Add me to the list of dead JL amps :(

[genxx 10+ year member]

That sucks. Seems like a common theme here lately with JL. I am glad I was lucky with my 300/2 ran it for about 5 years never had an issue. Glad I got rid of that along time ago so I don't have to worry about being pissed when it stops working.

 

[grizzly02 10+ year member]

I never had a problem with any JL AMP 300/2, 300/4, 500/1 A2150 all run strong and have never even once hiccuped! I guess maybe there was a bad batch somewhere.

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

My 300/4 works fine, and I think it's about 3 years old. I guess I need to sell it and get a new one? I had heard that it's a common problem with the channels blowing in them once before.

 

[e46tas]

My JL 300/2 just died. Since my car is show car, I hardly ever used it.

 

[brchd]

this thread makes me f'in sick. i JUST bought a brand new 300/2 and 1000/1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[musclehead 10+ year member]

my 500/1 died. my home boys 1000/1 died just after a year or so.

i will never by a jl amp again. over priced garbage. dont get me wrong. when it worked, it was amazing. quality amps? hmmm. i think reliable is part of what makes an amp a qualitiy amp. im going to go back with the 05 kx1200.1 or something old school.

i rather have something with less sound quality and last. shh i should of kept my 2vibe 1800's.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

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.

out of all the JL amps the 500/5 was known to have problems. Iv replaced thoe amps before. and yes protection circuitry had to do with it..

 

[Orion Man 10+ year member]

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.

Thats the way I feel aswell! I was planning another system for my new car but I'm just sick of it. Its fun while it lasts (and the $), but I'm heading toward the performance aspects of cars now.

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

My JL 300/2 v2 works great, i get a 2 year warranty since I bought from an authorized dealer. Don't forget theres TONS of fake JL amps out there that look exactly the same.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I had a 300/4 and a 1000/1 die...

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I used a a4300 and i was thoroughly unimpressed... it gets hot very quickly and shuts off, even with the gains down. It has an overwhelmingly cheap feel to it, too.

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

ive used my 300/2 v2 at full power over 2 and a half hours and it never went in to protect