I think these are JBL...

[janikphoto]

I've picked up vintage JBL 10's and 12's with the accordion surround and silver dust caps before... these look VERY much like them. What are your thoughts?

 

[Mystery]

Look like Altec woofers.

 

[Stephen J]

Look like Altec woofers.

:scratch2:...I dunno 'bout that.Look like Utah's to me. .

 

[janikphoto]

I've never seen a Utah with a silver cap. Did they make some?

 

[Stephen J]

I've never seen a Utah with a silver cap. Did they make some?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39389118@N07/5564825482/

 

[bowtie427ss]

I've never seen a Utah with a silver cap. Did they make some?

Thousands under the Radio Shack badge alone.

And yes, in a very generic sense they do have a JBL resemblance. But, if you look inside expecting to find anything badged JBL, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

MI-632 is about the cheesiest thing JBL made that sorta resembles those.

 

[janikphoto]

I just meant the woofer, but yeah... I wasn't expecting much, knowing that dozens of lesser brands look similar to those woofers.

 

[Beatnik]

Guitar/PA JBL had aluminum dust caps

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-JBL-D130F-SPEAKER-DESIGNED-FOR-FENDER-TUBE-AMPLIFIER-/351053294778

 

[bowtie427ss]

Guitar/PA JBL had aluminum dust caps

I don't think anybody denies that.

But, i wholeheartedly deny that the drivers in the speakers the OP is inquiring about are JBL.

I'd say there's a 96%-97% probability that they're Utah, and a better pic of the cone would show the seam concluding a positive ID.

 

[Stephen J]

I don't think anybody denies that.

But, i wholeheartedly deny that the drivers in the speakers the OP is inquiring about are JBL.

I'd say there's a 96%-97% probability that they're Utah, and a better pic of the cone would show the seam concluding a positive ID.

Yep ! . :thmbsp:

I don't even need to enlarge that pic to see the seams in those cones.Not to mention the ridges.Every D120 I've ever seen had a smooth cone.
I chased some PA cabs that had drivers that looked similar to those once thinking they were 12'' JBL's.
The picture showed a of pair 3 sided cabs with three drivers in each side. . imagine .. 18 - 12 inch JBL's .
When I got there they were 10'' Utah's.
I'm the type to give everything a good look when that happens so that I don't make the same mistake twice.Or at the very least reduce the chances.

 

[loonze]

CTS-SPEAKERS ARE MY BET- but don't be too sad,....CTS made some pretty ok drivers.

 

[bowtie427ss]

CTS-SPEAKERS ARE MY BET- but don't be too sad,....CTS made some pretty ok drivers.

It's possible.

But, most CTS instrument speakers with aluminum dustcaps have a small vent at the center of the cap.