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My first pair of decent speakers were JBL-L100’s that I bought new at the J.B. Lansing Company in Burbank, CA. in 1975. I think I paid $600 for the pair.
I loved those speakers and would have them today. However, they were damaged in a move. They were the perfect sized so-called “Bookshelf Speakers” for my apartment dwelling days. They were sweet and clean, even at moderate volume. I was surrounded by neighbors in the apartment building and we were all very respectful of each other, so I couldn’t crank them up anyway…
My other favorites I still own and use in my system today are my KEF Reference 205/2’s. I bought them as a retirement gift to myself in ‘2008’ and they are still going strong. They are warm and tonal and still look as good as the day I bought them. I think they are great speakers!

