The Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Are these good for anything, there is a person near by with 4 for sale. Maybe a dual 15 bass bin or something. If so what are they worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Are these good for anything, there is a person near by with 4 for sale. Maybe a dual 15 bass bin or something. If so what are they worth. I don't know. If they are "private label" ("PL") why do they have the JBL emblem on the back? Maybe the seller used a picture they found online. I wonder if these are musical instrument loudspeakers. Probably are. As I remember, the enclosure you put such speakers in makes a huge difference. They should be O.K. to about 50 Hz ???? In the ideal enclosure, they will go lower. The biggest caution might be whether they have had too much power put through them. Try the Lansing Heritage website. Edited December 16, 2013 by Garyrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Are these good for anything, there is a person near by with 4 for sale. Maybe a dual 15 bass bin or something. If so what are they worth. I don't know. If they are "private label" ("PL") why do they have the JBL emblem on the back? Maybe the seller used a picture they found online. I wonder if these are musical instrument loudspeakers. Probably are. As I remember, the enclosure you put such speakers in makes a huge difference. They should be O.K. to about 50 Hz ???? In the ideal enclosure, they will go lower. The biggest caution might be whether they have had too much power put through them. Try the Lansing Heritage website. I know when you search for them you only come up with 2226h/j. But when you go to ebay they are all over on there. http://www.ebay.com/itm/JBL-2226HPL-8-OHMS-SPEAKERS-/231113359228?pt=US_Pro_Audio_Speaker_Drivers_Horns&hash=item35cf6dff7c The label looks like a JBL label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 If I really wanted to get into I will check out the Lansing Heritage site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 PL are used in JBL all JBL complete speakers, the ones sold as raw drivers don't have the PL designation. PL generally lack the finishing touches, rubber magnet tire, aluminum serial number plate, etc. 40hz is about it for those drivers, unless you want to build a tapped horn for them, in which case they can go below 30hz. Make sure they work right and have genuine JBL cones in them, otherwise buy the Eminence Kappa Pro 15LF-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 I wonder what kind of tapped horn one could build for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 For the price new, I could get a better deal on the Eminence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Are these good for anything, there is a person near by with 4 for sale. Maybe a dual 15 bass bin or something. If so what are they worth. As far as I remember the specs. they would be good for bass reflex or horn loading down to about 50-60 Hz. But their low Qts would suggest great response near the midbass/midrange Edited December 17, 2013 by ClaudeJ1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikld Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I'm considering these JBL 2226HPL for the dual woofer portion of ChrisA's MEH design. Brand new, the 2226H go for $500. I see that Speaker Exchange has the 2226HPL brand new for $290/ea, "they have the same spec as the 2226H" per the website and their customer service team. That would be quite a cost savings to go with the HPL. I'm curious if anyone can speak to differences between the "H" and "HPL"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, mikld said: I'm considering these JBL 2226HPL for the dual woofer portion of ChrisA's MEH design. Brand new, the 2226H go for $500. I see that Speaker Exchange has the 2226HPL brand new for $290/ea, "they have the same spec as the 2226H" per the website and their customer service team. That would be quite a cost savings to go with the HPL. I'm curious if anyone can speak to differences between the "H" and "HPL"? My friendly advice is to go with drivers either recommended by Chris in his design, or as close in specification as possible. There are various reasons for his recommendations, and suggested geometry and placement. Good luck with your project 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The 2226H is what Wayne Parham uses as a driver upgrade in his 4pi speakers, along with the B&C DE250 compression driver, and Wayne's own horn and crossover design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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