So JBL DID use protective plating on what you call "bare metal" parts ... which they are not and never were.
Of course, they lasted 40/50 years BECAUSE they were plated.
Yes. CADMIUM was discontinued, but it was replaced by other platings, usually Zinc.
NO JBL speaker ever left the Factory...
Just curious ... and worried: I see you scratch rust off those magnet plates ... so far so good .... and then you only mention "applying some gun oil" to protect them? :eek:
Did I hear well?
Applying oil only protects them for a short period while "mechanical" manufacturing (think turning in a...
Truckload of crap.
If the amp does not function with a regular 18ga cable, it will not work with a 14ga or a 10ga one, period.
Although I agree with the "test mule" issue, a well fed mule can produce a bucketful of manure a day.
Same here.
Not sure what you exactly mean by "appreciated", because we can have 2 opposite meanings.
1) If you mean "do you think it's cool"?
Yes definitely. :)
Love the visual design and the handpainted letters applied in a tasteful way. :)
Nobody will disagree with that.
Appreciate the "no...
Great initiative.
Can you accept overseas kits, then ship them to an US address, to somebody who is not the original sender ?
How is such shipping managed ?
Do you have a size/weight/quantity limit ?
Is there a problem if you get, say, 10 to 20 identical kits and then you send those, when...