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I have a JBL 12" speaker from the late 60's that distorts. Can it be reconed with factory parts? What is the approximate cost to re-cone? What is a fair price for it as is? Thanks for any info you can give me.

Bruce i would say $125 as is reconed $250-300 jmho ymmv. Not too sure on the recone job Marty

Call Slice Speaker in Kansas City, Bruce. He reconed one of those for me several years ago, not sure if the parts are still readily available.

Try www.repairspeakers.com
They have recone kits for JBL D120 speakers.
Erv

Just remember that factory recone parts are no longer available. All parts are aftermarket for all reconers and kits.

The reconing place I usually used was Sound Speaker Repair but it seems like they are out of business.
I liked their kits, the cone kit came partially assembled when you received it.
Erv

Erv, Yes, Sound Speaker Repair is out of business. I contacted them last year, maybe in March, and they said they were going out of business.

This is my bookmarked source. They appear to still be active. https://reconekits.com/reconekits.aspx?sort=3&page=10

Ricky Davis wrote:Oh and I played and produced this whole album with that one reconed speaker from Ken>
here's a cut>
https://youtu.be/GV9pRD641ZY
So as you'll hear IT IS WELL WORTH IT.

GREAT sound!! The speaker sounds superb but I believe this has a lot more to with Ricky's talent than the reconing. Still, it's worth it to get the best recone you can get; that JBL is one hell of a speaker!

Hey Bruce . . I would also suggest Slice Speaker Service in Kansas City. I know they’ve been in business for over 3 decades, and are a very reputable company. I had a D120 reconed a couple years ago, but don’t recall the exact price. I also had a couple JBL studio monitors repaired after the foam surround had deteriorated.

I use Freeman Tuell Speaker repair in Dallas for my JBL-D130F’s and they sound great to me.

Thanks for all the info guys. I've decided to not put any more money in it and just sell it as is.

https://tedweber.com/recone-services/ I used these guys a few times to recone a number of times.Always did a good job.

Bruce Zumsteg wrote:Thanks for all the info guys. I've decided to not put any more money in it and just sell it as is.

thats the best move you could make. let someone else spend the money on a recone that can never be exactly like the original. the frame will bring some money for sure.