort to listen to them at all. Next will be refoam the surrounds. My tech charges me 90 each. Probably going to recover the grills with some fresh fabric @50 a piece. 2 out of 4 frames have 6 pegs, the others have 3 left. After that, more listening tests. Then comes the real work, bringing the cabinets back to life. These could really use new veneer, but why not try to save it. I have some talent, experience, and hopefully a lot of luck too. I don't want to be too heavily invested in overhead on these. Just going to have some sacrifices to make on the overall appearance. They have not been treated with much respect over the years. I usually pass on lower condition cabinets, but when are you going to see 4 of these things in one place again? Oh yeah, at my house.
I will edit the post as new information becomes available, and photos will accompany as well, so
please allow me to get them in the door so I can get the family photos taken, and uploaded. Maybe a little cleanup first.
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