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Topic: Jbl 123 |
John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2008 4:19 pm |
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A friend of mine wants $10 for the speaker. It needs to be reconed. Can I get a recone? How many watts will it handle? Will it handle a Princeton Reverb?
Edited to add that my PR is modded. 20 watts. 12" speaker. |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2008 5:47 pm
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Harvey Gerst, famous JBL speaker designer, says that the D123 is the BEST sounding guitar speaker JBL ever made. Most out there are 16 ohm, but 8 ohm models exist. Search around with the bigger JBL recone services. You may find a cone kit, hopefully in 8 ohms. Some of them, I believe, were sold as woofers for home speakers and may not have had the metal dome. But you could always have the metal dome put on since that's a separate piece.
Surely that empty basket is worth $10. Good, working, used D123's tend to sell for over $100.
Keep us posted.
Brad |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2008 6:16 pm
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Here's a link to Orange County speaker repair. They apparently have the original cones, but they want nearly $300 to do it. They also have aftermarket cones too for $125.
Contact Ted Weber at Webervst and see what he's got.
Brad |
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Lee Jeffriess
From:
Vallejo California
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Posted 19 Oct 2008 9:05 pm
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John, in JBLs 1955 catalog, they are rated at 20 watts.
Im assuming that means programmed music.
I was under the impression that there wasn't a kit out there?.
It would appear I was wrong.
I would do as Brad suggests, and try Weber.
They sold me a 4 Ohm non F gap paper too the edge kit for a D130.
The Kit was rated for 60 watts, which is about 40 watts more than a original one.
After it finally broke in it sounded excellent.
Personally I would be dubious of deadstock pulp, and after market parts.
However if Weber was to do a D123 kit, especially with greater power handling.
I would be on ebay buying frames.
Lee |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 10:54 am
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| Thanks for the input guys! I checked "completed auction" on the bay. Seems they're goin' for about $60 each. Sooooo,,, reconing one for $95 seems nonsensical. I was thinking of trying it in my modded Princeton Reverb which is 20 watts. I've got a very high wattage Celestion 12" in it now, and thought the JBL might be a better choice. Thanks again! |
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