Peter Larsen
October 25th 05, 06:47 PM
DMHenrie wrote:
> Your L-65 Jubals are worth quite a bit of money, as long as they are in good
> shape and intact. I remember them quite well when they first came out, and
> can still hold their own, espaecially with that great tweeter they have. To
> be honest though, I would of bet a paycheck they were 12" woofers, same as
> the Century L-100's.
Not the same woofer, a custom version on the K120 type basket rather
than the D123 basket the L100 woofer uses as I recall this. Email me at
for details on how to remit the money ....
> I personally would get them reconed, but I doubt you
> would notice any difference between JBL and non-JBL materials.
Was there also a bet on this?
> They are replacing the foam and paper, not the voice coil
> or magnet assembly.
The front suspension repair kits replace the front suspension only. The
original recone kit consist of membrane, front and rear suspensin and
voice coil, I do not know whether the entire membrane unit is delivered
as a single part for rapid fitting or assembled from components in the
chassis.
> I have a local audio compnay do my older jbl's, and it cost
> me less than $100 for both. Do some web searching, as it is
> a popular repair, and you should find a comfortable price.
My level of information, and it may be incorrect, is that JBL has no
repair kits in stock for the 12" unit in question because it is "not a
professional unit". It may however be that they have 12" repair kits
that fit the basket, but have a higher efficiency as well as a higher Fs
than the original bass unit.
That does not preclude that JBL dealers may have proper parts on the
shelf. There are no original re-foam kits for any JBL unit that I know
of, only complete membranes or membrane kits. A stock of various dust
caps is probable.
If in doubt, check all of the above on JBL's comsumer or pro websites.
> Dave
Kind regards
Peter Larsen
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> Your L-65 Jubals are worth quite a bit of money, as long as they are in good
> shape and intact. I remember them quite well when they first came out, and
> can still hold their own, espaecially with that great tweeter they have. To
> be honest though, I would of bet a paycheck they were 12" woofers, same as
> the Century L-100's.
Not the same woofer, a custom version on the K120 type basket rather
than the D123 basket the L100 woofer uses as I recall this. Email me at
for details on how to remit the money ....
> I personally would get them reconed, but I doubt you
> would notice any difference between JBL and non-JBL materials.
Was there also a bet on this?
> They are replacing the foam and paper, not the voice coil
> or magnet assembly.
The front suspension repair kits replace the front suspension only. The
original recone kit consist of membrane, front and rear suspensin and
voice coil, I do not know whether the entire membrane unit is delivered
as a single part for rapid fitting or assembled from components in the
chassis.
> I have a local audio compnay do my older jbl's, and it cost
> me less than $100 for both. Do some web searching, as it is
> a popular repair, and you should find a comfortable price.
My level of information, and it may be incorrect, is that JBL has no
repair kits in stock for the 12" unit in question because it is "not a
professional unit". It may however be that they have 12" repair kits
that fit the basket, but have a higher efficiency as well as a higher Fs
than the original bass unit.
That does not preclude that JBL dealers may have proper parts on the
shelf. There are no original re-foam kits for any JBL unit that I know
of, only complete membranes or membrane kits. A stock of various dust
caps is probable.
If in doubt, check all of the above on JBL's comsumer or pro websites.
> Dave
Kind regards
Peter Larsen
--
*******************************************
* My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk *
*******************************************