JBL 4311B or L100 dilemma
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HomerJSimpson
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At those prices, pick up both.....
tmad40blue
"I can hear forever!"
Go for the 4311!
This should also belong in D&S, amirite?
This should also belong in D&S, amirite?
70salesguy
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Obviously, the pair in the BEST condition would be the choice, but if they are in equally good condition, consider this.
1. What grilles are on the L100s? The original foams will be gone by now, what were they replaced with? JBL made factory replacement inserts for them, if these are installed, you still have a tough choice.
2. If the grilles need replacing, you can get reproductions of the original foam grilles in the 3 original colors, for a price.
3. The original grilles for the 4311s would not have needed to be replaced.
Good luck!
1. What grilles are on the L100s? The original foams will be gone by now, what were they replaced with? JBL made factory replacement inserts for them, if these are installed, you still have a tough choice.
2. If the grilles need replacing, you can get reproductions of the original foam grilles in the 3 original colors, for a price.
3. The original grilles for the 4311s would not have needed to be replaced.
Good luck!
70salesguy
Only 99 easy payments!
cla6665
Active Member
So I got to pick up both speakers, for the price right? Turn out that the L100's were actually one L100 and one L100 century. One tweeter is gone and one of the woofers need re foaming. So I just said bye bye to that one. I picked up the 4311B and those are in great shape, everything perfect. So I bring them home and plugged them in, man they sound good but I have to say that the KG4"s that soundweasel let me borrow blows them away. The Klipsch are just on another level I think, am I going crazy or the 4311's should be one of the best vintage speakers out there? Honestly, at least with my system, I wasn't impressed at all, they sound good but nothing special. I think I'll sell the 4311's and start hunting down a set of La Scala.:thmbsp:
Well, you're the one who called the choice a dilemma. Do you know the true definition of the word?
The definition I learned in fifth grade was "a choice between two equally bad alternatives".
theebadone
Super Member
Buy both, flip the pair you dont like, and have the pair you want for about 150-200
theebadone
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PART OUT THE L-100s right here on the forum. Monitors are an acquired taste as far as the 4311s. They will tell you how good your equipment is, just like horns. They are not colored at all, I would keep them around, and give them a chance, not very easy to come by just my .02 cents
Fred Sanford
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That would make sense if it applied to the L100/4311, but it doesn't. And that's why many love them, and why many don't. The 4311 is "colored" on purpose and earns the designation "Control Monitor" as opposed to what JBL calls "studio monitors" the designation for monitors intended to have a flat response.
:saywhat::twak:
Sure, so long as nobody loses an eye....
