L200 Restore

[hjames]

Aftermarket refoam kit for a pair of JBL 2235 (another common 15 inch woofer) is $30 from Rick Cobb - a reputable known vendor.
I have to wonder what you are getting if the whole aftermarket cone is $100 ... I'm guessing that is each ...
Is that the parts cost for the $140 recone job you mentioned earlier? Which would be $280/pr for aftermarket refurbs.
Plus shipping - and hoping they pack them well.

That's getting near real money ...

Ok so after a few busy weeks i was able to sit down and talk to the repair guys at Parts-express, They informed me that
what they use is an aftermarket re-cone kit, also stating that they have done dozens of LE15b recones. I looked on the net
for a re-cone kit that is JBL OEM but i haven't had any luck and speaker exchange website http://reconingspeakers.com/products...et-recone-kit/ says the JBL oem is no longer available..
i've asked for before and after pictures of the LE15b repairs they have done and i am just waiting for the email.
what do you guys think about it? for 100$ i'm pretty willing to take the plunge.

[Earl K]

> Given some recent comments from Edgewound , I'd send the pair out to him .

> The problem with the Le15B ( 2216 ) is that it's a transducer that JBL was so embarrassed about, that they refused to acknowledge it's mere existence & include it in any of their TS publications ( & that suggests a whole lot to me about it's deficiencies ).

> IOW, I'd want a ultra-savvy reconer who would suggest a way to improve upon the stock performance of the LE15B ( & then build up from there ).
> Maybe the 2215A parameters would be useful ? .

[Pyromarty]

Yes from parts-express it's 105$ each they said, the 140 original was for a different model (before i knew what mine was)
so should i bag the LE15b drivers and find a better driver? or just see what happens?

[hjames]

Yes from parts-express it's 105$ each they said, the 140 original was for a different model (before i knew what mine was)
so should i bag the LE15b drivers and find a better driver? or just see what happens?

Have you asked Edgewound what HE would suggest??
I'd do that first, then figure what your options are from there ...

I bumped mine to the 2234H drivers, cause I had a spare pair - so my opinions are colored ...