[Vintage-Audio] New Grills For Century L-100's

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hey Bob,

Yes they do sound the same with or without a grill. They even sound the same 
with the original blue foam grill, formed of one inch cubed foam pieces 
glued on to some heavy cloth that covered the entire grill area, and when 
new form this pleasing gentle mind mood pattern. However amigo Bob, when the 
foam chunks started falling on my head as the Century L-100's reached age 
twelve, this resonant rain of rotting foam not only ruined a romantic mood, 
it went down your shirt and itched like ten thousand Mosquitoes had used 
your back for needle nose hose practice! But the real issue comes into play 
when the foam has finally finished flaking off and the front of the 
fantastic speakers enclosed in a gorgeous cabinet with a grill area that 
looks roughly like the surface of the Moon in a crater rich area! Yes, I 
know Bob, but they still sound good.

What troubles me though, are the sighted folks who wander in, are stunned by 
the absolutely awesome sound that fills the air space and then get a look at 
these formerly foam fronts that flaked off leaving an image of Moon craters 
turned into space sand fills with a truly international flavor imparted by 
the mostly American and Russian parts pit!

Since throwing some decorative western Horse blankets over the areas of ugly 
muffled the midrange, I have decided to be wasteful and replace the foam 
that flaked.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wolfbob" <wolfbob at csnsys.com>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
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Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] New Grills For Century L-100's


> Why?  they sound the same with or without.   but see:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-Century-L100-L-100-Pair-Refurbished-Grills-New-Foam_W0QQitemZ170032696699QQihZ007QQcategoryZ50597QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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> WBob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> To: <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 2:01 PM
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] New Grills For Century L-100's
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>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Can one of you please tell me whom to contact to get the replacement 
>> grill kits for the James B. Lansing Century L-100's?
>>
>> Originally the front had a pattern of about one inch squares made out of 
>> a foam substance. After about twelve years, give or take, the foam flaked 
>> off and the front became unique, but ugly! I purchased a replacement 
>> grill kit then for my pair of James B. Lansing Century L-100's. This was 
>> 20 years ago. So where do I find them now?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>> dfischer at usol.com
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