New speaker day JBL drivers need recone advice

[dondoucette]

So I picked up some sort of JBL bastard speakers Today...

They each have a 075 tweeter, D130 woofer and a N2400 crossover.

Sadly one of the D130's is not very happy at all, check out the YouTube link...

https://youtu.be/HgnCfbcT4TQ

So now I'm thinking I should send out the two D130's for a recone, chances are if one is blown the other was abused to hell too, so who does the best recones on JBL in Canada better if they are close to Saskatchewan but that's probably not likely.

Also has anyone seen a JBL speaker like this before? Looks sort of DIY to me.

Thanks
Don

 

[Bob Orme]

The cabinets look home made.

I wouldn't assume both woofers are bad just because one is, and I'd also see if the reason one has an open voice coil isn't related to a problem with the flex leads between the terminals and the cone.

 

[hunter00]

good score,im in the same boat as I have a 1956 JBL 130a woofer needing reconeing as well.It originally came in a mono fisher system with a jbl 175 dlh horn.I had this complete speaker in use and it was awesome to say the least,altho I didn't push it.Ran it on tube amps,have missed the sound since!

hunter

 

[dondoucette]

The cabinets look home made.

I wouldn't assume both woofers are bad just because one is, and I'd also see if the reason one has an open voice coil isn't related to a problem with the flex leads between the terminals and the cone.

I'm thinking you did not check out the Youtube vid... That VC is cooked!

 

[dondoucette]

good score,im in the same boat as I have a 1956 JBL 130a woofer needing reconeing as well.It originally came in a mono fisher system with a jbl 175 dlh horn.I had this complete speaker in use and it was awesome to say the least,altho I didn't push it.Ran it on tube amps,have missed the sound since!

hunter

Yeah I'm ditching the cabs and building my own, and I will do both just so that they sound similar, I'd hate to have one with an aftermarket cone (since OEM's aren't made now) and one with an original and have some weirdness between the two. I might also investigate doing the recone myself but my crappy eyesight and shaky hands make that seem a daunting task.

I'll let you know if I find a good place to get the work done, I'll be sure to give a review once I have them back.

 

[notsofast]

Repair whats broken and give 'em a listen. Install mid range horns and add the needed crossover if & when you want to further work on them. The existing cabinets may be ok with a lil tlc.