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...do great speakers increase in value over time in the vintage market?

Hello to all...

I have a pair of JBL L25 "PRIMA" speakers, made 1972, case in 7/10 shape (not repainted), surrounds on woofers reformed several years ago, grill cloth replaced several years ago, includes JBL badges on speakers. Original 1972 price $169/ea. 

Recent searches of this speaker in the vintage market show prices 50% OR MORE than the origional issue price: ???

Is this that good a speaker design? - I have read comments saying it his/was one of the best speakers ever made by JBL (at that time?) - and I do luv their sound (which I now wonder if I've ever really heard them?) especially with well-recorded jazz and have the ability with little power to ROCK OUT!

(Would greatly appreciate any comments by those who have/had these over the years...)

DO GREAT SPEAKERS INCREASE IN VALUE OVER TIME, or do/should all depreciate in value...
insearchofprat

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insearchofprat OP
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millercarbon

Your "bandwidth" and ability to relay that pleasantly continues to awe me ( and I did correctly mean awe, not augh!...)

Thanks for your blurb here...

BTW: in another forum - if I remember correctly - you said you had these once upon a time: any comments about them?
insearchofprat OP
189 posts
 
millercarbon

Thanks for your real-experience historic review...

Still using CD only - Regarding power for the JBL L25s: IYHO - are we talking Sugden A21 (with the Wolze) or McIntosh MC2105 (with the Wolze or direct ) - or are we talking Stromberg Carlson?

Hope you don’t mind giving me an opinion on the above - or your suggestion...


insearchofprat OP
189 posts
 
millercarbon

My JBL L25s are creamy white with (new fabric) orange grills, always listen with grills off, set at zero on the High Frequency level. Speakers were reformed several years ago; using 14g solid core copper wire twisted, with bare ends, as speaker wire (may experiment with lampcord at your suggestion... )

Wonder how not being mirror-image affects sound dispersion. 

Presently powered with a low-powered tube intergrated by Monoprice (alternates: use the integrated as a pre, with a Parasound HCA-750A, and play around with the Parasound direct with the output controls on the back of the unit)

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