Why Crazy Prices paid for Pioneer 100 JBL L100 AR1 AR3 AR3A

Pretty good 1972 JBL 100s -$500 2020 JBL 100s $3,000.....

The L-100's were okay. I had a pair of L-166 Horizons, which were similar, but had a way better silk dome tweeter. I inherited a pair of AR 4AX's. The surrounds were just barely intact, but still worked. I thought they were pretty good with dome mid's and tweeters.  Needed lots of power to work. Very flat compared to modern speakers.

@tannoy56 yes for Tannoys jensens Altec dont need much power but i was referring to those inefficient 1970s speakers mentioned. I have a post about tannoy red and black if you choose to comment.

Seems as if the nostalgia bug is also going around. I worked at a couple of shops that sold both the JBL's and also the Yamaha 1000's. Thank god we carried a couple of other lines that were actually listenable. I can't understand the demand for these. Also, prices being asked for some of the turntables of this era are just nuts. If it was junk in the 70's it is old junk today. 

My Friend has AR3’s, a 3 way,, from the 1970;’s, he has changed out a midrange I believe,, they sound warm, Not bad, they sell as **oldies but goodies*,, = not my cup of tea,,,but back then, they were **The Bomb**,
Pioneer’s JBL’s my guess is close to AR’s,, but again, some folks are still in love with those oldies but goodies... No I would never pay top $ for old technology.
SEAS set the New Standards and blasted the oldies to pieces<<< in a fair shootout. But some folks are either ona tight budget and/or still have fond memories for that old nostalgic stuff