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Topic: Question on a JBL K140F
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Bill Taft
Member From: Sturgeon Mo. USA
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posted 27 May 2004 07:33 PM
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If someone knows could you let me know what an old JBL is worth I dont think it has ever been reconed and came out of an old fender amp.
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Ricky Davis
Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA
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posted 28 May 2004 12:13 AM
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Well is it a K-130 or K-140???
Fender never put a K in a amp only D's then E's.....and what is the omhs??? Some were 16 ohm and some were 8 ohm(if orginal that is)...so a little more info; and I can give you a ball-park.
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Bill Hatcher
Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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posted 28 May 2004 05:25 AM
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The K140 is a bass speaker. It lacks the top end to be used as a guitar or steel speaker. |
Herb Steiner
Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX
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posted 28 May 2004 06:22 AM
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An amp like an Evans, with an accentuated high end, would probably like a speaker like a K-140, but the K is only rated for 100w max, like the D-series... if my memory serves me. It could probably handle the hyperexcursion of the bass notes, but I don't know about the power. If not played too loudly, it might work if it's an 8ohm.I say this only because I have a 1502-4 BW (a bass speaker, is it not?)in my Evans and it is the best speaker for it I've found. ------------------
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Cairo Zoots
Member From: Moville, Iowa ,next to the west fork of the Little Sioux River
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posted 28 May 2004 07:23 AM
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JBL 140
RECONE$150.00 inc GST JBL K140/D140/E140 Aftermarket Recone Kit Aftermarket recone kit to fit JBL K140, D140 and E140 15" (8 ohm) speakers. Comes ready assembled and is very close to the genuine article in both look and performance.
(Etrick Audio Visual in Australia sells this kit)....NOT from JBL, but claims-like many other after-market suppliers-that their recone kit-is CLOSE..... to the original...caveat emptor! Often times it may look like JBL, kinda sound like a JBL, but once an after market voice coil is used, it AIN'T a JBL no mo'! I ain't saying this is a BAD thing.....but once that voice coil starts developing a hot spot from wear or excessive current (heat), and you start hearing a loss of those once sparkling highs or solid-tight-clean sounding lows...you can either start buying digital effects to muddy-up your sound even more....or recone or replace that worn out speaker that's seen the inside of too many honky tonks, or battled with too many power trios. YMMV. ------------------
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Harold Dye
Member From: Cullman, Alabama, USA
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posted 28 May 2004 02:25 PM
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I have a K-140 that came in a Fender Vibrasonic. I bought the amp in 79 and later sold the amp (Dummy) and kept the speaker. I use it in a cab alone with a D-130 with my rack system and it sounds great. It is a bass speaker and why Fender put it in the Vibrasonic, I'll never know, but it sounds good. I don't know what it is rated at as far as power, but it is 8 ohms. I would suspect they would sell for about $150 or so. |
George Piburn
Member From: San Diego, California, USA
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posted 02 June 2004 08:45 AM
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The K-Series of JBL Speakers were created in the 1970's and are up dates from the D- Series , with Alnico Magnets , but for the most part the same creature , 140 is the Bass designation and 130 is the guitar designation , a 140 has a longer voice coil and the heavier Rippled cone and thicker -stiffer spider for more power handling and bass response the frame and magnet structure is the same as the 130 types , and can be reconed with a 130 set up , which has a smooth paper , lighter voice coil and lighter spider , and will respond quicker for more gooder highs , both came originally with Aluminum dust dome that give a few more highs above 2k herts, GeorgeBoards just happens to be a Factory Certified JBL Recone expert. The Frame not working is valued at 25.00 to 75.00 dollars although ebay'ers are getting upwards of 125.00 these days , if the speaker is fully functional it is valued the same . and is likely to be tired and soft, The JBL factory recone kits are now in the 150.00 range and a Factory Authorized Reconer will charge around 30 to 50 for the labor , There are aftermarket kits available in the USA in the 60.00 dollar range , george@georgeboards.com for detailed information on any JBL Musical instrument loudspeaker. |
b0b
Sysop From: Cloverdale, California, USA
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posted 03 June 2004 03:36 PM
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Moved to 'Electronics' section. |
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