jrebman
09-07-2007, 05:13 PM
Hello,
This is my first post here and I have read the rules so I hope I not posting this inappropriately.
I have a pair of L-300s in exceptionally good condition, and due to domestic issues :-), I need to find a new and good home for them, and I'm trying to decide just how much to do, and how to go about doing it, to get them ready for the next owner.
The basics: I am only the second owner of these, and while they have been played consistently over the years, they have relatively little time on them -- i.e. long periods of months between playings, and then for maybe a week at a time. They have also lived their entire lives in the dry climate of Colorado's Front Range.
The speakers were last played for a few minutes last year when I went to pick them up, and at that point the surrounds were intact. When lifting one of the speakers, the acoustic lens dislodged and fell within the grille poking 2 holes at the 5:00 and 7:00 positions of the surround, and they have not been played since for fear of causing a coil rub.
The cones are in absolutely fantastic condition so reconing is not appropriate or desired as I don't want to end up with an inferior substitute.
I guess my questions are this:
1.) Is it even advised to have the surrounds repaired, or is the most likely that the new owner is going to want to deal with that for himself?
2.) If it is advisable to do the refoaming, is there any particular shops that stand out as highly reputable (and won't snatch my original cones/VC, etc.?
3.) Is there anything else that should be done - as I said, they were played and sounded just fine about a year ago, and they have been kept wrapped in stretch wrap to keep them clean, dust free, etc. ever since then.
Again, I hope I didn't post anything inappropriate here but my knowledge of vintage JBL speakers is just enough to be dangerous.
Thanks for any help,
Jim R.
Boulder, CO
This is my first post here and I have read the rules so I hope I not posting this inappropriately.
I have a pair of L-300s in exceptionally good condition, and due to domestic issues :-), I need to find a new and good home for them, and I'm trying to decide just how much to do, and how to go about doing it, to get them ready for the next owner.
The basics: I am only the second owner of these, and while they have been played consistently over the years, they have relatively little time on them -- i.e. long periods of months between playings, and then for maybe a week at a time. They have also lived their entire lives in the dry climate of Colorado's Front Range.
The speakers were last played for a few minutes last year when I went to pick them up, and at that point the surrounds were intact. When lifting one of the speakers, the acoustic lens dislodged and fell within the grille poking 2 holes at the 5:00 and 7:00 positions of the surround, and they have not been played since for fear of causing a coil rub.
The cones are in absolutely fantastic condition so reconing is not appropriate or desired as I don't want to end up with an inferior substitute.
I guess my questions are this:
1.) Is it even advised to have the surrounds repaired, or is the most likely that the new owner is going to want to deal with that for himself?
2.) If it is advisable to do the refoaming, is there any particular shops that stand out as highly reputable (and won't snatch my original cones/VC, etc.?
3.) Is there anything else that should be done - as I said, they were played and sounded just fine about a year ago, and they have been kept wrapped in stretch wrap to keep them clean, dust free, etc. ever since then.
Again, I hope I didn't post anything inappropriate here but my knowledge of vintage JBL speakers is just enough to be dangerous.
Thanks for any help,
Jim R.
Boulder, CO