russ69: It’s funny you mentioned the L200s; I actually purchased a pre-owned pair in 1974; I was a Junior in HS and was saving every penny I made from stocking shelves at our local drug store for stereo equipment. The pharmacist at the time was quite the audiophile and got me hooked. It took me about a year of part-time work to assemble my system- Sansui Eight Deluxe receiver, Dual 1229Q with Stanton 681EEE, and L200s. The funny thing is that I fit this system into my 11 x 12 bedroom; I had a pull out sofa for my bed! Needless to say, I could definitely load the room!😂. Ended up selling the L200s to my brother as I was moving out of state; he still has them and uses them to this day!
JBL L36
I have had these speakers since 1977; I had to re-foam the woofers about 20 years ago, but otherwise still in excellent shape. In the last 15 years, I moved on equipment-wise and since shelved the L36s. So the other day, out of curiosity, I decided to pull them out and connected them to my current VPI, VAC and ARC front end; they were actually quite impressive! For what was considered a “bookshelf” speaker at the time, they could pull off a large soundstage for these small boxes and fill my relatively large 18 x 20 room!
I remember at the time listening to both the L36 and the L100; I actually preferred the L36 as I thought the L100 was bass heavy. Does anyone else have any experience they would like to share on these speakers? After my most recent audition, I am hanging on to them and listening to them more often!