If JL is good but overpriced, at what price point should they be?

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

got a question too... a w6 recomended slot dimension is
1.5" x 10.5" x 30"

now for 3 should i just triple the slot width?

also lets say that is the case...

then my total port dimention is

4.5" x 10.5" x 30"

now i want to do 2 seperate ports so can i just do 2 ports with the dimensions

2.25" x 10.5" x 30"

or is that not how it works at all? haha

jl has a tutorial on their support pages that explains exactly what you are trying to do. Although I never bought any of their products, I

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

Because you don't even know what I meant by my comment you stupid bastard.
I actually said "wtf" aloud when you made the comment about buzzing aluminum.

what about it? it's true, those JL aluminum tweets get distorted at high levels when you crank them,

the textiles don't as much...

the vr's tweets sound better louder... but the xr's sound WAY better softer

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Nevermind.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

you have no idea how to tune a box, do you? basically just throw jl's recommendations out the window.

no actually i don't, i've mostly only built sealed or ported boxes for single subs...

why do you say don't listen to JL's rec?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

no actually i don't, i've mostly only built sealed or ported boxes for single subs...
why do you say don't listen to JL's rec?

You built a ported box but don't know how to tune it.

This is great.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

Nevermind.

no really what about it? why did you say WTF? have you never heard what i'm talking about?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

no really what about it? why did you say WTF? have you never heard what i'm talking about?

No...I know how to properly use my equipment.

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

you have no idea how to tune a box, do you? basically just throw jl's recommendations out the window.

Why would you do that? You don't trust the the specs for a port or enclosure given by the people who designed the subs? I would think they know what works best for there equipment.

If I'm wrong please do educate me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif That's what we're all here for anyways right?

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

free.99

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

You built a ported box but don't know how to tune it.

This is great.

no o know how to tune for a single sub, but i'm not shure about multiple subs...

but i read the tutorial, i'll figure it out

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

No...I know how to properly use my equipment.

so do i, but i'm saying that the XR's don't get as loud as the VR's without distortion

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Go die.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

Why would you do that? You don't trust the the specs for a port or enclosure given by the people who designed the subs? I would think they know what works best for there equipment.
If I'm wrong please do educate me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif That's what we're all here for anyways right?

i've heard that the recommended port specs for JL subs are tuned too high in effort to keep driver mechanical failure to a minimum

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

i've heard that the recommended port specs for JL subs are tuned too high in effort to keep driver mechanical failure to a minimum

Which is the opposite of what happens. In a ported enclosure, and driver playing a frequency below what the port is tuned to, the driver acts as if it's in a free air environment, which means it's very easy to reach the mechanical limits of the speaker.

I have no doubts that JL knows what they're doing, but the few recommended enclosures I've seen by them, all have the tuning frequency in the upper 30s range, like 38-39, which IMO is a bit high, but hey thats just me.

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

Which is the opposite of what happens. In a ported enclosure, and driver playing a frequency below what the port is tuned to, the driver acts as if it's in a free air environment, which means it's very easy to reach the mechanical limits of the speaker.
I have no doubts that JL knows what they're doing, but the few recommended enclosures I've seen by them, all have the tuning frequency in the upper 30s range, like 38-39, which IMO is a bit high, but hey thats just me.

so lets say i had a box tuned to 38 and it was peaking hard (mechanically) at 31... if i decreased tuning to 31 er 32 it would do better?