Yesterday I went to see a pair of JBL 2380As with 2350J (16 ohm) drivers, with mounting hardware mounted in "fuzzy" boxes that match their PA gear.
These are the BIG 4" diaphragm/2" exit drivers with neodymium magnets. The horns and drivers were beautiful, but the fuzz showed lots of wear/stain.
At $200 for the pair..., I had to go see them.
https://www.jblpro.com/pub/components/2450.pdf
https://www.jblpro.com/pub/components/2380a.pdf
Both played fine on frequency sweeps. One had a dc resistance of ~11.5 ohms (a bit low but about right) and the other at ~8.2 ohm indicating to me that at least this diaphragm was an aftermarket version. The fact that the drivers sat 90 degrees different relative to horns would also be an indication of a change. (Gotta know what to look for.)
While these diaphrams are available new at a bill a piece, (and a pair of the just drivers with good diaphragms could go for $500->$1K). I decided to pass.
https://www.adorama.com/jbl2450j.ht...ZFonKUNInceBhSDRm82tj3UMiBQAIWDsaApmEEALw_wcB
The owner got these from his uncle, a DJ, and showed the horns, but never stated what the drivers were. He now knows what he has, and I I told him that he needs to show the driver model numbers in his ad if he wants to get any money for them. He asked what I would be a good price, and I told him he should be looking at about $400/all.
Hey, this is LA and there are lots of fish in our waters.
BTW, the chihuahua was adorable and extremely frendly for a little guy!
Hmmmm, looking at C/L today, I see a pair of voice of the theaters at $60 each. I'm on it!
These are the BIG 4" diaphragm/2" exit drivers with neodymium magnets. The horns and drivers were beautiful, but the fuzz showed lots of wear/stain.
At $200 for the pair..., I had to go see them.
https://www.jblpro.com/pub/components/2450.pdf
https://www.jblpro.com/pub/components/2380a.pdf
Both played fine on frequency sweeps. One had a dc resistance of ~11.5 ohms (a bit low but about right) and the other at ~8.2 ohm indicating to me that at least this diaphragm was an aftermarket version. The fact that the drivers sat 90 degrees different relative to horns would also be an indication of a change. (Gotta know what to look for.)
While these diaphrams are available new at a bill a piece, (and a pair of the just drivers with good diaphragms could go for $500->$1K). I decided to pass.
https://www.adorama.com/jbl2450j.ht...ZFonKUNInceBhSDRm82tj3UMiBQAIWDsaApmEEALw_wcB
The owner got these from his uncle, a DJ, and showed the horns, but never stated what the drivers were. He now knows what he has, and I I told him that he needs to show the driver model numbers in his ad if he wants to get any money for them. He asked what I would be a good price, and I told him he should be looking at about $400/all.
Hey, this is LA and there are lots of fish in our waters.
BTW, the chihuahua was adorable and extremely frendly for a little guy!
Hmmmm, looking at C/L today, I see a pair of voice of the theaters at $60 each. I'm on it!
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