@@benjaminlloyd7868 the TAD distributor is getting new factory recone kits. I can check availability. Contact me via phone or email, please and make a plan.
Ken ... One of these days ... if the Lord tarries (and I'm not so sure he will), I have a nice old D-120 and D-130 I want to send to you for your "Lap of Luxury" treatment! I have a fine Deluxe Reverb for that 120 and a modified '66 Super Reverb, for that 130. Yum!
Nice speakers, didn't know the tweeters had a foam insert in them. I know off topic, but do you think the 1980's Infinity range was better, I mean used carbon fibre cones. Still they all used that horrible foam, what a shame. English speakers seemed to use rubber surrounds, but I think that made them sound a little less responsive. If you were to find your best speaker to restore, what would it be? Thanks for the post, good tips and what to look out for
Ok That’s it I absolutely need your help I need some help with a pair of 4311b I bought hoping to bring it back to “like new” so I can give it to my daughter… she loves Jazz and classic rock. How can I get in contact with you?
Hi Serg...this particular pair of LE14A were recharged. The AlNiCo motor should be disassembled, cleaned, and recharged for like-new performance. These magnets are at least 10% down in charge. I've seen some as much as 40% discharged. See my other videos on the process and why it should be done. Thanks!
@@edgewound Thanks for the answer! I bought the excellent JBL L220. I want to bring them into an authentic state. But I don’t have specialists in such speakers. Can you give me some tips on these great speakers in a private message?
YES! Jesus IS coming again, isn't he!!?? Well done, Sir. These speakers will sound even better after they get 20-30 hours on them. IMHO, those old Oxford tens with the brown bells, were the coolest (and to me, one of the best sounding) speakers ever made. And my very first amp was a 1964 Super Reverb! Still have it!! I'm about to get it back from my new tech, after umpteen other techs have made it something other than a Fender amp! And I really like your organizational style, Ken (grins!). And ya gotta play that axe more, son!! Kenny Lee over and out.
BEAUTIFUL stuff!! Even if I never get to use your services, thanks SO much for being in this business and for your knowledge and your expertise and for CARING about these magnificent speakers!! Kenny Lee
Greetings, dear Ken! You are doing wonderful things! I need your help and a hint. I got a pair of old jbl 116a speakers in very poor condition. One of them is missing a magnetic circuit. I would really like to restore them, but this cannot be done without a chain. There are no broken similar speakers on sale (especially in my country). To create a new chain, I need to submit its drawing for production. I really don't want to break the second speaker for this reason, maybe you have the picture I need? Sincerely, Mikhail Bullough.
Do you recone the 4310 woofers, the woofer is a 2212, if you have them available let me know, do on you have a website or contact number? Much appreciated.
Hola Ken, donde te encuentras ubicado ?. Trabajas solo con JBL???? o reparas otras marcas. Tengo unos altavoces Pioneer modelo CS-922 a los cuales hay que cambiarle la espuma del borde a los wofer que son de 15 pulgadas. por eso mi pregunta. Yo estoy en Miami.
Honestly...WTF are you actually talking about? You have no clue...so...STFU. My patience is exhausted with trolls that have no idea what they are talking about. I could just delete your comment, but please justify your stupi...ignorance. If you respond with something really stupid...I will simply delete your stupidity to save your...stupidity.
I found a par of C-38 Barons at a yard sale years ago. I didn't know what they were but after I found out I opened them up. Unfortunately someone had taken the X overs and the tweeters. 1 had a 128 H in it and the other had a 123 A in it. Not sure how that happened. The cones and foam crumbled into dust when I put them in my guitar amp. I bought a pair. They want more for a recone for both than you can get a working speaker for. I put GT5 -12's in the Baron cabs and worked great until they started to shake them to pieces. I put more screw in them and they sound great.
Thanks Ken. Your channel is one of very few sources of accurate information on JBL’s legacy drivers. Love to see some documentation of mid and high frequency compression drivers.
How do you remove the excess glue from the cone edge? Im refoaming pair of 125A's from L36s, previous refoam was sloppy & glue is like silicone, looks exactly like these with that thin, extra glue lip at the edge. Grrr.
Hi Ken, JBL WOLF here. I feel your pain, knowing that you have our back in the days of JBL being obsolete. Sir you are a true blue master of your Craft.my only suggestion is before you do make quotes for work that you have the product sitting in front of you, this way you can get an idea of what needs to be done and charge appropriately. I think it's absolutely amazing the skill and care you bring to restore the dead back to life, I have followed you for many years, never steering us wrong. Thank you thank you thank you. You are our one man band!
I have had my fair share of customer caused disaster before bringing electronics to me for service, back in the day when I did that. A guy showed up with a Marantz 10b tuner that he had 'upgraded' with metal film resistors.. even in RF circuits. 😔.. Worse yet.. he could not solder, and did the entire job with 'Liquid Solder' glue. I had to decline, and both laugh my ass off, and have a good cry at the loss of such a classic. I gave up doing improvement mods, due to too many items being butchered so badly before I would get it. We need good working order to start with for op-amp upgrades, and cap upgrades. I feel for you... having crap arrive when it's not supposed to.
I looked at the videos describing diy recone process before I sent my drivers to you. It was clear that tooling and techniques were required that I did not process. Getting complete service including recharge is a scarce commodity, so patience is part of the game.
