Refoaming prices on rise?

[Titanium Dome]

How much is a recone?

[johnaec]

How much is a recone?

'Don't know, though I expect they're at JBL's suggested prices, (no discount...).

John

[DavidF]

OK - I just got a current email reply from them - they charge $70 for both 8" and 12" resurrounds! But they are also a JBL authorized repair center, and have always done good work for me, (but now I try to do it myself...). Also, they're in Marin County, one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S.

John

Sounds like Charlie and crew down in San Rafael. Not the cheapest and that is fine with me. Seems to me that a proper refoam should not be any less than a recone (on the labor side). Especially if the surrounds are the right fit and installed the way WE like them installed.

DavidF

[johnaec]

Yep, that's Charlie, and they've always done good work for me.

John

[edgewound]

And $1000/hr if you need it done before we start. Time travel is expensive, you know...

Regards,
Gordon.

....now that was funny....good one Gordon

[sunnysal]

I am having a hard time finding a hsop in weshchester to refoam my L65 jubals. the reconnig association's (or whatever they are really caled) web site map fucntion does not work (only the international directory)...can anyone recommend someone within an hours drive from new rochelle who can do the refoam? phone or email addie please too....thanks? tony

[Studiomaster]

This may not belong here since JBL officially does not recommend refoaming as opposed to reconing.

They don't?

When I first e-mailed them regarding my 127Hs that had disintegrated, I was under the impression that I would have to recone, but in their reply they told me that refoaming was an accepted method of restoring speakers of that era. They even bothered to snail-mail me an "official looking" document on their letterhead describing the reasons for foam deterioration and ways of correcting it, etc.

[BMWCCA]

They even bothered to snail-mail me an "official looking" document on their letterhead describing the reasons for foam deterioration and ways of correcting it, etc.

Still have it?

[Titanium Dome]

Yeah, I'd love to see that, too.

You might have a collectable there.

[Studiomaster]

Still have it?

I might have it here somewhere...stay tuned...

[juar]

I had to pay 250 $ for refoaming 2 of mine 2214
and I had to send them to an other country at http://www.audiolab.nl/
I would be thankfull with 45 $ a peace
but they did a good job

[Titanium Dome]

I had to pay 250 $ for refoaming 2 of mine 2214
and I had to send them to an other country at http://www.audiolab.nl/
I would be thankfull with 45 $ a peace
but they did a good job

Welcome and congratulations on your first post.

That's a lot of money to be sure, but thankfully you got a good repair. You must like those woofers a lot! I don't spend that much on my girlfriend.

At those prices, I might try to do it myself.

Now I will not complain about $45 the next time I need this done. I am very glad to get it done for $30 this time.

[juar]

Welcome and congratulations on your first post.

That's a lot of money to be sure, but thankfully you got a good repair. You must like those woofers a lot! I don't spend that much on my girlfriend.

At those prices, I might try to do it myself.

Now I will not complain about $45 the next time I need this done. I am very glad to get it done for $30 this time.

thanks, yes I now but they are from a set of studio monitors 4425 witch I inherited
so it was worth it
next time I will try DIY

[Titanium Dome]

I picked up the 2214H woofers today, Good refoam, the speakers are back to spec, and $60 for the pair out the door.

Don Ramon said the prices on the Web site will be going up, but he's likely to keep it 20% under other SoCal competitors, so we'll see where things settle down.

Happy for now.