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JBL 100 the dream of 70s teens.

I never liked the L100s so no, I'm not pursuing that sound.
And I've heard many of them since they were once ubiquitous.

I dreaded when a customer wanted to listen to the L100's. When they were done listening I would wait for them to make the first comment to see which way the audio wind was blowing. Just Bad Loudspeaker. Glad they updated the sound.

I used to work at a store that sold the old L100s and only carried Dynaco A25s at a super low price to draw customers. If I sold the A25s I made no money. However the A25s were so much better than the L100s it was sick.

...mho....*blink*(...yeah, back 'atcha...*L*) is current taste and prefs are 'informed' by our past 'listening experiences'...

'Dorm racket' is one of many 'worst case' experiences, but it does give a reference as to what to avoid, if anything.

It can take a spell and the experience into what music can really 'be', 'sound like', 'closer to what is heard and felt 'live' and with a collection of equipment one has amassed to 'do so'.

Not all will require 'bleeding edge' items to do that, for whatever their rationale to abstain from that pursuit....

I liked the L100s'....then.  I came, I listened, l left.  Got to 'live' with a pair where I 'worked' for a time.  In an old small warehouse, you could thrash the 'ell out of them and not cook 'em.
Impressive in itself....'chamber music'?  mmmMaybe not so much.... *G*