Hi!
First time poster here, although I've been lurking here silently for a while
I have a few (perhaps stupid) questions, thankful for help.
I've just bought myself a pair of Jbl l96 speakers on ebay. I managed to get them for a fair price, and they seem to be in pretty good condition as far as I can tell.
Unfortunately one of the speakers was dropped during shipping, and one of the rear corners on the cabinet was dented (see picture). It is not a large dent, hardly noticable unless you look up close, so I don't really mind it too much. But is there anything simple I can do to fix it up slightly? or at least prevent the dent from developibg further?
Also, since one of the speakers was dropped I'm also worried if anything else could have been broken internally. I've hooked them up to my Technics SU-8600 amp and played them briefly on low/mid volume to check (I didn't want to play them for long since they need a refoam first).
They both seem to work just fine. Sound is coming from tweeters, mids and woofers. So that's a relief
Although I noticed two things:
* when pushing my ear up close to the mids/tweeters to check that they are working, the mids appear much quieter than the tweeters by comparison. At first I thought they didn't produce sound at all, but when I adjust the volume of the tweeter all the way down I hear that they are indeed producing sound - only it's hard to tell while the tweeter is playing since the tweeter appears much louder. Does this seem normal to you? Perhaps the crossover needs recapping, but both speakers are the same way, so that makes me think it's maybe just the way they are supposed to be? Overall I found the sound of the speakers to be pretty bright. For my taste I adjusted the tweeters to -3 to get a better balance and that helped, but maybe this is the design?
* Also, on one of the woofers I can see that where the little lead wires are visible on the cone (the ones covered in black glue next to the dustcap, see picture). The glue seems to have melted somewhat into a brown color rather than black. Is this somethings to worry about? I hope it's not a sign that something has burnt inside the woofer..
Next up, I have ordered a refoam kit from rick cobb. Hopefully I will manage the job myself without damaging anything, fingers crossed..
Thank you for your help! Please see attached pictures
/ Erik
First time poster here, although I've been lurking here silently for a while
I have a few (perhaps stupid) questions, thankful for help.I've just bought myself a pair of Jbl l96 speakers on ebay. I managed to get them for a fair price, and they seem to be in pretty good condition as far as I can tell.
Unfortunately one of the speakers was dropped during shipping, and one of the rear corners on the cabinet was dented (see picture). It is not a large dent, hardly noticable unless you look up close, so I don't really mind it too much. But is there anything simple I can do to fix it up slightly? or at least prevent the dent from developibg further?
Also, since one of the speakers was dropped I'm also worried if anything else could have been broken internally. I've hooked them up to my Technics SU-8600 amp and played them briefly on low/mid volume to check (I didn't want to play them for long since they need a refoam first).
They both seem to work just fine. Sound is coming from tweeters, mids and woofers. So that's a relief
Although I noticed two things:
* when pushing my ear up close to the mids/tweeters to check that they are working, the mids appear much quieter than the tweeters by comparison. At first I thought they didn't produce sound at all, but when I adjust the volume of the tweeter all the way down I hear that they are indeed producing sound - only it's hard to tell while the tweeter is playing since the tweeter appears much louder. Does this seem normal to you? Perhaps the crossover needs recapping, but both speakers are the same way, so that makes me think it's maybe just the way they are supposed to be? Overall I found the sound of the speakers to be pretty bright. For my taste I adjusted the tweeters to -3 to get a better balance and that helped, but maybe this is the design?
* Also, on one of the woofers I can see that where the little lead wires are visible on the cone (the ones covered in black glue next to the dustcap, see picture). The glue seems to have melted somewhat into a brown color rather than black. Is this somethings to worry about? I hope it's not a sign that something has burnt inside the woofer..
Next up, I have ordered a refoam kit from rick cobb. Hopefully I will manage the job myself without damaging anything, fingers crossed..
Thank you for your help! Please see attached pictures
/ Erik
