JBL E-120 16ohms

Craig Foley · April 30th, 2006, 02:53 AM

I came across two of these for free but I'm not sure what I have. Are they any good? The 16ohms is a little odd, are these guitar speakers and how would I wire them to work? I have a few amps but all the speakers are 8ohms.

Scott S · April 30th, 2006, 03:28 AM

You can wire them in parallel for 8 ohms.

Rich Rice · April 30th, 2006, 06:41 AM

Hi Craig

I like them, they should be good for guitar. My favourite speakers are the K-120's, and I believe the E series cones/VC's are used to recone the older K series speakers. If you wire them in parallell, you will have 8 ohms. If you wish to sell them, I might be interested. They would be great in a Twin or similar. If you don't want to mess with 'em, PM me.
Rich

dean · April 30th, 2006, 01:31 PM

You have some great speakers there. Getting them for free just adds to the whole thing. If you were to sell them on eBay, you probably could get some decent $$. But you might want to try them first, because they're excellent speakers.

From what I remember, JBL created the D-130 series that sounded great with guitars, but the voice coil tolerences were too tight for guitar application. They widened the gap a bit and created the D-130F ("F" for Fender) and made a superb guitar speaker. They also did the D-120F and a coouple other variations. The next iteration of the speaker was the K series which used many of the guitar speaker specs. Then came the latest (I think) version, the E series. (I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong on some of this stuff.)

I've used JBLs in a few different amps, the latest being a D-120F in a Savage Macht 6, and I think they are among the best speakers out there.

Have fun with your new toys!

Dean

Rich Rice · April 30th, 2006, 03:51 PM

The E series speakers are now discontinued. They are electrically the same as the K series, but much heavier, due to the K series having AlNiCo magnet, and the E series uses ceramic.

A little piece of trivia, the "F" speaker line was designed because Dick Dale kept blowing up the D-130's... JBL didn't even want to get involved with guitar speakers, as they considered it "inferior", but they are my absolute favorites.

April 30th, 2006, 02:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Craig Foley NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 7	JBL E-120 16ohms I came across two of these for free but I'm not sure what I have. Are they any good? The 16ohms is a little odd, are these guitar speakers and how would I wire them to work? I have a few amps but all the speakers are 8ohms.

April 30th, 2006, 06:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 53 Posts: 2,610 11 Photos	Hi Craig I like them, they should be good for guitar. My favourite speakers are the K-120's, and I believe the E series cones/VC's are used to recone the older K series speakers. If you wire them in parallell, you will have 8 ohms. If you wish to sell them, I might be interested. They would be great in a Twin or similar. If you don't want to mess with 'em, PM me. Rich __________________ Please visit my website! If you are driven to play, you will find a way.

April 30th, 2006, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
dean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 60 Posts: 2,042	JBLs You have some great speakers there. Getting them for free just adds to the whole thing. If you were to sell them on eBay, you probably could get some decent $$. But you might want to try them first, because they're excellent speakers. From what I remember, JBL created the D-130 series that sounded great with guitars, but the voice coil tolerences were too tight for guitar application. They widened the gap a bit and created the D-130F ("F" for Fender) and made a superb guitar speaker. They also did the D-120F and a coouple other variations. The next iteration of the speaker was the K series which used many of the guitar speaker specs. Then came the latest (I think) version, the E series. (I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong on some of this stuff.) I've used JBLs in a few different amps, the latest being a D-120F in a Savage Macht 6, and I think they are among the best speakers out there. Have fun with your new toys! Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."

April 30th, 2006, 03:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich Rice Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a dream world.. Just ask my wife. Age: 53 Posts: 2,610 11 Photos	The E series speakers are now discontinued. They are electrically the same as the K series, but much heavier, due to the K series having AlNiCo magnet, and the E series uses ceramic. A little piece of trivia, the "F" speaker line was designed because Dick Dale kept blowing up the D-130's... JBL didn't even want to get involved with guitar speakers, as they considered it "inferior", but they are my absolute favorites. __________________ Please visit my website! If you are driven to play, you will find a way.

April 30th, 2006, 03:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scott S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SW CR IA US NA PE Age: 28 Posts: 1,916	You can wire them in parallel for 8 ohms.