JBL Century Gold
Little is documented about the JBL Century Gold. The name appears in period equipment directories, and the model was clearly a JBL loudspeaker. Beyond that, the surviving record is silent. No production years, no specifications, no pricing and no design details have surfaced in the available material.
What the record does show is limited. Audio (1998, p.208) listed a "Classic 8 3-Way Speaker" in its product roundup — a bass-reflex design with two 6½-inch woofers, a 5¼-inch midrange, and a 1-inch tweeter, rated at 150 W power handling with crossover points at 700 Hz and 2.5 kHz, and frequency response of 35 Hz–20 kHz. Whether this listing refers to the Century Gold itself or to a closely related model in the same catalog is unclear from the OCR-quality scan; the model name is not clearly attached to the entry. A similar entry appears in the 1997 edition of Audio (p.237), describing a 3-way design with biampable terminals, 140 W power handling, crossover points at 800 Hz and 4 kHz, and response of 40 Hz–20 kHz.
Beyond these ambiguous listings, almost nothing is recorded. No documentation confirming its positioning within JBL's consumer line has been found. Anyone who owns a pair with original packaging, a spec sheet or a manual can add to the archive by sharing it.
Known from period listings (attribution uncertain):
- 3-way bass-reflex design
- Two 6½" woofers, one 5¼" midrange, one 1" tweeter (per 1998 listing)
- 150 W power handling; crossover at 700 Hz and 2.5 kHz (per 1998 listing)
- Frequency response 35 Hz–20 kHz (per 1998 listing)
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