Jbl l55

[Austy]

Picked up some lancer 55s today. My first JBL. I quite like them. I have some yamaha ns 500s which are nice too but I like these a bit more. I love that beryllium tweeter on the 500s though.
I should get them off the ground though? Mine are pretty far apart. I will have to do some rearranging.

 

[Zonker92]

Congratulations. I would raise them up, recap them, clean the L pads and refoam the woofers. (Don't use brake fluid on them, as some people do.) You'll be amazed at the improved bass response with more limber foams.

 

[Austy]

Thanks for the reply. So that's a no on the dot treatment? I have read varying reports on here. I have reframed a few speakers but maybe I will get a pro to do these ones. How high should i elevate these, or is tilting enough?

 

[Zonker92]

Apparently, the brake fluid will limber them up for a while, but seep into the cone and stain and damage it in the longer term.

I would elevate them at least six inches or so; ideally, the tweeters should be level with your ears when you're in your preferred listening position. Tilting them back seven degrees or so isn't a bad idea, either.