Desperately Seekikng Speaker(s)

[Doc W]

Like a true ditherer, I hemmed and hawed about trying out a Weber NeoMag speaker. I finally got a 10" NeoMag for my Princeton Reverb and fell in love. I have already talked about that speaker in this forum so I won't go on about it here. But by the time I did that, Weber had stopped making the 12", which I wanted to get for my Deluxe Reverb. The NeoMags are a reasonable substitute for the JBL D series. Not exact, not perfect. But way cheaper and a lot lighter.

I would love to get a JBL D120F, but I get a little nervous because, should I need a recone, I would have to ship it to the US (I am in Canada) to have it reconed and then shipped back. It gets expensive.

So, if any of you hear a NeoMag 12" for sale, please let me know. I am also looking for a decent JBL 120F that is in good shape.

[phantomman]

Doc, I'm *pretty* sure I remember an Ebay vendor in Canada who handled JBL service. It's been a few years back but they might still be active......

[Doc W]

I just lucked out on an ebay auction and got a JBL D120F. This one solved all the problems of shipping back and forth, and the issue of condition. The speaker was auctioned by Weber and they included a recone in the price. So, I don't have to ship it all over the place and the guys at Weber, in my opinion, are very reliable. AND, the speaker was under 200 bucksl I know that sounds like a lot for a speaker but I really love those JBLs and I have seen very questionable ones sell for over $300.

I am still in the market for NeoMag 12s, if anyone sees one out there. Ya really didn't think I had only one amp, did ya? Mind you, my amp collection would disappear if placed in the middle of Roger's herd!

[phantomman]

Ask the vendor (Weber) if they'll break the speaker in for you, Doc. Fresh JBL's are like any other new speaker -- they need 40 to 50 hours on them before they really start to shine.