User wrote:

This evening I came upon a pair of IMF Electronics 'Super Compact II"
speakers. They were $30 in very good condition. I didn't buy them
but I brought them to the home of a friend of mine who wanted them, an
80 year man that has I would reckon, 3 or 4 TONS worth of speakers and
audio equipment in his house. He just buys stuff and stores it, sort
of like a Collyer. I think it's called DISPOSOPHOBIA. At least in
his case it's not worthless stuff like newspapers.

Anyway... because I'm familiar with them, I noted in his museum a pair
of old JBL monitors, 3 ways, the size of the 4410's. I don't
remember the model number but the woofer cones were white. They must
be from the early 80's. My friend is not a lender or giver, but he'd
sell me anything. Gosh, would you actually recommend old JBL monitors
like these I am speaking of?

It depends on their condition and what specific model. The foam
surrounds and caps need to be replaced as well if it's over ten
years old. Also, the original terminals and crossover(s) were
pathetic due to a kludged potentiometer instead of a hard-wired
setup. The "A" models have thankfully fixed that.

But, yes, if you like rock and jazz and pop, these were
what most of the 70's and 80's U.S. bands mixed on. They
also do well for Classical if you turn down the treble
about 1-2 clicks on the amp.