JBL Paragon D44000WX - Matt Garrett

Available to the worldwide audio community is one of my 2 Paragon's from my current collection. JBL Paragon. D44000 (Walnut). Circa 1969-1970. I currently have 2 in my collection. #438 is the first and its roughly 1966. This one offered here is Serial # 763 to be exact. This is an original piece that has had no cosmetic restoration. Although nothing from 1969 is going to be 100% perfect, this example is a very good original that is about as good as I have seen without needing any help of the 35+ top quality Paragons I have owned over the years. I would not hesitate to call it as good as it gets, but everyone has their own opinions and I have tried to make this site a fair way of making your own. If you click the many photos below, they will blow up into insanely large examples that will allow you to get down to the very details of the unit. What you see above is how #763 will look displayed in a listening room. That is my #438 just for the one photo. The one for sale (#763) is actually a little nicer in many ways. Being that I have had #438 for 25+ years, I hesitate to sell it over this one... but they are pretty much apples to apples as a whole. What you will see below are very discriminating photos that will show you exactly what you are dealing with. The wood floor room above is my listening room. The room you see with the red carpet is my collector car garage where I moved #763 into so I could get every angle imaginable. I have many high watt florescent lights turned on backing up the camera to absolutely rip to shreds and exaggerate every flaw in the unit. It still looks great even there but its an above honest representation of how this unit looks and has survived time. In a listening room presentation, #763 is as beautiful as they come and is a side by side match in color and grain to my #438.

The configuration of #763 is LE15/375/075. As you see it in the 1st part of the photos, the back has NEVER been opened... but below I am going to open it below in photos so we can find out what we see. The LE15s 375s and 075s have never been touched or opened and are documented serial #s to the rare original build sheet this unit has with it, that I do not have for my #438. All wax seals are in place too.

Sonically the unit is 100% as I got it some time ago. No excuses. As far as physical condition, the photos should really tell the story. I am the second owner. The first was in MI. #763 was never moved until I moved it from his home about 2 years ago. #763 has some MINOR flaws but they are really minor as a whole package. The worst has a 21MP blow up of it... It is minor. The unit has NO sun damage, the delicate front refractor board is virtually perfect including the top surface and there are no cracks, chunks, delaminating, etc on the unit anywhere. This is another 100% original, unrestored Paragon. It is about as perfect as you will see in its honest original condition. It is offered for sale to the discriminating Audiophile/Collector worldwide.

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Above, the build/warranty sheet along with the "wedge" connectors to hold the 2 halves in place. The two staples done to hold the sheet at the factory are still in place too.

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The worst flaw in the unit above... Pretty minor.

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Above, the 375 Driver, all wax seals in place and of course #s matching to original build sheet.

Above, that is me opening #763 up for the first time since new in 69.

Very nice LE15s, Lansalloy surrounds excellent.

All original hardware set on top for display.

LF Drivers removed for inspection.

Lansalloy Surrounds not cracked at all. I treated them with silicone to soften. Works well for a few years to restore articulation. These are really nice originals.

Serial # on back of refractor board.

All apart, getting ready to go back together.

Paragon moral support team. Old school audiophiles.

All back together with LE15 Lansalloy Surrounds treated. Helped LF response a whole bunch! I do this every few years on my S8Rs and other Paragon too.

We can always put new surrounds in... but they are only original once... so I keep them alive in that spirit.

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