I had posted awhile back about my L100t's which I had recently purchased, popping at high bass levels. I had received some advice to recone them, which I was hesitant to do because of the cost. I finally did get the recone done with genuine JBL cones, and while I can tell the bass is much tighter and punchier, they will still pop at higher volume/bass levels/sources. I am a little disappointed, am even more baffled. Though I really like the sound and have little doubt about the quality of these speakers, this popping has me really scratching my head. None of my other speakers has ever done this. CF100's, CF150's, and cheaper ones still.
I had hoped that reconing them would be the solution, thinking that and old suspension might be the problem. A few of my friends own these speakers and they report that they will also pop if driven (too) hard. A friend suggests that other speakers will just distort, while these will instead pop. Seems reasonable.
I was hoping someone here might be able to add something more to this, and my general knowledge.
The enclosures are original L100T's, with T3 crossovers, powered by a NAD C375BEE/150w/channel