First post, "new" 4430s

[sfellini]

Hi All,

I've enjoyed reading this forum for a few weeks
but this is my first post. Today arrived a pair
of 4430s that I won in an E-bay auction more than
a week ago (they only showed up today thanks
to a detour from NY to CA on their way to DC,
thanks to FedEx).

Except for one slightly smashed corner they
showed up in good shape, and are as advertised:
apparently unused and new - even the grills are
perfect.

I'm looking forward to spending time with these
and I'm sure I'll have questions regarding dialing
them in.

Here they are in their new home...

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/a...tid=8472&stc=1

Steve.

[JuniorJBL]

Very nice!!

[louped garouv]

and welcome to the forum!


can we get a pic of the smashed corner?????? we like seeing the results of common carrier mishaps around here.....


later,


ohhh... we should get a "rocky horror picture show" smiley, so that newbies can be showered with p-nuts/popcorn/etc......

[Zilch]

Those are PERFECT in that room. You're gonna love 'em I betcha....

[Titanium Dome]

What a grand entry into the forums.

[pmakres1]

Congratulations and welcome!

These look like very nice specimens. I hope you enjoy them, and this forum!

Peter

P.S. I too am curious to see the damaged corner. Hope it isn't too bad...

[JBLnsince1959]

Looks great, hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed my 4430's. They are outstanding speakers. Some times it takes a little work to take care of all the reflections and get them to image perfectly( and I don't know of any speaker that you don't have to work with a little), however, once you "get it right" they are a real joy.

Congrads.

Sorry to hear about the corner. We've got some real experts on the forum that can help you if you need ideas on how to fix it.

[sfellini]

Sorry to hear about the corner. We've got some real experts on the forum that can help you if you need ideas on how to fix it.

Here is the damage before and after a spritz of black spray paint:

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/a...tid=8479&stc=1
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/a...tid=8480&stc=1

And I would welcome any help on how to fix this (living in a DC
condo, I do not have wood-working tools available ).

Thanks again,
Steve.

[yggdrasil]

Veneer repair.

I would try to restore the veneer's shape. Then fill the hole with wood glue. In order to get under the veneer you can use a syringe filled with thinned wood glue.

The glue shrinks when drying, so you will need to do fill with glue several times.

[leif]

Gontrats with your wonderful speakers. I am actually working on trying to get a pair myself. Mailed the seller yesterday, and check mail all the time in exitement to see the answer. "mine" has to be reconed or refoamed. What do you guys suggest? Reconing cost a fortune over here. About 800 USD... It is crazy...

And welcome to the forum also!

[Figge]

Reconing cost a fortune over here. About 800 USD... It is crazy...

Halloj Leif! hoppas du får högtalarna. jag har ett par jag ochså, dom är kalas!

tell me about it! u might (almost) as well by new woofers about 500eu each at hifikit stockholm. recones arent cheap eather 150 eu each i heard some time ago at septon gothenburg. better u diy and buy from rick this way youll get away with 30 or 40 euro. saves some money and it wasnt very hard to do it.


mvh fredrik

oh and welcome aboard steve! nice score, i have a pair too and i bet you´ll love em. sorry about the smashed corner, but i guess its pretty easy to fix if u put your mind to it. peace!

[yggdrasil]

Gontrats with your wonderful speakers. I am actually working on trying to get a pair myself. Mailed the seller yesterday, and check mail all the time in exitement to see the answer. "mine" has to be reconed or refoamed. What do you guys suggest? Reconing cost a fortune over here. About 800 USD... It is crazy...

And welcome to the forum also!

Just curious. Where would that be?

[Earl K]

Hmmmmm,

u might (almost) as well by new woofers about 500eu each

- In the US, a brand new ME150h from Harman is less than $ 500 usd or 400eu ( wholesale exchange rate ) .

- A brand new 2235h from ??? is about $ 300 usd or 240eu ( at the wholesale exchange rate ) .

- Seems all the press I hear about the Euro Trade Zone being pretty "protectionist" might be true, based on prices like that .

- Have you "Euro" members determined , just what percentage ( of these high prices ) is actually caused by a duty ( tariff ) levied & collected by either the Post Office or your common carrier ( UPS, FedEx, etc. ) ? Since I assume, VAT is applied to the total landed cost, ( including shipping & "fee collection" costs ) , it'll all add up quite quickly . Yep, that'll make one want to buy RCF to keep it in the family .

[yggdrasil]

VAT in Norway is 25%.

[leif]

- Seems all the press I hear about the Euro Trade Zone being pretty "protectionist" might be true, based on prices like that .


I live in Norway, and we are not in EU.
And I dont think we have any high toll on speakers, to protect our speaker industry. Simply because we dont have any speaker industry in Norway. Exept for one small company (Seas).

4430`s are hard to find secondhand in Norway, and I would have to go overseas to get these... There are many pairs in Norway, but they are never sold.
Not to mention other JBL stuff... Within 20 minutes drive from my home, that is on the countryside, there is said to be 11 Paragons.