JBL Decade overhaul!

[HopefulVT]

Hey folks!
So I've taken apart my JBL Decade 36s, removing mids and tweets, and the whole crossover. Looking to have the crossover rebuilt, and have the speakers rebuilt/replaced-- I had been in contact with an excellent repair shop, but now I can't find their link!

1. Are the tweets in JBL Decade 36s worth replacing, or rebuilding?
2. Are the mids in JBL Decade 36s worth replacing, or...?
3. Who can I trust to rebuild this crossover?

Simplyspeakers recoiled and reconed the woofers... ported speakers THUMP!

While these are out of commission, I'm using some Altec Lansing Model 5s I picked up, which are wonderfully vintage, but still lack the highs, and bottom of the Decades.

 

[titanstats]

Hey folks!
1. Are the tweets in JBL Decade 36s worth replacing, or rebuilding?
2. Are the mids in JBL Decade 36s worth replacing, or...?
3. Who can I trust to rebuild this crossover?

The tweets and mids in the 36 are just fine, and should be kept as is and replaced/repaired if needed. The 36 is a great-sounding speaker, and to me an example of classic 70s JBL at its best. Don't change 'em -- they won't be 36s any more. All you need for the crossover is new caps soldered in -- can't see much point in doing anything else to them. Check the cap values, solder some new ones in place; should be a pretty straightforward DIY job. Oh, and enjoy them -- I still miss my pair.

 

[Sir.Byrd]

Rebuilding a crossover is something you could do, the only person who will put as much care into your speaker project is you.

 

[sealy]

I replaced the tweeter in one of L 36's. It cost me about 50 bucks, got from that auction site. Glad I did. A tweeter rebuild done by JBL is going to cost you around $90.

 

[westend]

I think Carl is up your way. He was an AK sponsor, IIRC. He kind of specializes in East Coast speakers but you might give him a call. I'm sure he'd help you out with the crossover repair in some way. Carl's repair