Jbl 4550a

[RacerXX]

Anyone got a decent photo of a 4550A - other than the one in the library from the original brochure ?

[Joe Alesi]

Hello RacerXX,

Google images is a beautiful thing:

http://images.google.com.au/images?q=jbl+4550+picture&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Best
JA

[demon]

hey!

this website: www.jbl43.com (http://www.jbl43.com) always has some nice views.
like that:
http://www.jbl43.net/img/4350-10-1.jpg
http://jbl43.com/?pid=9413458

cheers,
mikey

[John]

Those cones on the 15's never looked that white even when new?:blink:

Looks like they were painted!!!:biting:

[Zilch]

4350 or 4550?

THAT is the question.... ;)

[demon]

youre right zilch, that really is the question...but fo me, there can only be one answer!

cheers,
mikey

[Maron Horonzakz]

Yes they were painted.:D

[letsbangout]

http://www.ric.hi-ho.ne.jp/audio/image/2005%2001%2030jbl4550%20021.jpg is a good example of essentially the same thing. As was already mentioned, google image search is your friend.

Also, I'm thinking about building the same thing. If anyone has plans and/or more specific dimensions than the ones listed at http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/Low_Frequency_Enclosures2.pdf please do tell.

[kodomo]

Those white cones were not painted. Absolutely original 2230A's. They are earliest 4350's, not 4350A's. See these catalogs.
http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/catalogs/1974-pro/page07.jpg
http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/catalogs/1974-pro/page13.jpg

[Allanvh5150]

But as the man asked. "does anyone have some pics of a 4550"?:)

[Zilch]

But as the man asked. "does anyone have some pics of a 4550"?:)We don't care. There's an empty thread here needs posts, is what.... :p

[mikebake]

http://www.geocities.jp/bowhime/IMG_39881.jpg

[mikebake]

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200803/10/65/b0076465_23443240.jpg

[mikebake]

http://pa90117.cocolog-nifty.com/117oyaji/images/R-jblpro_1973_p05_thumb.jpg

[RacerXX]

Mike,

You got 2 pair ? That's not right.........

I think I've got to have some of those.

Did you lay veneer down on the ones laying on
their side ?

Man, do I need a bigger garage.:blink:

[RacerXX]

Are those 2226's ?

[mikebake]

Those aren't mine, those are images off the images.google.com search. My avatar actually showed up on page 2 or 3 of that search!!

[jbl4ever]

Here is some from the outside party last year
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=16436

[Allanvh5150]

Aren't 4550's supposed to lie on their long side? Horizontal pattern 75 degrees, vertical pattern 30 degrees? They stood on end in the 1971 pro catalogue but in all the others they were lying flat,.....:)

[letsbangout]

Aren't 4550's supposed to lie on their long side? Horizontal pattern 75 degrees, vertical pattern 30 degrees? They stood on end in the 1971 pro catalogue but in all the others they were lying flat,.....:)

Is it possible you're confusing them with the 4550bka? See http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/Low_Frequency_Enclosures1.pdf

BTW I'm still looking for plans :)