Hello.
This is my first post on this forum, that's why i call me a newbie I'll hope my questions are ok even if there are answers some where in this forum. I've tryed ti search for them but didn't found what I want.
I'm living i Sweden and have been a JBL fan from the first time I saw a pair of 250Ti. But back then I coulden't afford them in any way.
As time went by I got me my first own JBL's, a pair of to way monitors named 4301B if I remeber it right.
Aafter some more yeras I bought a pair of JBL HP580 which seems to be quite rare ones.
Here's a few pics on them
Now I'm interrested in buying me a pair of the legendary, and my dream, the 250Ti.
I've found a pair for sale, one pair i Denmark which is the Limited Edition in high gloss piano paint. They should be from around 1992 or so.
And a pair of the ordinary 250Ti classic I'll guess in wood finnish here in Sweden not far away from me.
My question is if there still are spare parts to get to these old icons? Are there new foamrings to the speakers to get, and cones if needed? Is it very expensive to fix these speakers up if they are a bit worned out and need to be rebuild?
What differences are there exactly between the piano black Limited Edition and the older ordinary 250Ti in wood finnish? Is the diffrence between them so big that it's important to choose the right one, and which one is that?
The piano black LE in Denmark seems to be a nice pair, but it's a far way to travel to bring them back home. The ordinary ones in wood finnish is just some 45 minutes drive from my home town, so it's a bit tempting to take a look at them, even if they're may be 5-7 years older, from the middle of the eighties or some years earlier.
What would you who have more experience recommend me to do, and why?
Is there anything specific to be aware of, and to check up with these speakers befor deciding to buy a pair of them?
Best Regards
Dr Tinnitus