JBL PA 13075

[Fangio]

Came across this pair of vintage PA today, it was for sale locally, pretty cheap next to nothing. I was driving a wagon from the company and hence able to pick them up immediately, and after a short inspection, I thought I should do it.

Seller was original owner and said he bought them end of 70s or early 80s.. so what could be in these showbags, and which components? Three guesses..

More pics to come, when the accus are loaded again.

[Don C]

Something from this page?

[Fangio]

Something from this page?

Don't know for sure which model of those would come close.. think they are genuine JBLs at least. The name plate says PA 13075 K, 8 Ohm. There is also a name of a former distributor.

[edgewound]

Don't know for sure which model of those would come close.. think they are genuine JBLs at least. The name plate says PA 13075 K, 8 Ohm. There is also a name of a former distributor.

There's lotsa non US models we yankees have no clue even exist. Thanks for the lesson today.

E130(?) and 2402

[John]

Looks like a pro 030 system???

[Fangio]

The name tells most of the story. Pulled the drivers of one box, and - close, very close Edgewound - the woofers are K130s. The specs say thats not a dedicated bass, it goes from 50-6000Hz, more for applications like guitar, piano, organ, vocals. I think that is what these cabs were designed for. Sure these 15" have these huge and much sought-after alnico motors, but they aren't first choice for reconing as 2235s, although it would work, no? And it would be a shame, their condition deserves to be left as is.

The tweeters are really beautiful, 075 signature speakers, and should be alnicos as well. Maybe a specialist for 2-ways can chime in, not a perfect one for home use, I would say.

The xovers look, well very rudimental. Not even sure if they are xovers. C30? All I found with a search, was a schematic for C30s from techboot, that is way more complex.

[edgewound]

My guess is an MI-632, although the visible handle is different from the spring loaded original.

Low freq MI-15
High freq 2415H

Or....could be...naw...

[maro]

Hello Fangio!
My name is Maro and I live in Rijeka, Croatia. I also own two pairs of JBL PA 13075 K, so I was very excited when I found this forum and especially when I registered in and saw Your pictures . They came to me from my father. He once sang in dancing band until late 80 is. Mine JBL' s are not in so nice condition as yours. I use them nowadays for sound reinforcement of all kind of musicians, mostly acoustic and jazz orchestras, school bands and a cappella singers (known as "klapa" in our country) when they came to perform in my area(Crikvenica riviera). From international artist I worked with Beppe Gambetta(Ita),Woody Man and Trio Mundo (NY,USA) Allegre Corea (Bra) and many others. They were mostly satisfied with the sound of those JBL's. I use them in combination with Ev Sx 100+. Unfortunatly, sometimes I used JBL's for rock bands, so after that jigs I had to repair a voice coils of K130 and once for 075. I was so sad at that time, because my father told me that they lost their clarity comparing back to the days when he used them. Sometimes I think to sell them, but then again I think is better maybe to recone them (repair kit) and give them a new life. From one pair of them, the 075 speakers were stolen , with the crossover, so I found a pair of used 2404H and made a new crossover, copying the schematics from other pair, but they never sound like the original pair . Replacement kit in my country is too expensive, but I found some adress in USA(ebay) with price of 99 $ and maybe this is acceptable price. What do You think is this action wortwille (will I get that original sound once again) or is better to sell them and find some modern-plastic speakers? So if You or anyone of the forum people have some time please write, advices are welcome. I would like to attach some pictures of speakers but I do not know how to do this action(I need a help!). Look the length! what is this , a memoirs or something ?!

Best regards,
Maro

[Fangio]

Hello Maro, welcome to the forum.

From the pleasure I have with these two-ways, I'd say keep them! Too sad my pair isn't unique , but joking aside, great to hear there are more alive of these. Don't expect much acceptance though, for the idea of restoring them with 99$ kits from ebay, that sounds like aftermarket. This is Lansing Heritage, and the majority will suggest using original kits from JBL as the only way to bring them back to original specs again. Lets hope some experts for JBL sound reinforcement equipment will chime in here, and help you doing it right.

Good luck.

Never been in Rijeka, but in Split, beautiful part of the world.
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