JBL 4410's New To Me!

[CarnahanBB]

Hey everyone! I just picked up a gorgeous pair of wood veneer (not black vinyl) JBL 4410's all original in perfect condition...any thoughts, opinions, information on these guys? Just curious...

 

[tensleep]

WOOHOOOO! Congratulations on your new speakers. I have owned my pair since new, and they are my favorite speakers out of my collection. A few things:

• The tweeters are no longer manufactured, so be careful with yours
• The tweeters also have a small foam pad behind the diaphragm, between it and the magnetic pole piece. That foam deteriorates over time and should be replaced.
• The woofers may (probably) need to have the foam surrounds replaced
• The JBL recommended oil for the cabinets is a boiled linseed/turpentine mixture
• The grill frames, especially the pins, are notoriously fragile
• They sound great at all volume levels

I am currently using mine as the mains in my HT. They really sound great on 7.1 Dolby and DTS soundtracks. Post some pictures!

Here is a link to some work I had to do to mine to get them back to snuff:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=209776

 

[theebadone]

4410s

Very nice Studio Monitors you lucked into. A JBL 3 way that sounds terrific with any music. If you feed them good clean quality watts, you will be very satisfied with the results. The 4410s are my favorite JBLs so far.

 

[hdted]

I've got 2 sets and I think you will like them no matter what kind of music you listen to. They will outperform a lot speakers costing much, much more. Very accurate and clear at an volume level

 

[CarnahanBB]

I picked them up today...I can't wait to get them home and take a good listen! They are carefully buckled into my backseat!

@ hdted...love the signature

 

[Rome]

Very nice find...

Rome

 

[CarnahanBB]

Doing some serious listening right now. One word comes to mind...incredible. Wow.

 

[barredowl]

Yeah my reaction to 4408s (same tweeter) and 4313bs as well.

 

[CarnahanBB]

Until the foam surrounds gave out...I wasn't driving them too hard but I guess it was hard enough. Not surprising though. The foam was original. Anything special about refoaming these guys?

 

[rifftrax]

I love my pair. They rock. Walk all over a lot of expensive speakers.

 

[BMWCCA]

Until the foam surrounds gave out...I wasn't driving them too hard but I guess it was hard enough. Not surprising though. The foam was original. Anything special about refoaming these guys?

Just get the correct surrounds (Look for references to Rick Cobb for proper surrounds:
http://stores.ebay.com/looneytune2001), and put them on the correct side of the cone.

I've done L80Ts (same woofer) and it's not that difficult if you take your time.

(BTW, the black "vinyl" ones would be 4410A. Different tweeter, too.)

 

[CarnahanBB]

Yeah, the titanium tweeters in these fellas are absolutely amazing! BMWCCA how did you get the metal frame of the woofer so clean? Did the glue come off that easily?

 

[BMWCCA]

Yeah, the titanium tweeters in these fellas are absolutely amazing! BMWCCA how did you get the metal frame of the woofer so clean? Did the glue come off that easily?

One did and one didn't.

I used Goo-Gone and made some scraper tools out of Popsicle sticks to scrape the glue without harming the frame. Getting them that clean isn't really critical. Scraping the surround residue from the back of the cone is more important and for that I carefully used an Xacto knife with the curved blade.

 

[CarnahanBB]

One did and one didn't.

I used Goo-Gone and made some scraper tools out of Popsicle sticks to scrape the glue without harming the frame. Getting them that clean isn't really critical. Scraping the surround residue from the back of the cone is more important and for that I carefully used an Xacto knife with the curved blade.

I've used the Xacto knife option with great results but I hadn't thought of using popsicle sticks on the frame. Great idea! I've got some Goo Gone...was it easy to work with? I've done quite a few refoams but I really want these to look extra nice as I'd like to use them sans grill covers.

 

[CarnahanBB]

Also, any tricks to getting the surround UNDER the cone? I've never done a refoam with the surround mounted under the cone...

 

[BMWCCA]

Also, any tricks to getting the surround UNDER the cone? I've never done a refoam with the surround mounted under the cone...

Glueing it to the back first, and then to the frame worked for me. There's stronger solvents than Goo-Gone, for sure. If it doesn't work, try some others. Cut the Popsicle stick into an edge like a chisel.