mbeards
12-11-2013, 11:26 AM
Hi Everyone,
Unfortunately I have an E145 with a mint OEM JBL cone in it that has a lose voice coil and voice coil rub.
I am wondering if anyone has had thier E145 re-coned or done it themselves with an aftermarket or OEM kit.
OEMs are extremely hard to come buy so I fear an aftermarket is the only option (Unless a member as a stash of OEMs :D)
I am skeptical of the aftermarket kits since the E145 is a rare beast. Its moving assembly is lighter than that of the E140 as it was Hi-Fi woofer and had a smooth cone.
The only aftermarket kit I can find is here:
http://reconingspeakers.com/product/jbl-e145-8-15-aftermarket-recone-kit/
Note here that the voice coil is not vented which leads me to believe they have not done thier research and this kit is a mixture of parts.
http://www.soundspeakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=SSR
These guys have much nicer kits IMO but none for the E145's.
Please help!
Matt
Unfortunately I have an E145 with a mint OEM JBL cone in it that has a lose voice coil and voice coil rub.
I am wondering if anyone has had thier E145 re-coned or done it themselves with an aftermarket or OEM kit.
OEMs are extremely hard to come buy so I fear an aftermarket is the only option (Unless a member as a stash of OEMs :D)
I am skeptical of the aftermarket kits since the E145 is a rare beast. Its moving assembly is lighter than that of the E140 as it was Hi-Fi woofer and had a smooth cone.
The only aftermarket kit I can find is here:
http://reconingspeakers.com/product/jbl-e145-8-15-aftermarket-recone-kit/
Note here that the voice coil is not vented which leads me to believe they have not done thier research and this kit is a mixture of parts.
http://www.soundspeakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=SSR
These guys have much nicer kits IMO but none for the E145's.
Please help!
Matt