Quote Originally Posted by melvin walker
I have yet to see a test report that did any thing but criticize the L 100 speakers.
The AR's out sold the L100 by a mile.
Not so. In 1978, Julian Hirsch wrote a rather glowing review of the L-100 in "Stereo Review." Most in the industry felt the speaker wasn't an accurate reproducer, but readily accepted that its "west-coast sound" was such that many liked a great deal. Also, none could argue the superb build quality, and the fact that the speaker could play really loud without distorting, driven by a 45 watt/channel receiver.

The AR2ax sold at a discount for $100 each. The AR3a sold, discounted, for $250 each. The L-100 was "fair-traded" at $297 each. That's an apples to oranges comparison. Almost any $100 loudspeaker outsold one at $300. The AR3a, by the time the L-100 was introduced was already "old news."