I know I was not supposed to buy any more new "old" toys in the current economic climate. However, with crisis also come opportunities. Many of these vintage gears prices have fallen to the 2005 price level and many of the rare items began to "surface" : )
I remembered the prices of a pair of all original and good condition JBL L65A was around HK$11,000 in 2005 and it went up to as high as HK$16,000 in early 2008.
With the financial crisis, it went back to a "reasonable" level where I felt the offer was too good to resist. Another reason why I need these slightly "larger" speakers was because I have been into classical music lately and the 8 inch full range, while good for vocal and light instruments, has limitation when handling the classical orchestra music whch needed both high and low. Since my Tannoy Cantebury is back in Singapore, I have no choice but to get the JBL L65..
I was trying to find out more on the JBL thread in R33 but everyone was "busy" and few has the time to answer my questions . It seemed that many of the hifi threads have become phtographic societies with posting of photographs of scenary rather then hifi discussion? : )
I have to open another thread in order to get some responses. I was torn between the Lancer 77, the JBL L65 and the C56. After much consideration, I went for the JBL L65 as it has 126A, LE5-6 as well as the 077 high frequencies all into one. The most expensive item in the speakers is the pair of 077 crystals high frequencies whih costs about HK$6000-6500.
I was told that there are a few versions of the JBL, namely JBL L65, JBL L65A, and JBL Jubal.
My units is JBL L65A where all the 3 drivers were alnico magnets (L65A 個 A字代表鋼磁單元). There was one set in the shop at Ap Liu street in much better cosmetic selling at $12,800 but unforunately, the mid driver was ferrite (粉磁) and not alnico. I almost "went" for it but lucky I took my time to do my research and search.
This JBL is Ah Bao Christmas present ! Ha ha! When I plugged in my amplifiers into the speakers, I was immediately attracted by its ability to have a "fuller" sound stage and a quicker responses when listening to Dvorak 9. Listening to vocal was also a pleasure..
1974 was the year when I was in still in my primary 3... Ha Ha
There is another version JBL L65 Jubai...where the layout is slightly different..
Listening to vocal music is always a joy.
I have been listening to the JBL L65 for several days and I am truly impressed with its ability to reproduce dynamic music when using with my vintage tube amplifiers.
I have been listening to classical music lately. Many of the classical Cds have received 3 stars Penguin award. To help many start the appreciation of these classical Cds, I have compiled the various feedback with the photos of the CD I bought for easy reference. Enjoy!
Weiki Bernd , Vogel Siegfried, Janowitz Gundula 亚诺维茨 - Soprano 奥地利女高音，Mathis Edith 马蒂斯 - 瑞士女高音，Theo Adam, Schreier Peter 施赖埃尔 - Tenor 德国男高音, Franz Crass , Gunther Leib, Renate Hoff, Brigitte Pfretzachner, Renate Krahmer, Ingeborg Springer, Kleiber Carlos 克莱伯 - 指挥, Staatskapelle Dresden 德累斯頓國立管弦樂團, Rundfunkchor Leipzig,卡洛斯·克萊伯（Carlos Kleiber）指揮德累斯頓國立歌劇院樂團（Staatskapelle Dresden）的韋伯（Weber）《魔彈射手》（Freischutz）是他的首次重要的錄音制作，他的深刻動人的解讀使韋伯的這部情節驚險的歌劇作 品滿足了所有的期望，在傑出的演員陣容幫助下，加上錄音制作人的優秀工作和清澈透明的錄音，是本套唱片成為最令人信服的版本。《企鵝唱片指南》給以三星評 價、《日本唱片藝術》評為最佳名曲！
Dorati 多拉蒂 - 指挥, Detroit Symphony Orchestra 底特律交响乐团, 多拉蒂（Dorati）指揮底特律交響樂團（Detroit Symphony Orchestra）演出的巴托克（Bartok）芭蕾舞劇《神奇的滿大人》（The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19）和《為弦樂、打擊樂和鋼片琴所作的協奏曲》（Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta ）采用了Decca出色的數字錄音技術，音響的力度變化范圍極為壯觀，非常生動逼真，有巨大的沖擊力。
For those who love Theresa Deng, there are two Chinese CDs 鄧麗君 - 淡淡幽情 & 鄧麗君 15週年 are a must!
Many audiophiles love vocal music with Chai Chin and Theresa Theng dominating the music scene in vocal representation. However, there is another Chai for you to explore...
I know I was not supposed to buy any more new "old" toys in the current economic climate. However, with crisis also come opportunities. Many of these vintage gears prices have fallen to the 2005 price level and many of the rare items began to "surface" : )
For audiophiles who love vocal music, the Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, Belfonte Returns to Carnegie Hall & Belanfonte Sings the Blues Cds are the must!
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