

JBL 2600 BOOKSHELF 2 WAYSPEAKERS MANUAL
If you have a stereo receiver with a power output rating between 10-100 watts (as mentioned in the manual for these speakers), these speakers will not let you down. All of these points should be checked out before you buy-so be sure to ask the seller first if their listing is unclear. However, one must be aware that foam surrounds can rot, speakers can be overdriven to the point of damage, and people may not always take the best care of their speakers. This particular pair of speakers could easily have passed for "never used". The pair I bought were over twenty years old but they'd been very well cared for. The only potential pitfall of buying speakers like these has to do with their age. New listings: Pair JBL 2600 bookshelf speakers - 20 (Lynchburg), Pair JBL 2600 bookshelf speakers - 20 (Lynchburg) POST AD FREE. Even with the volume dial set low (two or three out of a possible ten) their output was loud enough to be heard easily. It didn't seem to take a huge amount of power to drive these speakers. When I played a variety of sources (turntable record, cassette tape and FM radio) into these speakers, there was no sign of any one frequency towering over or lacking as compared to the others. There is plenty of bass, a good clear midrange and sharply defined treble output. The good news is that these speakers have incredible output quality. These are really well built and decent sounding speakers. New listings: JBL 2600 BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS - 45 (Dana Point), JBL 2600 Speakers - 80 (Grants Pass) POST AD FREE. The 2600 was a decent larger bookshelf or smaller floor speaker that JBL introduced in the late 1980s. I wasn't sure if they would be suitable for use with my receiver or not, but they arrived and I hooked them up to find out. Cleaning out the audio extras, and here is an excellent pair of JBL 2600 two way bookshelf speakers.

Then I came across a listing for the JBL 2600 stereo loudspeakers. I started looking for speakers on eBay and was pretty discouraged with everything I found at the time-all the offerings were at the extremes of expensive high end equipment or cheap no-name junk. Although the receiver itself was a JC Penney all-in-one unit of modest quality from the mid-80s, it still played well once restored and had a decent 2x30 watt power output rating. As anyone with a knowledge of physics would expect from a 6-1/2 inch 'woofer' and JBL's titanium dome tweeter, they produce accurate and realistic midrange (voice) and highs (cymbals and lead guitar. I recently repaired and restored an old stereo receiver, which put me in the market for a pair of decent speakers to go with it. I found a pair of JBL-2600's for 100 at a second-hand store, and the price compared favorably with ebay on my smartphone, so I took a chance.
