JBL XPL200A The Unicorn speaker?


I found a pair of JBL XPL200A which I immediately snatched up! Anyone that had the pleasure of listening to the XPL200 would agree they are worth the $ to repair. The woofers needed re-foaming which was a given considering the vintage. One of the tweeters (046-Ti1) needs a new diaphrgm, unfortunately JBL stopped producing them but offer the newer version (046-Ti1S) which is supposed to sound identical. However, the replacement diaphragm is 10db lower. We swapped the new diaphragm on the working tweeter and it played 10db lower also. The XPL200 is 6ohm but I haven't seen a 6 ohm diaphragm. Does anyone know a direct replacement or have experience replacing Ti speakers? TIA!

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Did you try Simply Speakers ? Back in the day I used Orange County Speakers thay closed and were replaced by Speaker Repair Pro’s. Enjoy your project and best wishes , Mike B 

I spoke with Tom @ Simply Speakers, unfortunately he doesn't carry the 046-Ti diaphragm. He suggested to get the same diaphragm for its mate also. Replacing both with lower output diaphragms? There's got to be replacements with the same OE sensitivity for a 6ohm cabinet.

I'm surprised there's hardly any responces, I thought there would be some thoughts. Perhaps similar spec tweeters and installing the diaphragms (pair)?