Hi all,
I have found in a shop a pair of old 2205. These vintage speakers have Alnico magnets, and they were recently reconed.
The seller doesn’t know if the new cones are original JBL replacement kits, or if they came from an other manufacturer. There are some indications back to the cone: W5694 468.
Does anybody know if those references seem to be original JBL replacements parts, or if they are imitations? In this case, are the differences between an original JBL cone and a copy very significant? In fact, is the choice of an old speaker with the original cones a better way to a new reconed one with an exotic material!
At last, I had read and eared a lot of various things about obsolescence of Alnico magnets. Is it really a big problem, altering the quality of a 15 “ speaker? A friend of I own a pair of 4350, they are 25 or 30 years old aged, and quality is as good as the first time we test them.
Bruno