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    JBL-125A Sub Info

    Picked one of these up today for $18.
    Not high end but was looking to add it to my HT.
    Anyone know it??

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    It's just woofer. I believe it's a 10" unit and was used in the L26/36 series, and in other systems as well. When used in their full-range systems as such, it's a pretty decent one at that.

    But it's not made to be a subwoofer. It doesn't go that low or handle that much power.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markw
    It's just woofer. When used in their full-range systems as such, it's a pretty decent one at that.

    Bit it's not a subwoofer. It doesn't go that low.
    MarkW

    Thanks for the info I have never come across something like that.
    I will have to see how I would use it.
    Could I connect it to an existing sub-woofer even though it would not act like a sub?

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    You've never heard of a woofer before?

    You can connect it to anything with speaker outputs, but that still won't make it perform like a subwoofer.

    It works best in a full range system, such as my JBL L-26 Decades, which don't go down much below 40hz or so

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    Quote Originally Posted by markw
    You've never heard of a woofer before?

    You can connect it to anything with speaker outputs, but that still won't make it perform like a subwoofer.

    It works best in a full range system, such as my JBL L-26 Decades, which don't go down much below 40hz or so
    Let me clarify my ignorance...... I have heard of a woofer....... I just have never seen a stand alone like this that looks like a sub but is not. I guess this unit is like the "Bass Module" that Bose sells. does not go low enough to be a sub but fills out the bottom somewhat.

    I have an all Minimus 7/sub combo that this thing might work in but I guess I will have to play around with the hook up a bit to see how it works.

    Anyone have any suggestions???

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    I'd be interested in seeing a picture of this standalone 125A. Trying to understand how a woofer used in full-range speakers came to be in a standalone box.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 02audionoob
    I'd be interested in seeing a picture of this standalone 125A. Trying to understand how a woofer used in full-range speakers came to be in a standalone box.
    I apologize for not being clear on how I picked this up. This was a thrift find not a new in box purchase. Anyway as I was cleaning it up a bit this morning I noticed the back said to be used as part of the SCS125a speaker system. So I Googled that and found that this is the sub in a late 90's JBL HTIB set-up. It probably is going to end up as a second sub in my son's game set-up.

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    You were clear on how you picked it up. I was just wondering how a woofer that markw says was designed to serve as part of a full-range speaker came to be mounted alone in a speaker cabinet to serve as a sub.

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    I stand corrected. That "SCS" shines a whole new light on things.

    After much googling, I did find an "SCS 125A" HTIB system that reused the famous "125A" designation for it. enjoy...

    http://www.retrevo.com/s/JBL-SCS125A...97dj698/t/1-2/

    Now, google "JBL 125A" and tell me what you find...
    Last edited by markw; 12-21-2008 at 12:20 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markw
    After much googling, I did find an "SCS 125A" HTIB system that reused the famous "125A" designation for it. enjoy...

    http://www.retrevo.com/s/JBL-SCS125A...97dj698/t/1-2/

    Now, google "JBL 125A" and tell me what you find...
    MarkW

    Sorry for not seeing the SCS before I posted.
    I appreciate all your help with this.

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