the original w6 and the w6v2 are phenomenal drivers.
The w7 is a very opinionated sub, its has very flat bl, the output is either love it or hate it. Some people like they way it sounds, some dont.
The w7 driver is pretty impressive but you also have to figure how old it is. I do hear JL is working on a new beast that will handle a ton more power and feature 4.25 in coil.
I love the 8w7 driver, its very good, has superb output and works in small and large spaces. Ive had the 13w7, it was pretty good, and got fairly loud. I remember reading that in one of the extreme class competitions, somebody replaced a 9515 DD with a 13w7 for burps and was only 1.0db behind the 9500, these are cars doing 170+.
So yeah you can shit on jl all you want, its a corporation, they are out to get money. They have no reason to lower prices because they have enough cliental to keep the company rich. Its their choice, but when I pick up jl subs for a good price they are def phenomenal and perform top notch, at least the higher end ones.
Would I buy one new? hell no, but would I use their subs? Any time.
