LE15A Needs New Surrounds

[gmarascortt]

Hello...My JBL LE15A drivers are in need of new surrounds.
Any sources for off white/yellow that would be close to the original Lansaloy color??
One fellow on e-Bay has white foam, but they look too bright to me.
I have checked with Simply Speakers and The Speaker Exchange in the Tampa, Fl area, no luck.
BTW, Simply Speakers is located 5 miles from me, but they are no longer taking "walk-ins"!:(
Where are you guys/gals getting yours re-foamed at??

Thanks in advance!

[grumpy]

perhaps tint the white ones (experiment on the back side?)

On my monitor, the "Light Golden Oak" in the attached dye pic doesn't look too 'off' if left a bit lighter, but would expect some experimentation would be required.
(the blue rectangle highlight just came with the cut/pasted pic, not my emphasis)

Someone here may have more than my precisely -zero- knowledge of dye/stain compatibility with those white surrounds (whatever they're made of).
Presuming the wrong application could turn them to goo, so I'd advise some caution.



https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8247705998_be02a20e3f_z.jpg

[gmarascortt]

perhaps tint the white ones (experiment on the back side?)

On my monitor, the "Light Golden Oak" in the attached dye pic doesn't look too 'off' if left a bit lighter, but would expect some experimentation would be required.
(the blue rectangle highlight just came with the cut/pasted pic, not my emphasis)

Someone here may have more than my precisely -zero- knowledge of dye/stain compatibility with those white surrounds (whatever they're made of).
Presuming the wrong application could turn them to goo, so I'd advise some caution.



https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8247705998_be02a20e3f_z.jpgInteresting idea.....never really considered this. Has anybody tried this?

[grumpy]

not that I'm aware. Could be a royal mess. Seems like those white surrounds were also somewhat costly... Kind of has a "Ross' teeth" vibe as-is.

[gmarascortt]

not that I'm aware. Could be a royal mess. Seems like those white surrounds were also somewhat costly... Kind of has a "Ross' teeth" vibe as-is.Yes....$70.00 + ship

[Mr. Widget]

perhaps tint the white ones...I am not sure if any of us have firsthand knowledge, but looking at photos I think the original Lans-a-loy surrounds might have been white originally and they have yellowed over time.


Widget

[grumpy]

They certainly darkened substantially with age. I don't recall them ever being bone-white... even new LE14's, but perhaps a -very- light cream color :dont-know:
That was a -long- time ago :D Perhaps someone -older- than I recalls differently ;). (the black & white pics from the era don't particularly help)

In a "restoration" of old stuff, often people will often simulate an aged patina. I can see this as being of interest to some.

[grumpy]

See edgewound's post for a notion of -Aquaplas- color (not Lansalloy, but still interesting for comparison):

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?26329-What-is-Aquaplas&p=430053&viewfull=1#post430053

https://www.facebook.com/UplandLoudspeaker/videos/161569375265078/