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I did actually look through the 338 posts for grill cloth and did not find one that covered the Metregon, so here goes.

Anyone know of a source for the original Metregon grill cloth?

My newly...

Thanks, I checked the excellent history and it says that Altec purchased Lansing Manufacturing in 1941, did this make Altec the parent company of JBL?
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Well, I have been searching long enough, now it is time to ask the obvious.

What exactly was the relationship between Altec, Altec Lansing, and JBL?

I have some early 417 drivers marked Altec,...

That way my understanding, otherwise we would be faux-Lansing Heritage ;)

Our esteemed colleague from SMKSoundPro ovbiously has not read very deep into the thread, where we discussed concerns with...

Hey Rick,

I saw a 4xE120 Quad Reverb at a friends house. He took the four JBLs from a Fender transistor amp (Libra?) and bolted them into his QR. Talk about loud!

The impedance of the speaker...

Wow, what an incredible thread.

I am also restoring a Quad Reverb, a decided to have the (4) original oxford speakers reconed. I did see a Quad with D120Fs in it, but the thing was so heavy it...

Many of the Fender amps went from one to two drivers as the power increased, the Pro became the ProReverb, the Vibroverb became the Vibrolux, etc.

An original cone D130F for $150 is a bargain,...

oh poo!

Thanks Zilch!
... watchman

from the the pic on the amp, the logo seems a bit larger, and more rectangular

but hell, I would pay $46 for a pair of the small sqaure ones

any sources besides ebay?

... watch

here is the JBL logo that I seeK:

I am restore vintage Fender Twin Reverb amps with D-120 speakers, and they all seem to be missing the square, gray/silver JBL logo that goes in the right corner. The guitar amps did not use the...

hey gman,

if you have a pair of JBL D120F speakers, with original cones, please keep them together, or sell them to me.

the advice to have one reconed, might kill some of the highs, and wipeout...

Yeah, the sad part is that Plantronics specializes in speakers for telephone headsets, and probably hoped to "expand" into the PC speaker marketplace.:barf:

My ears are living in the past quite...

FYI -

Plantronics to Acquire Altec Lansing Acquisition of Leading Audio Entertainment Brand Strengthens Plantronics' Ability to Provide Complete Audio Solutions for Both Consumers...