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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Radian replacement for 2482 by gordan on 2011-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
Yes, there is a Radian replacement diaphragm for original JBL phenol ones. It's a 4" voice coil, aluminium alloy dome with mylar suspension. Looks good on paper but I don't know if it is good. The retail is $210, usually goes on Ebay around $160.So y...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: 2482 and 250Hz by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-24 
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ltsv38, it is an interesting solution for lower midrange horn.  If I use something like this for Macondo ‘s fundamental channel (but of cause spherical) then I would flip the horn with driver up and run the neck longer to accommodate a slower, expone...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: JBL 2482 by KLegind on 2014-01-17 
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[quote user="mats"]Good start Dan!The JBL phenolic 2" driver is 2482.I would lower the crossover point as far as you dare, 300Hz or so.Now the 2226 will do what they are pretty good at.Later you will likely want to filter the 2445 around 2k.A 600Hz h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: 2482 by mats on 2014-01-16 
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Good start Dan!The JBL phenolic 2" driver is 2482.I would lower the crossover point as far as you dare, 300Hz or so.Now the 2226 will do what they are pretty good at.Later you will likely want to filter the 2445 around 2k.A 600Hz horn with a 1" drive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: JBL 2482 by ltsv38 on 2014-01-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not know the 2482 driver but all of the 2” exit drivers have in my estimation some unpleasant behavior as lover knee when you stress them to go very low.[/quote]Hi RomyJBL 2482 was mainly designed for very high power p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: JBL 2482 by ltsv38 on 2014-01-24 
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[quote user="KLegind"]Hi, I have some experience with the 2482. Sure it can reach 300 Hz but only with EQ. [/quote]HelloMy experience is that JBL-2482 can be used without EQ.Example on my system where 2482 is used on a home made "Tractrix like" horn ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Why not 2482 by gordan on 2011-04-11 
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Roman,I don't think I've ever read your explanation why not 2482? We are all on a holy grail path to find a (somehow) available good compression driver that can go down to almost 200hz in domestic conditions and there are not many better candidates. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Still Looking for that JBL 2482 ?? by orca254 on 2009-09-01 
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If you are still looking, there are a pair of vintage JBL 2482 Drivers with JBL 2328 horn throat adapters attached currently on Ebay.  The guy says he also has another one he could sell as a single if you are still interested.  http://cgi.ebay.com/VI...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: JBL 2482 by yoshi on 2008-03-11 
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The picture sure does looks like 2482 and it comes with Phenolic disphram (I have a pair though never used), but it's more like a mid-low driver.  JBL's recommendation is 300~6k.http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/2482.pdfYoshi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: JBL 2482 by ltsv38 on 2014-01-24 
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[quote user="KLegind"]Hi, I have some experience with the 2482. Sure it can reach 300 Hz but only with EQ. [/quote]HelloMy experience is that JBL-2482 can be used without EQ.Example on my system where 2482 is used on a home made "Tractrix like" horn ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Still Looking for that JBL 2482 ?? by orca254 on 2009-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
If you are still looking, there are a pair of vintage JBL 2482 Drivers with JBL 2328 horn throat adapters attached currently on Ebay.  The guy says he also has another one he could sell as a single if you are still interested.  http://cgi.ebay.com/VI...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: JBL 2482 by yoshi on 2008-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
The picture sure does looks like 2482 and it comes with Phenolic disphram (I have a pair though never used), but it's more like a mid-low driver.  JBL's recommendation is 300~6k.http://www.jblpro.com/pub/obsolete/2482.pdfYoshi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Why not 2482 by gordan on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
Roman,I don't think I've ever read your explanation why not 2482? We are all on a holy grail path to find a (somehow) available good compression driver that can go down to almost 200hz in domestic conditions and there are not many better candidates. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: JBL 2482 by ltsv38 on 2014-01-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not know the 2482 driver but all of the 2” exit drivers have in my estimation some unpleasant behavior as lover knee when you stress them to go very low.[/quote]Hi RomyJBL 2482 was mainly designed for very high power p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Great Vintage Loudspeakers drivers by Nagrapex on 2009-05-20 
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These are clearly JBL pots and back covers (which have been milled flat). The refinishing job is quite nice, but the origins are clear. Also, the phenolic diaphragm is clearly for the 2482/2485 (and looks like a JBL part), which has a slightly wider ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Lower Knee by mats on 2014-01-17 
