I'm offered to make a brand new 4345 replica by a local company (I heard their speakers based on Tannoy SRM and they sound and look real good, so these guys are definetely pros). The questions which bother me are:
1) can a brand new speaker, based on 4345 drivers and schemes yet with modern crossovers and more expensive modern parts and cabinets sound superior to the original? Or are originals the key to THAT sound?
2) I never liked the blue faces, so for me it's either black face or wood veneer a-la Altec or Tannoy. The thing is I never saw 43 series JBLs with wood veneer faces - is there something in their design that prevents it? Sorry for amateurish questions.