frankensteins 4310

[demon]

hey!

first: got another pair of toys: ctrl monitors JBL 4310! yes!!
they will go nicely with my other toys (eg. the beautiful musa):

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090351web999favthings.jpg

second, please discuss any details of my monitors as i got them delivered.
serialnumbers are 52064 and 53062, rather strange. the cabs look quite DIY painted, and the screws on the back are interesting too. i even got different screws holding the drivers...
please do comment on these speakers as i plan to hold them, keep them, love them.

#52064

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090314-1-web999front.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090335-1-web999back.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090325-1-web999tweet.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090322-1-web999mid.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090324-1-web999woofsurr.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090331-1-web999woofcap.jpg

#53062

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090344-2-web999woofsurr.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090345-2-web999mid.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090346-2-web999tweet.jpg


ill open them soon to get a good look at the drivers, pictures coming.

big cheers,
mikey

[demon]

hello!

today i really screwed up.
pictures:

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090725web999screwUp.jpg

LE20-1 (taken from inside the box):
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090745-2-web999tweet.jpg

LE5-5 mid:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090715-2-web999midback.jpg

2212 vented gap:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090719-2-web999wooferlabe.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090720-2-web999wooferback.jpg

the screws of the mids are different. one box has flat headed screws, the other one slightly convex ones:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090723-2-web999screws.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090731-1-web999screws.jpg

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[demon]

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here is the other speaker:

the spiders of the woofer look a little screwed too:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090726-1-web999wooferlabe.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090730-1-web999subspiders.jpg

RIP litte ones.

nice work on those terminals:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090733-1-web999midback.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090735-1-web999midtermina.jpg

tweet (LE20-1):
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090740-1-web999tweet.jpg

thats the best shot i got of the Xover, will be the 3111 i think.
also i think the XO is filled with earwax.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/P1090738-1-web999Xover.jpg


cheers,
mikey

[herve M]

:) It's original enclosure, no diy! identical for my 4310...

[demon]

thanks for the reply.
i knew the cabs would be original, i was only asking myself about the (sloppy) paint-job. but now i know: its not original, because my monitors are the "WX" version = Walnut Xtreme :D.
i think i will get the paint off some day.
the screws on the back are probably traces from a wall-mount. maybe i will wallmount too, and use them -problem is, i didnt find a good spot to place them yet...

cheers,
mikey

[herve M]

and white paint to find the original walnut!:)

[ratitifb]

original 4310 when painted are grey like my avatar (my own great 4310 pair :D)

Medium LE5-5 isn't original (2105 or LE5-2 only) ;)

Thx for pictures :bouncy:

[demon]

thanks for telling me, i wouldnt have noticed.
now i only need to know about the differences between them -i searched for a while but i think i have to search a little longer...

cheers,
mikey


-your pic is great, too. lets see some more, pleeease!

[demon]

hello!

according to this list my 431o monitors should be equipped with the 2105 mid:

http://audioheritage.csdco.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=11522&stc=1&d=1134255340

so i got to find out if there is a big difference between the original 2105 and my LE5-5. any information is warmly welcome. yes, warmly, its about 3o°C...

cheers,
mikey

[JBL 4645]

Wow awesome pictures:applaud: Demon, it got all the classics of Frankenstein horror picture. It’s got nuts and bolts, I mean screws. It even had the odd spider web!

I’m trying to remember now who was it now a famous musician, warring a JBL t-shirt that had the JBL 4310 on the front?

By the way how much did you pay for those 4310?

Wow looking at a few Google image listings, that’s the entire JBL 43 series list wow.

Still in current production JBL 4348. This thread is bit of an eye opener!

http://www.dynamicaudio.jp/audio/tyuuko_c/jbl4348.jpg

[ratitifb]

according to this list my 431o monitors should be equipped with the 2105 midnot sure because mine are equipped with 2212 plus LE5-2.

I'm thinking there is a mix during a period of time from 2212 to 123A-1 switch :dont-know


so i got to find out if there is a big difference between the original 2105 and my LE5-5.http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5706

[herve M]

I have pair with 4310wx enclosure and 4311 foical !
One with 2212 and one with 123a
One with LE5-2 and one with 2105.
:p

[demon]

ok, so theres not so much of a problem here i think.
next few weeks another pair of 431oWX will come my way, spareparts for me and a friend. i only wanted to take the cabinets, but appearantly i will use the mids too -if theyre the right ones!

thanks for sharing your info. keep it coming!

cheers,
mikey

[Akira]

original 4310 when painted are grey like my avatar (my own great 4310 pair :D)


Trade you a pair of time align Tannoy DMT12's in mint condition????

[ratitifb]

Trade you a pair of time align Tannoy DMT12's in mint condition????thank you for the trade, but my faithful remains to JBL :o: and this industry standard as piece of history ...

She will be for my son later ;)

[demon]

and this industry standard as piece of history ...true!!

today the second pair arrived, and guess what: the second pair got raised to first pair immediatly:

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/jbl4310/P1090900web999quad.jpg

not because its "mint" or any near "good condition"

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/jbl4310/P1090942-B2-web999-14353.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/jbl4310/P1090944-B2-web999-13169.jpg

but because its old, and honest at that.
and beautiful.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/jbl4310/P1090931-B1-web999mid.jpg

its ruff on the outside, but just why is it so nice on the inside?
its 431o, the pearl oyster!

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/mikeysound/jbl4310/P1090935-B1-web999-woofull.jpg

yes, i like the ol' industrialdesignmasterpiece kinda stuff.

cheers,
mikey