JBL 2108

Little is documented about the JBL 2108 beyond its listing in third-party spec databases and the chatter of owners on audio forums. It appears to have been a compact 2-way bookshelf speaker, bass reflex in design, built around an 8-inch woofer and a 1-inch titanium dome tweeter. The crossover sits at 2.5kHz and includes a level control for the tweeter. Rated sensitivity is 90dB (1W/1m) into 8 ohms, with a frequency response spec of 48Hz–25kHz and 150-watt power handling. No production years, original price, dimensions, or weight have surfaced in the research.

Owners agree that the 2108 punches above its weight as a budget audiophile speaker. It pairs well with modest amplification and rewards careful placement. The 8-inch woofer is sometimes called the weak link for certain music, but the overall verdict from multiple forum users is that it's "surprisingly good." Common failure points are age-related. The woofer's foam surround rots out, and tweeter diaphragms occasionally fail and are hard to source. Used prices vary widely, typically settling in the several-hundred-dollar range depending on condition. Audio (July 1980, p.54) covered a Ferrari 308 GTB outfitted by Audio Interiors of Englewood, Colorado - a car whose system was built not by an autosound manufacturer but by one of the West's prominent custom installers. The 2108 itself received no formal review coverage in the period press we have on file.

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