bert58
07-17-2007, 07:06 PM
My JBL 2235h are in need of new foam surrounds. I called one of our authorized JBL repair center and was told that JBL does not sell or make new original surrounds and to achieve a proper repair the entire cone and surround which is still available at a cost of $217 plus $70 can. for labor per speaker. I find this really expensive for one and probably unnecessary.
I've hunted the web for replacement surround kits and I'm baffled by what is available out there. Cheap surrounds can go for as low as $2-3 each all the way to $55 for a kit. This last kit's provider advertises that their surrounds will last a lot longer than the 8-15 years. They also claim that their surrounds have the proper compliance (stiffness) as oem specs. What do you gentlemen think? These remarks come from decware.com. Are they viable, or do the cheaper surround kits work just as well. Any good Canadian addresses?
Or do I have to have my kit sent from the USA...
I've hunted the web for replacement surround kits and I'm baffled by what is available out there. Cheap surrounds can go for as low as $2-3 each all the way to $55 for a kit. This last kit's provider advertises that their surrounds will last a lot longer than the 8-15 years. They also claim that their surrounds have the proper compliance (stiffness) as oem specs. What do you gentlemen think? These remarks come from decware.com. Are they viable, or do the cheaper surround kits work just as well. Any good Canadian addresses?
Or do I have to have my kit sent from the USA...