JBl L65 score!!!

[SPL db]

Very nice! Even the cabinets look great, must have been the original owner I take it? Best of luck with getting them up and running!

 

[Eywadude]

How can you really tell what speakers sound like from a YouTube video?

Because he has done comparison videos between stock and modified and you can readily hear the differences. I have also heard a few JBL's in my time and I am familiar with the stock sound, so I have a baseline and have an idea of what the sound signature is like. I completely agree that listening to a YouTube video CANNOT replace actually being there. However, my comment purely stems from the differences heard in his comparison. I would also say if you are a JBL fan, have a look at his extensive amount of videos and tell me if you enjoy what you hear? That's all I have to say about it. Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/user/hosoken007/videos

 

[superdog]

Wow! Very nice score..

 

[Hanleyster]

How do those tweeters work?

 

[Alobar]

How do those tweeters work?

really well!

 

[jhoyt]

How do those tweeters work?

Basically a small compression driver with an acoustic "lens" to direct the sound, rather than a horn.

 

[Sam Cogley]

I recommend that you get the woofers re-coned. I did that on my L65's. For what little you have into them now re-coning will make them sing.

If the surrounds are bad but the cones are good...why replace the cones?

 

[villerat01]

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[mech986]

I recommend that you get the woofers re-coned. I did that on my L65's. For what little you have into them now re-coning will make them sing.

No need for reconing if there is no problem with the voice coils or cones. Best to pull the woofers and ohm out their DC resistance values, depending on which of 3 different woofers could be in there depending on production dates. These are the JBL L65A's (note the A after the serial number.)

so they should be 122A woofers with DC resistance of 4.5 to 5.5 ohms, no shorts or opens. If when speakers are on their backs, the woofer can be lightly pressed and exercised without rubs, then they probably can be re-surrounded without problems.

http://manuals.harman.com/JBL/HOM/Technical Sheet/L65A Jubal ts.pdf

 

[Jeffery]

Yeah, reconing a pair of 122As will set you back $500 plus shipping. Proper restoration can turn casual JBL scores into expensive undertakings pretty quickly.

For example, if both woofers needed reconing, and both tweeters needed diaphragms, that's $1000 in parts alone - even if every other part of the speakers is immaculate.

 

[villerat01]

Thanks for the info.