Troels Gravesen's crossover for the JBL L100 centu


Has anyone out there tried Troels Gravesen's crossover design for the JBL L100 Century? I'm wondering if it's worth the current $600 for the kits to do the upgrade. Anyone heard the results? In particular I want to know if they tame the speakers propensity to be bass heavy and thump. I know that's kind of the point of these speakers, but I listen to more than Talking Heads, after all.

I'd appreciate opinions from anyone who's heard the results ... or anyone who has opinions.

cheers ...
rjjonah

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I owned a pair for years that I got for $100. I thought they sounded lifeless as compared to some other vintage speakers in their price range- sorry, no offense intended. I would seriously think about spending that much on a pair of L 100. Depending upon their condition, their max value in great shape isn't much more than $1000 US. You'd never get your money back out of them. I'd sell them, add the $600 and get another speaker. You can buy a lot of vintage speaker for $1k-1.5k.
OTOH, if you are looking to experiment by building your own, and you think that you may reuse the parts, that might be different. Might is the operative word here...