I thought i was going to be loyal to JL's...

JL_W6_v1
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My very first owned sub is a 12" JLW6v1...(as you can see)

i love this thing to death, i wouldnt give it up for anything! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

now that i have the sub, i think JL is more of a SQ rather than an SPL sub (many will disagree but thats just me)

what im saying is, i thought i was going to stick with JL products forever but i guess i changed my mind :p

I am now thinking about going into the SPL scene lol..

any comments?

 
no one knowledgable will say JL is for SPL
The guy that scored the 170db or whatever with one ten posted that he scored only 2 db or so less with a 10w7.

Richard Clark did a good series of tests on the Adire Brahma and compared them to the W7. The W7 was able to take more power than the Brahma. Not saying power is the only factor in spl, but it is definitely a consideration.

 
W7 i think, cost a lot..

i would like to go with something that has good SPL but also cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
Richard Clarke did a good series of tests on the Adire Brahma and compared them to the W7. The W7 was able to take more power than the Brahma. Not saying power is the only factor in spl, but it is definitely a consideration.
How is that even a fair comparisonThe W7 is 2x the price

 
do you have any idea how much of a loss 2 dB is when you get up into that region?
It's a fair loss, I'm not denying that. You, on the other hand, can't deny that 168 or so dbs is loud. JL's aren't marketed as SPL woofers, but they shouldn't be discounted as spl woofers either.

How is that even a fair comparisonThe W7 is 2x the price
Richard Clark had done testing on the W7 a little before the Brahma. A group on carsound then got him to test a Brahma. After the test was done the results were compared. In my first post I made it sound like they had been in a side by side test which wasn't the case at all.

 
at 379 for the brahma and easily 500 on ebay for the 12 in w7 i can hardly consider that 2x the price... my math skills just won't allow me to
by the way here's where i found the brahma

http://www.easy-audio.com/products/caudio/drivers/brahma.htm
yes but on egay you have no warranty at all

buy a new brahma = warranty

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ok fine.. here i can get a one for 570 at a store out the door... 410 figuring shipping for the brahma ... still not 2x... and if you do blow them your going to be eating shipping charges everytime instead of just going to the store

 
if u want get 2 IA LI 12's or mayb sum L7's. the L7's get loud as hell but dont sound near as good as the LI's which get loud as hell while sounding good

 
yes but on egay you have no warranty at all
buy a new brahma = warranty

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buy new w7 = warranty....

with a 750 dollar price tag slapped on it.

 
Yea I think JLs are great for SQ and getting fairly loud, just not cut out for SPL, even if people have won with them....

I have/had (3)JL 12W6s (Almost gone, dude still owes me 150.00)...

 
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