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    JBL C56 Dorian Restoration

    Hi, I was searching for information on JBL C56 Dorian speakers and ran across these forums. I have a pair of these...brown wood cabinet and marble tops. They are fairly loud; however, one of the woofers is suffering from foam rot and the other isn't too far behind. What is my best bet to get them back into at least decent shape? Does refoaming them work? Or can I install new woofers in them? I am fairly handy, but don't know much about speakers. I assume I can't just stick car subs in there. I am driving them with an old pioneer amp (has loads more power than my newer amp!) IF anyone is familiar with these speakers or has any repair suggestions, drop me a line.

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    First, go to User CP, above, and update your profile to display your location.

    Have the surrounds on your woofers replaced by your local JBL Service Center:

    http://www.jblproservice.com/service/index.html

    It'll cost about $50 apiece to get them working properly again....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zilch
    First, go to User CP, above, and update your profile to display your location.

    Have the surrounds on your woofers replaced by your local JBL Service Center:

    http://www.jblproservice.com/service/index.html

    It'll cost about $50 apiece to get them working properly again....
    Zilch

    Back on the job, I see.

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    Zilch's advice is good. We need to know where you are. In addition, he implied it but I'll be explicit: don't replace the woofers with anything else! Get them fixed.

    Those cabinets, drivers, and crossovers were painstakingly designed to work together. Although it's common to think a 12" or 15" speaker is interchangeable with another 12" or 15" speaker, it's not. Even among JBL's own products, there are many types of 10, 12, 14, 15, and 18 inch drivers, all of which have characteristics designed into them for specific applications.

    Getting those fixed is your best bet, or finding and installing an identical pair in better shape. The latter will cost you more. It's possible JBL will have a recommended substitute driver, but it will change the sound in some way.
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    I am in Minneapolis, MN. I will contact one of the JBL service centers. Thanks!

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    Have the surrounds on your woofers replaced by your local JBL Service Center:



    It'll cost about $50 apiece to get them working properly again....
    Maybe I'm missing something here: I also have a pair of these with the Lansalloy (sp?) surround woofers and I've checked with the local JBL repair shop here in the SF Bay area; (I believe I got the name from Zilch), as well as several other JBL repair facilities.

    What I was told is that JBL does not offer a repair or a replacement for the surrounds in these units; if something has changed recently on this point due to unexpected updates, please advise

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ballylongford View Post
    What I was told is that JBL does not offer a repair or a replacement for the surrounds in these units....
    You were told correctly. JBL does not offer surrounds, only complete recones. All surround replacement is done with aftermarket materials by others. Lansaloy was discontinued by JBL many years ago when improved materials were developed.

    JBL's stance is that after 15 or more years of use, other mechanical elements of the cone assembly have aged as well, and should also be replaced to re-establish performance to original factory specification. The difference in cost is substantial, however, and most users only opt for a complete recone when the cone itself or voice coil have been damaged.

    Call Audivex again. He does resurrounds routinely, but has told you the truth: they won't be JBL factory original surrounds, because JBL does not offer any. If there was any confusion regarding this, it's because he's impeccably honest about it. You have to inquire about alternatives; as an authorized JBL Service Center, he's not going offer them up front unless asked.

    Any assertion (as routinely occurs on eBay, for example,) that replacement surrounds are "JBL factory" is an outright fabrication....

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    I found this thread while looking for info on a pair of Dorians I'm trying to freshen up, and thought I might add a couple questions. First on the LX10 crossovers, the caps appear to be wax-potted units marked "Globe Aerospace". I was curious as to whether or not these were original (the covers on the crossovers had screws instead of rivets). They still measure ok at 12uf, so I would hate to replace them with a lesser capacitor. Would anyone have a recomendation on this? I'm also looking for suggestions on inductor replacement, as the present ones appear to be de-laminating. I was thinking a .9mh with DCR of .26 air core? Last but not least, I would appreciate advice on what to do about the surrounds. The ones I have are actually in pretty good shape, but I know I need to deal with them at this time. Has anyone ever used Orange County for this procedure on LE14As? I'd like to keep these as stock as possible, but it doesn't appear that Landsaloy is available. I sure do appreciate any advice you guys could give me. Thank You Kindly, Jay

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