NYC: custom JBL

[pauldrewry]

http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/ele/4795564573.html

Don't know if this is something a local might want to check out. :scratch2:

not mine no affil.

 

[swechsler]

I'm no JBL expert, but if those are 2402 tweeters (all the pictures of 2402s I could find have black frames) then they alone are worth more than the asking price. 15" JBL woofers aren't cheap either.

 

[audiojones]

Wow, wonder what they're loaded with. At that price it doesn't really matter, got to be worth grabbing up if you've got the room!

 

[Stephen J]

If they were local to me I'd be listening to them by now ! . :yes:

 

[bowtie427ss]

Color scheme and forward mounting flange suggest that the tweeters are imported clones.

 

[swechsler]

That was my suspicion too. I didn't notice it when I did my initial search (I did say I wasn't a JBL expert), but the magnet structure on real 2402s is too large to allow front mounting.

Were there clones made of larger JBL drivers as well?

 

[bowtie427ss]

Were there clones made of larger JBL drivers as well?

McCauley, they even cloned the large format slant plate lenses.

JBL has also had a close working relationship with the Chinese company Zomax for decades. They made most of the "Control" series monitors.

Usher has also made some ribbed cone drivers that in frontal cosmetic appearance would pass for a JBL.

I don't know of any clones of that D110F though.

 

[audiomagnate]

Those 15's are a much newer design than D130F, and could be the real deal. Not sure about the rest, but worth a call if someone is local.