What a pair! Here's an incredible example of the original JBL Jubal (later badged simply as the L65) - hard to find, yet rare as hen's teeth in this condition. Because the L65 is one of only two models that used the famed "crystal slot" tweeters, many were cannibalized. Yet, from the wood, to the grilles, to the fully-intact original glass top, you'd be forgiven for wondering if we picked these up from Marty McFly. We did lightly refinish the cabinets to address some light scratches, and we replaced the woofer surrounds which had stiffened with age, but otherwise these are completely original. Bragging rights included.
- Production
- 1974-77
- Condition
- 9/10
- Serial No.
- JBL65NA
- Orig. MSRP
- $396
- Restoration
- Full 30-point service check
- Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis
- Factory Specs
Type 3-way bass reflex loudspeaker, floorstanding
Frequency Response 20Hz-21kHz
Sensitivity 78dB (1 Watt @ 15 Feet)
Nominal Impedance 8Ω
Low End 12" Lansaplas Cone Type (126A) 3" edgewound copper voicecoil
Midrange 5" Cone Type (LE5-5) 7/8" edgewound copper ribbon
Tweeter Horn Type (077, known as "Prism Slot" or "Crystal Slot")
Horn Mouth 3.125" x 0.725"
Dispersion 130º x 40º @ 15kHz / 110º x 40º @ 20kHz
Crossover dedicated 3-way network
Crossover frequency 1 kHz, 6.5 kHz
Power Capacity 75W (continuous)
Dimensions 24.5"H x 17.5"W x 13.125"D
Weight 68 lbs. ea.
- Documentation
JBL L65 Jubal Tech Sheet
- The History of JBL
- JBL was founded by James Bullough Lansing (1902–1949) who was an American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer most notable for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials.Lansing and his business partner Ken Decker started a company in 1927, in Los...
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- Liner Notes
JBL has used art to achieve art. By employing the art of design and craftsmanship, the art of sound reproduction is heightened. The most relevant criteria for a loudspeaker system are four: efficiency, frequency response, distortion, and dispersion. In each of these, Jubal L65 is superior. But those are objective measurements when only a subjective judgment is necessary. Listening is all that’s needed. The Jubal L65 is a JBL advance into a cleaner, highly sensitive, more open sound with better bass and improved frequency response across the entire audio bandwidth. Articulation, the ability to resolve complex musical passages into individual instruments, is demonstrably better in the L65. With the Jubal L65 reproduction is literal. Reproduction is rebirth. The art has been refined.
- Stock No.
- 7940474798301
What a pair! Here's an incredible example of the original JBL Jubal (later badged simply as the L65) - hard to find, yet rare as hen's teeth in this condition. Because the L65 is one of only two models that used the famed "crystal slot" tweeters, many were cannibalized. Yet, from the wood, to the grilles, to the fully-intact original glass top, you'd be forgiven for wondering if we picked these up from Marty McFly. We did lightly refinish the cabinets to address some light scratches, and we replaced the woofer surrounds which had stiffened with age, but otherwise these are completely original. Bragging rights included.
Production
1974-77
Condition
9/10
Serial No.
JBL65NA
Orig. MSRP
$396
Restoration
- Full 30-point service check
- Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis
Factory Specs
Type 3-way bass reflex loudspeaker, floorstanding
Frequency Response 20Hz-21kHz
Sensitivity 78dB (1 Watt @ 15 Feet)
Nominal Impedance 8Ω
Low End 12" Lansaplas Cone Type (126A) 3" edgewound copper voicecoil
Midrange 5" Cone Type (LE5-5) 7/8" edgewound copper ribbon
Tweeter Horn Type (077, known as "Prism Slot" or "Crystal Slot")
Horn Mouth 3.125" x 0.725"
Dispersion 130º x 40º @ 15kHz / 110º x 40º @ 20kHz
Crossover dedicated 3-way network
Crossover frequency 1 kHz, 6.5 kHz
Power Capacity 75W (continuous)
Dimensions 24.5"H x 17.5"W x 13.125"D
Weight 68 lbs. ea.
Documentation
JBL L65 Jubal Tech Sheet
The History of JBL
JBL was founded by James Bullough Lansing (1902–1949) who was an American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer most notable for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials.Lansing and his business partner Ken Decker started a company in 1927, in Los...
[ Read More ]
Liner Notes
JBL has used art to achieve art. By employing the art of design and craftsmanship, the art of sound reproduction is heightened. The most relevant criteria for a loudspeaker system are four: efficiency, frequency response, distortion, and dispersion. In each of these, Jubal L65 is superior. But those are objective measurements when only a subjective judgment is necessary. Listening is all that’s needed. The Jubal L65 is a JBL advance into a cleaner, highly sensitive, more open sound with better bass and improved frequency response across the entire audio bandwidth. Articulation, the ability to resolve complex musical passages into individual instruments, is demonstrably better in the L65. With the Jubal L65 reproduction is literal. Reproduction is rebirth. The art has been refined.
Stock No.
7940474798301
