EV-ish 15" speaker needs recone...who?

[greiswig]

Hi,

I bought a used Boogie bass cabinet, where they'd used the psuedo-ElectroVoice 15" speaker in it. Man, I have never seen a voice coil so seized in the gap!

I can replace this with a good JBL that I have, but I'm wondering if it would be worth reconing this EV-like speaker? I have no idea whether this is EV without the badge, or just a cheap fake, or...

If it's worthwhile, who should do it? Weber wants $95 plus S/H, which actually seems pretty reasonable...

Other ideas?

[strato17]

Hi,

I bought a used Boogie bass cabinet, where they'd used the psuedo-ElectroVoice 15" speaker in it. Man, I have never seen a voice coil so seized in the gap!

I can replace this with a good JBL that I have, but I'm wondering if it would be worth reconing this EV-like speaker? I have no idea whether this is EV without the badge, or just a cheap fake, or...

If it's worthwhile, who should do it? Weber wants $95 plus S/H, which actually seems pretty reasonable...

Other ideas?

Weber gets my vote. I love his speakers and I have heard nothing but praise about his reconing service.

[greiswig]

Thanks for the reply. Does anyone know anything about this speaker? It says it is made in the USA, and it sure LOOKS a lot like an EV, but there's no EV badge anywhere. Is it worth reconing?

As I said, I have a JBL 2226H that I can put in there, but obviously the T/S parameters are going to be different from original design...

[iknowjohnny]

There are lots of OEM EV speakers around with no labels. Boogie often used EV too, so i'm sure thats what it is. I have a label-less 12L right now i've been using for 15 years or more.I love EV's !
As for reconing, just be sure whoever does it is very reputable and has a good warranty. I have a EV reconed once and they guy screwed it up and wouldn't warranty it, so i was out the cost of the recone and i just tossed the speaker.

[kec]

There's also Orange County Speaker that's been re-coning for years.

http://www.speakerrepair.com/ocsrepairprice.html

[guitronics]

If the speaker has a > Cast Aluminum < frame, it's worth re - coning.

It doesn't matter who made it...the important thing is 1) will it be done right ?,which goes along with 2) will it last ?

Finally, if it's an Alnico magnet,will it be re-magnetized?

Weber uses an incredibly powerful magnetizing machine...

If it has an Alnico magnet,after 10 or so years, > When & only if <you re-cone < it's a good idea to have the mag "Re-magged" to restore the efficiency of the speaker. Alnico magnets lose their strength over time.

Weber re - mags (as a part of re-coning) , Alnico's.

What is $100 anymore? A tank of gas, a concert ticket, etc...

Cast Aluminum Framed Speakers last Decades if ya take care of 'em.