PPstereo
09-06-2010, 10:37 AM
New to the site. Had some amazing and informative reading on and searching the forums.
The past 6 months of hunting for nice vintage gear has been unusually good. Had some great JBL scores. In the bunch was a perfect pair of original L65s and perfect pair of Jubals (branded as such for both, you get the idea). I have to thin the herd of equipment (NO MORE ROOM!!!) and decide what to keep and sell. I know I most likely will never have such a local find in the future so I want to keep and restore one of the pairs. I believe these both are 1st gen of their production. Both were bought from their original owners. Both needed re foaming when I got them. I just got a large batch of woofers from being re foamed professionally by a local known store. So now ready to pick what to keep.
To help ID these they are configured as such
L65s have
128H-1 woofers (owner sent originals to JBL and they sent him back these in their place)
Xover mounted on bottom of cabinet
Port on bottom left
Controls on upper left side
Terminals on mid back cabinet
Brown cloth grills
Jubals have
122A woofers
Xover mounted mid back of cabinet
Port on upper right
Controls on upper right
Terminals on bottom back mount
Blue cloth grills
Will happily post pics if anyone would like further IDs.
Its my understanding the original L65 had 126A and was rated for 75watts. I dont know if this was the original 122As that came with the Jubals but I think they are. Im 99% sure the cones are original on both. Coils test perfect on both and now they have been re foamed are ready for action.
Im looking for advice on which to focus on? Condition wise they are both excellent! I plan to have the Xovers rebuilt on "my pair". And from my reading here it seems the 128H-1 are the woofers of choice??? Anyone here who rebuilds Xovers?
FTR the other pair that Im keeping is a perfect pair of original JBL 4430s 1st gen. Have a pair of TAD 2001s I want to implement in them. Guido's article has more than piqued my interest. And a pair of perfect L200T3s may likely never leave me. I love these old JBLs!
Any help / advice would be appreciated.
Thanks so much
Dave
The past 6 months of hunting for nice vintage gear has been unusually good. Had some great JBL scores. In the bunch was a perfect pair of original L65s and perfect pair of Jubals (branded as such for both, you get the idea). I have to thin the herd of equipment (NO MORE ROOM!!!) and decide what to keep and sell. I know I most likely will never have such a local find in the future so I want to keep and restore one of the pairs. I believe these both are 1st gen of their production. Both were bought from their original owners. Both needed re foaming when I got them. I just got a large batch of woofers from being re foamed professionally by a local known store. So now ready to pick what to keep.
To help ID these they are configured as such
L65s have
128H-1 woofers (owner sent originals to JBL and they sent him back these in their place)
Xover mounted on bottom of cabinet
Port on bottom left
Controls on upper left side
Terminals on mid back cabinet
Brown cloth grills
Jubals have
122A woofers
Xover mounted mid back of cabinet
Port on upper right
Controls on upper right
Terminals on bottom back mount
Blue cloth grills
Will happily post pics if anyone would like further IDs.
Its my understanding the original L65 had 126A and was rated for 75watts. I dont know if this was the original 122As that came with the Jubals but I think they are. Im 99% sure the cones are original on both. Coils test perfect on both and now they have been re foamed are ready for action.
Im looking for advice on which to focus on? Condition wise they are both excellent! I plan to have the Xovers rebuilt on "my pair". And from my reading here it seems the 128H-1 are the woofers of choice??? Anyone here who rebuilds Xovers?
FTR the other pair that Im keeping is a perfect pair of original JBL 4430s 1st gen. Have a pair of TAD 2001s I want to implement in them. Guido's article has more than piqued my interest. And a pair of perfect L200T3s may likely never leave me. I love these old JBLs!
Any help / advice would be appreciated.
Thanks so much
Dave