Hello!
I’ve been reading in your excellent forum for quite some time.
Now I need your help:
I recently bought two speakers. A friend of mine bought them years ago in a pitiful state from a recordingstudio here in Hamburg. They had been in storage for at least ten years. The friend had one of the woofers reconed in a service center.
Now I’d really like to know your opinion, what these speakers exactly are.
Don’t judge by the outer appearance, the friend painted them in white (instead of the original grey) and the front was black before.
On the back there is the badge saying „Type 4502 Enclosure“ and there are two crossovers, a LX5 and a N8000.
Please take a look at the pictures.
The way I understand it, these originally were 2-way speakers that were ugraded with the original crossover and a „citrus press“. Then the 2405 had been installed instead of that.
Did JBL offer an official upgrade path of a 4502 to this type?
What is the comparable JBL-Type then? 4333?
Final question: The LX5 crossover is filled with something like resin. On the outside there is something sticky like modelling clay (it even smells like that). Is this normal? Or did the capacitors leak?
Thank you very much for your help! Any hint is appreciated.
Best regards, Henning
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