Add me to the list of dead JL amps :(

[95bat 10+ year member]

I bought a used 300/4 five and a half months ago. Within the last 2-3 weeks I've had 2 channels die on me for no reason at all. Amp is fused properly, gains set properly, blah blah etc etc. They just quit. After some searching around I see this is a common problem with these amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/pissed.gif.9f665f96bc89e98e708dabd4580bb591.gif

Just thought I'd share the news. I'm getting ready to give the big //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bigwave.gif.16324171cad2db62cf4f16568b038478.gif to car audio and sell the rest of my shit that still works. This f'in sucks.

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[HCCA 10+ year member]

Get a Rockfrd 25 to Life amp, and you shouldn't have that problem anymore.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Get a Rockfrd 25 to Life amp, and you shouldn't have that problem anymore.

It sounds like he's using a 4ch amp.

He should just spend $368 for a brand new Zed Gladius (70w x 4) direct from them and forget JL Audio even exists.

 

[95bat 10+ year member]

Let me go pluck a few $100 bills off my money tree and buy two of each!

 

[vpkb1998 10+ year member]

Welcome, my 500/5 gave out too. Protection circuitry my arse! It was never once abused, gains set per JL specs too. I had to resort back to 7 y.o. rockford punch, which is still working like a champ.

 

[95bat 10+ year member]

I feel better knowing I'm not the only one haha.

Right now my 300/4 is currently a 150/2... at least I still have 2 channel to power my speakers with. If I didn't have those two channels I'd be screwed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif HU power, here I come.

 

[vpkb1998 10+ year member]

I feel better knowing I'm not the only one haha.
Right now my 300/4 is currently a 150/2... at least I still have 2 channel to power my speakers with. If I didn't have those two channels I'd be screwed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif HU power, here I come.

mine was a 500/5 turned into 250/5, was still working but hot as heck

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

Let me go pluck a few $100 bills off my money tree and buy two of each!

dude hook me up

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

ugh, i just sold a 500/5 that i never used and really dont want to hear about it shitting out on the guy.

 

[vpkb1998 10+ year member]

ugh, i just sold a 500/5 that i never used and really dont want to hear about it shitting out on the guy.

hopefully it was just my luck; this is what happens when there's too much computing involved, it's like BSOD!

They just need to make the amp simple and efficient.

 

[95bat 10+ year member]

hopefully it was just my luck; this is what happens when there's too much computing involved, it's like BSOD!
They just need to make the amp simple and efficient.

haha all except I can't reboot my amp and it will be back to normal. I have to pay $120 for JL to fix it, plus shipping costs.

 

[vpkb1998 10+ year member]

haha all except I can't reboot my amp and it will be back to normal. I have to pay $120 for JL to fix it, plus shipping costs.

yep, that's their strategy; no wonder they move up so fast

 

[Rider69 10+ year member]

500/5 that is now only a 100x2

 

[valter 10+ year member]

Sorry to hear about your troubles with JL amps. From my experience JL slash series amps are nicely engineered and pretty reliable. IMHO, the only flaw of them - is over-complicated design, too many things can possibly go wrong. But at least, they are not frying your speakers, when blowing a channel, like a Fosgates always do. If you are not going old-school it's also hard to beat them in SQ in same price range.

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

years ago 3 300/4 took a shit in 3 months on me. I hate JL amps. In fact I hate them except for their subs and even then they aren't a good value.

edit: my wires too.