R.I.P. JBL 4401 + I need new monitors!

[Paul.E]

Hello everyone,

One of the woofers on my old classic JBL 4401 monitors recently gave up. After a phone call to my local JBL rep, who contacted JBL directly, I was informed that woofer retrofit kits for the 4401's do not exist. There is a reconing kit that sells for 114$ CAD per woofer, excluding labor, but I believe it would be best to just get new monitors, actives.

In this case, I am looking at a pair of active monitors in the sub-1000$ CAD range ($806.19 USD). So far the KRK V6's, KRK RP6, Tannoy Reveals, Whaferdale actives all interest me. I wish I could afford Genelecs or Dyn's but I don't believe I can.

I am not interested in anything by Behringer, Event, M-Audio, Yorkville or Yamaha.

Any ideas?!

Thanks in advance,

Paul. E

[Jon Best]

From that list', I'd probably prefer the unpowered Tannoy Reveals and a decent amp, like a used little Adcom, Parasound, or Hafler.

The powere Reveals, IMO, obviously run out of juice on the bottom pretty quickly. I just think they're underpowered.

While I like the idea of active monitors in theory, and if you spend enough on them it seems to be a design approach that can produce more accurate monitors, I just have a tough time believing the cheapies have amps that are even approaching reasonable inside, and if they don't, you're stuck.

I still think the ultimate sub- $800 solution is one of the above amps and the best sounding hifi speakers you can find, NHT Super One being my personal favorite.

Hello everyone,

One of the woofers on my old classic JBL 4401 monitors recently gave up. After a phone call to my local JBL rep, who contacted JBL directly, I was informed that woofer retrofit kits for the 4401's do not exist. There is a reconing kit that sells for 114$ CAD per woofer, excluding labor, but I believe it would be best to just get new monitors, actives.

In this case, I am looking at a pair of active monitors in the sub-1000$ CAD range ($806.19 USD). So far the KRK V6's, KRK RP6, Tannoy Reveals, Whaferdale actives all interest me. I wish I could afford Genelecs or Dyn's but I don't believe I can.

I am not interested in anything by Behringer, Event, M-Audio, Yorkville or Yamaha.

Any ideas?!

Thanks in advance,

Paul. E