Let me first start off by saying how great it is for there finally to be a site dedicated exclusively to vintage JBL products.
First off, I have a set of MINT JBL LN3 cabinets that I can get, I have been unable to find anything about them. Currently the cabinets do not have any drivers, and I would ideally like to put the correct original drivers in these cabinets. An alternative would be to use the drivers from the L100's which would work perfectly. These LN3's are TRUE floorstanding speakers and are 2.0 CU. FT.
That being said I am considering getting the 12" 2202 H Professional Series woofers. The magnet size is enormous on these woofers, and I have been told by many that they are the best 12" woofers ever made by JBL/. But given the size of the magnet I must conclude that they are not AlNiCo, am I correct in this assumption?? Also, instead of using either of these woofers, would a 12" Altec woofer work even better?? If so which model number should I seek??
I also had a question about my Decade 36's in regards to the woofers having concave dustcaps. Is there a particular reson why the dustcaps were designed this way? Wouldn't convex dustcaps like the ones on the L-50 give more High-bass and Low-mid information?>? If so, would it be useful to swap out these woofers for the L-50's or to just invert the dustcaps??
Finally, my last question is about the LE5 midranges. I have heard 6 different variations of these and they all sound identical to me. Most notably the
LE5-2, and LE5-6, besides being visually different, what benefits or differences, if any, would these drivers have comparatively??
Thanks, Scott.