Am I "wasting" money on these speakers? Or investing well?

[HardcoreBob]

I know that's a dumb, completely subjective to opinion, budget etc. etc...

BUT WHEN YOUR ABOUT TO SHELL OUT A HALF A GRAND[emoji51]

It helps to have some peers either say "yeah, it's worth it" or

"HEY slow your row there's better options!"

I already know most of you are CERTAIN I'm wasting money, because I am, I'm buying components and paying for crossovers I don't need....

But other than that, I'm looking at $529 C5 JL Audio components... they max out at I believe 225-250 watts...

I could pay more than a $100 less for JLs that max out at 150 watts...

I don't have the experience to know if 150 max watts is all I need...

Does any quality differences come with the differences in max watts?

I do plan to go active, but that's down the road.

Can anyone enlighten me on what I'm getting with $500 plus set, over a good quality $250-$300 set

AND, is JLs reputation still solid, or did they start making crap somewhere along the way like fosgate?

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[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

c5s ****

you can get the phoenix gold Tis for 350 and they KICK ***

 

[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

how about ssa mids and tweets like $200 or prv much cheaper handle power.. ask jeff maybe he'll stop by..

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

how about ssa mids and tweets like $200 or prv much cheaper handle power.. ask jeff maybe he'll stop by..

You are comparing sound quality components to pro audio mids...

 

[bigblank69 10+ year member]

You are comparing sound quality components to pro audio mids...

He runs Coaxs on deck power... Obviously he is not a SQ expert

 

[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

You are comparing sound quality components to pro audio mids...

ok either way i'd look at something besides jl. i'm sure he can get something as good or better for less $

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

He runs Coaxs on deck power... Obviously he is not a SQ expert

He isn't an anything expert but keeps opening his mouth when he shouldn't...

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Stay away from jl. Hertz, morel, gladden, audison, focal, dynaudio.

If you go raw drivers, scanspeak relevators and illumnators are a cut above the rest.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

He isn't an anything expert but keeps opening his mouth when he shouldn't...

Surprised he hasn't suggested his amp to OP yet by now...

 

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ok either way i'd look at something besides jl. i'm sure he can get something as good or better for less $

Have you EVER ran components? NO? So why comment??

 

[Kai Winters 10+ year member]

I have the C5's components in my CRV and love them. To my ears they are great. I didn't pay msrp...ask your shop to do better or go shopping around.

Generally the major brands have similar sounding speakers in similar sound ranges...big differences can be some types of materials...I prefer silk tweeters to metal tweeters...You just aren't going to find big differences between price ranges but as you spend less you get less and as you drop in value you hit a point where you can hear the difference even on the shop's "wall o sound"...once you can hear the difference and don't like what you hear you have to move up then make your decision. Or you don't have the budget or desire to spend and go with a speaker that sounds "good enough". They may or may sound better in your vehicle.

It's nearly impossible to audition higher end speakers. Many higher end speakers seem to be available only online so unless you buy them you have no idea how they will sound with your system, in your vehicle and to your ears.

None of this "stuff" is an "investment"...you buy what you want to provide the experience you are hoping for...value degrades every day except for a very limited bit of kit.

Most good shops have speakers you can compare...bring your smart phone, usb, etc. and audition some favorite music to get an idea on how it will sound. But all you are getting is an idea...

Isn't it fun to ask for advice and get only "buy these", "don't buy ... because they s uck", etc. then get to read the usual suspects a ss f u cking each other...sigh...

Good luck and keep us informed.