Replacing a blown JBL woofer

[Dual Minded]

Hope I'm posting this in the right place, thanks for any help in advance --

I've got a pair of JBL ES10 speakers I use for surround sound in my HT setup. One of them blew out its woofer.

JBL doesn't offer any support or replacement parts, and it seems like a shame to toss the whole thing out when just the woofer needs replacement.

The service manual lists the part I need as "Low-Frequency Transducer 10NR80BAK-FW04-E" but none are popping up on ebay or elsewhere for the last year.

Does anyone know of a replacement that would fit? It's a 4 inch woofer. It's just for surround sound, so I don't need it to be the exact original part, just a comparable woofer. I emailed simplyspeakers and some other outlets about this, and they referred me to the forums.

thanks again!

 

[goodolpg]

Maybe try Parts-Express, they sell a lot of drivers and may be able to help you choose a replacement. Although you may want to change both woofers if you want balanced sound.
Otherwise set up an alert on ebay, they will notify when any are listed.

 

[toddalin]

Unless you somehow broke the basket, it can possibly be reconed. Contact Speaker Repair Pros to see if he has a cone that will work. Be aware that you will in all probability need to have both done to match each other.

http://www.speakerrepairpros.com/services.html

 

[swechsler]

Maybe try Parts-Express, they sell a lot of drivers and may be able to help you choose a replacement.

Agreed. I'll go one step further and recommend that you join the Parts Express tech-talk forum. There are people there (including some PE employees, I believe) who can make this sort of recommendations.