Am I going to upset the JBL enthusists now? Looking at the classic 4311B!

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• MA

  @marshall2.015 · 1 year ago

  Danny talking like a doctor giving you bad news about the operation on your loved one.

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• GL

  @glenncurry3041 · 1 year ago

  So interesting to have my biases confirmed 50 years later.

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• HU

  @hugogaldames4156 · 1 year ago

  Vintage  speakers is like having a Vintage car,it may not be up to modern standards but it has something special about it.

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• JO

  @Joshualbm · 1 year ago (edited)

  This may be already posted, but those were set up in most studios  horizontally, It makes better sense with the driver locations. The drivers were mirrored so one could flip them to get the tweeter up or down, depending on preferences. Plus they were used primarily as near-field, so the axis was pretty much from a central location in the studio.

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• OL

  @Old_Sailor85 · 1 year ago

  Us old bastards that want these can't hear above 12kHz anyhow.

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• B3

  @B3GuyYT · 9 months ago

  I got a pair of these in mint condition for $150 a few years ago.  I really like them.

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• VE

  @Velocus-p3z · 1 year ago

  I do wish he'd upgrade a pair for us though. Just so we can see what he can do with them. These speakers have huge nostalgic value for many.

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• FR

  @frankpenarelli9248 · 10 months ago

  Keep on rocking  just enjoy what you have some our better  then others $$$$$$

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• FO

  @FOH3663 · 1 year ago

  Oriented on its side was oftentimes how this platform was set up. <br><br>It would&apos;ve been interesting to examine it&apos;s measured performance laying on it&apos;s long side, meter bridge style, whereby the mid and high are aligned vertically. <br><br>Of course it&apos;s still saddled with all kinds of compromise, however I suppose it&apos;s worth noting.

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• JO

  @josegallardos4265 · 1 year ago

  Technical measurements tell &nbsp;something, but your ears tell you another thing..... Even some speakers measure bad, the sound coming out of them is still enjoyable to your ears, and I think that is how &nbsp;they designed speakers in the past, based in how nice they sound to your ears.

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• JU

  @justgotohm4775 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I restore a fair amount of vintage JBL’s, the caps are almost always wayyyyyyy out!! And don’t get me started on wax seals, it does indicate the diaphragms are oem, it also indicates the foam inside the compression driver is dust, the terminal ends inside are oxidized. The first thing I do is pop those seals, remove and replace the foam, clean up all terminal ends, and physically check the original drivers for hairline cracks.

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• JE

  @jeremybirdwell2623 · 1 year ago

  Literal studio monitors. They were made to be sideways above the console in a fairly near field configuration.

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