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Kris, I agree with you about the unobtainable 300Hz.Had really hoped for that, but so far no go with my set up:An old Oris-150 with a 4" throat wood adapter/cradle that John Sheerin made for me,with the 2482 playing out the back, so you see the entir...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: The drivers’ zone of comfort. by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-24 
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Pierre, yes, I understand it. It kind or irrelevant what they destined for and yes, in domestic applications in context of low power we can use it lower. What I am saying is that as we do use it at extreme low range we deal with slightly overdamped d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: JBL 2482 by KLegind on 2014-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
[quote user="mats"]Good start Dan!The JBL phenolic 2" driver is 2482.I would lower the crossover point as far as you dare, 300Hz or so.Now the 2226 will do what they are pretty good at.Later you will likely want to filter the 2445 around 2k.A 600Hz h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Re: More Vitavox S2 mysteries… by JLH on 2005-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Romy,I have seen this a few times with JBL and Altec drivers. This phenomena occurs more often in Alnico magnets than any other type of magnet. When a magnet is recharged, it is blasted with a very strong magnetic field. There is really no way to “ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: X-Over Point in 250 Hz Horn; Diaphragm composition by boiklox on 2014-01-17 
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@Mats -- Thank you! This has already been the best sounding system I have built and designed, but hearing how good it sounds, lets me know how good it can be in the future. Thank you for the info on the JBL 2482. I've considered swapping the diaphrag...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: 2482 and 250Hz by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
ltsv38, it is an interesting solution for lower midrange horn.  If I use something like this for Macondo ‘s fundamental channel (but of cause spherical) then I would flip the horn with driver up and run the neck longer to accommodate a slower, expone...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: No “search” anymore from me. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
[quote user="gordan"]Roman,I don't think I've ever read your explanation why not 2482? We are all on a holy grail path to find a (somehow) available good compression driver that can go down to almost 200hz in domestic conditions and there are not man...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Alternative driver for WE15A by personal on 2011-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Alternative driver for WE15A in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Can I ask all of you who may have a valid alternative of the WE555 to a 4-way system so composed?High: super tweeterMedium-high: Iwata horn with JBL 2441 or similarMedium-low: WE15A horn with driver ...? (I have the JBL 2482 is ok for a WE15A?)Lo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Fane Studio 8M by oscart on 2009-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
I wanted to answer some questions posed by interested parties. These speakers are 8 ohm and were both manufactured on the same date in 1998. Though I am not a regular visitor here on the Good Sound Club I am a routine contributor on the Klipsch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Titanium by mats on 2015-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
My humble guess is that the titanium diaphragm won't ever give you the feeling you seek.JBL 2482 with its phenolic diaphragm may not be the quickest or most detailed, but has a truly wonderful tone that I never tire of....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Update by op.9 on 2008-03-11 
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A kind chap from the Lansing Heritige forum has identified my new driver as a 2482. Interestingly those good radian people do an replacement aluminium diaphragm for this driver.What remains to be seen is how big the advantage of the original phenolic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Bass horn by audiofilofine on 2010-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]audiofilofine, you need to form a question in a format that would indicate you do the your do some homework. To bulb or even to design 20Hz horn is complex task and it usually made to the specifics of the given circumstance...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: One more option by eduardo on 2011-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2490 mid-range driver in Horn-Loaded Speakers  10 Replies 
Romy, may be the alnico jbl 2482 + aluminium diaphragm (plastic surround) would suit for your application here. I tested such driver on 200 hz tractrix horn and worked fine. Went down well under 200 hz and is 2" throat. It is heavy but I would be usi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: 2482 by mats on 2014-01-16 
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Good start Dan!The JBL phenolic 2" driver is 2482.I would lower the crossover point as far as you dare, 300Hz or so.Now the 2226 will do what they are pretty good at.Later you will likely want to filter the 2445 around 2k.A 600Hz horn with a 1" drive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: 1601b implementation by mats on 2015-09-12 
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Hi Kodomo-You have made an ambitious undertaking.  Congratulations to a brave decision.Can you please elaborate a little on your TAD implementation.  I have used one on each side ,in 3 cuft sealed cabinets, first order from 60 to 150Hz, blending gent...
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