Greetings,
I have a dilemma with one of my JBL 4425's. The dilemma is that the woofer does not produce sound and the horn produces sound at a lower level than normal. I took it to the shop that refoamed them days before and they told me that the connection wire to the cone went bad and to fix it will $70. Not happy about that, but what puzzles me is that it does not explain the low output of the horn. I don't want to give them the green light to work on it, only to find out that I still have the problem with the horn. Has anyone had this issue before?
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks
I have a dilemma with one of my JBL 4425's. The dilemma is that the woofer does not produce sound and the horn produces sound at a lower level than normal. I took it to the shop that refoamed them days before and they told me that the connection wire to the cone went bad and to fix it will $70. Not happy about that, but what puzzles me is that it does not explain the low output of the horn. I don't want to give them the green light to work on it, only to find out that I still have the problem with the horn. Has anyone had this issue before?
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks
They'll likely rewire it- ask them to be sure to test it for both woofer and tweeter if you're not in a position to do so yourself.
Check the L-pads, then pull the horn diaphragm and check for bubbles on the former.
$70 is high for a tinsel lead replacement, they better do both leads for that price (needs to have both done anyway).
$70 is high for a tinsel lead replacement, they better do both leads for that price (needs to have both done anyway).
Thanks for the responses, I really do appreciate it.
I thought that $70 was a bit high and that he did not explain why the horn was having low output indicates that he did not try very hard to assess, even though I paid $45 for him to.
I still don't understand how the leads could have damage? They played fine for two days after I got them back and all of a sudden the woofer just cut out? I even found that they didn't shim the voice coil when they re-foamed it. I then asked how did they do it without having the voice coil rub, and he told me they have a "special method". I nicely asked him what this method was and he still would not tell me. Don't I have a right to know how they do a job if I pay for it? I hate dealing with repairs and the shops that do them. I feel half the time that I am paying twice as much for their mistakes.
I've only met two repair men in Los Angeles that are honest and good, it's too bad that they don't do speakers.
I thought that $70 was a bit high and that he did not explain why the horn was having low output indicates that he did not try very hard to assess, even though I paid $45 for him to.
I still don't understand how the leads could have damage? They played fine for two days after I got them back and all of a sudden the woofer just cut out? I even found that they didn't shim the voice coil when they re-foamed it. I then asked how did they do it without having the voice coil rub, and he told me they have a "special method". I nicely asked him what this method was and he still would not tell me. Don't I have a right to know how they do a job if I pay for it? I hate dealing with repairs and the shops that do them. I feel half the time that I am paying twice as much for their mistakes.
I've only met two repair men in Los Angeles that are honest and good, it's too bad that they don't do speakers.
Orange County Speakers has been reliable in the past.
12141 Mariners Way, Garden Grove, CA 92843 · (714) 554-8520
and
Company Name: Granada Communications
Name: Hector Martinez
E-mail: awhec53@msn.com
Hector is also good to deal with.
Market Manager/Sales Manager-Mexico at Jbl professional (1986 to 1993)
Sorry this is so poor:
http://www.jblproservice.com/pdf/Studio%20Monitor%20Series/4425LR.pdf
12141 Mariners Way, Garden Grove, CA 92843 · (714) 554-8520
and
Company Name: Granada Communications
Name: Hector Martinez
E-mail: awhec53@msn.com
Hector is also good to deal with.
Market Manager/Sales Manager-Mexico at Jbl professional (1986 to 1993)
Sorry this is so poor:
http://www.jblproservice.com/pdf/Studio%20Monitor%20Series/4425LR.pdf
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