JBL Bel Aire Speakers

[Bongo Beater]

Has JBL every reissued this masterpiece of mid-century modern design, and if not, can we petition them to do so?

How I would love a pair of these!

 

[mep]

What do you know about them?

 

[Bongo Beater]

What do you know about them?

That they are beautiful, and they would go well with our mid-century modern decor and the design of our house!

 

[mep]

That they are beautiful, and they would go well with our mid-century modern decor and the design of our house!

Got it. I was wondering if you just saw pictures of them or you had heard them.

 

[Bongo Beater]

Got it. I was wondering if you just saw pictures of them or you had heard them.

I would expect that they sound good, based on my experience with JBL and the era during which they were made.

 

[mep]

Two versions of them. One with a single 8” woofer and the second version which adds a tweeter. This was JBL’s first attempt at making a small compact speaker.

 

[Mr Peabody]

JBL is coming out with a 6" 2-way monitor, I get the models mixed up, so many, but I think the 4329. To my knowledge no reissue of the model you mentioned but they are revamping several olde models. L100's, 4312g, 4349 etc. Check and keep an eye on the Synthesis lines.

The newish HDI series sounds really good. Th 1600 is a small monitor and is getting good reviews.

 

[Bongo Beater]

JBL is coming out with a 6" 2-way monitor, I get the models mixed up, so many, but I think the 4329. To my knowledge no reissue of the model you mentioned but they are revamping several olde models. L100's, 4312g, 4349 etc. Check and keep an eye on the Synthesis lines.

The newish HDI series sounds really good. Th 1600 is a small monitor and is getting good reviews.

Do these feature mid-century modern design like the Bel Aires?

 

[mep]

Do these feature mid-century modern design like the Bel Aires?

No. If you want a pair of Bell Aires, you will have to search them out on Ebay. You could contact Kenrick in Japan. Kenrick is famous for rebuilding classic JBL speakers for their customers and building clones of the some of the classic JBL speakers where demands outstrips supply of the original speakers.

 

[bluegrassphile]

My favorite JBL speaker...The L300 Summit.

 

[Bongo Beater]

My favorite JBL speaker...The L300 Summit.

Do they look as cool as the Bel Aires? The images I saw made them look fairly generic.

 

[mep]

If you want a pair of Bel Aires, you need to find them and buy them. They aren’t coming back.

 

[Bongo Beater]

If you want a pair of Bel Aires, you need to find them and buy them. They aren’t coming back.

If you are correct, then JBL's decision makers are out of touch with contemporary tastes.

 

[bluegrassphile]

Do they look as cool as the Bel Aires? The images I saw made them look fairly generic.

You're right about the images of the L300. The pics are kind of dark and don't show the beauty of the Summits at all. I remember they looked and sounded wonderful. They were pretty pricey at the time.