JL Amp question

[Evanish 10+ year member]

My current plans are t put two 12'' JL TW5s in my truck soon. They run at 3 ohms. My quesion is wold the 1000w mon JL amp be large enough to power these?

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[gunz4me 10+ year member]

What enclosure do you plan on placing them in? I ask because a well built enclosure custom tuned to the vehicle it is going in will sound much better off of lower power than an improperly built enclosure with all the power you can throw at your subwoofer!

With that said, a JL Audio 1000/1 will be more than adequate for a pair of TW5s. Don't let the haters on this forum get to you with their mumbo jumbo about JL Audio being overpriced, or you can get better for less. They are just jealous because they can't afford it OR mommy and daddy will only buy them Hifonics!

 

[bread0710 10+ year member]

What enclosure do you plan on placing them in? I ask because a well built enclosure custom tuned to the vehicle it is going in will sound much better off of lower power than an improperly built enclosure with all the power you can throw at your subwoofer!
With that said, a JL Audio 1000/1 will be more than adequate for a pair of TW5s. Don't let the haters on this forum get to you with their mumbo jumbo about JL Audio being overpriced, or you can get better for less. They are just jealous because they can't afford it OR mommy and daddy will only buy them Hifonics!

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[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

you should buy one of my e1800d's I have. after imp rise it will give them 1000rms...or you could buy both to give each sub a little more power.

 

[Evanish 10+ year member]

I'm going to do a custom fiberglass enclosure. My plan is to have both subs in the middle on each side and than do a custom clear plexiglass JL Logo large in the middle that will light up blue. I'll try to come up with a good picture. Than the Amps will be built into the enclosure above all that.

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

Because momma can't afford it? lol. I feel a huge debate coming. But I think the JL will be perfect with a properly built box.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

I'm going to do a custom fiberglass enclosure. My plan is to have both subs in the middle on each side and than do a custom clear plexiglass JL Logo large in the middle that will light up blue. I'll try to come up with a good picture. Than the Amps will be built into the enclosure above all that.

If you are going sealed, that is way more forgiving.... If you are doing ported fiberglass, may the force be with you

I know it isn't that bad to port a fiberglass enclosure, but I like to have an idea of how much volume I have BEFORE I complete the fiberglass enclosure, not afterward when I have to measure the enclosure with water.

 

[Evanish 10+ year member]

It will be sealed. I'll have around a 1 foot total for each side. JL recommends .08ft but after driver displacement it should be good.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

That should work out OK. Also, if you think it is too big, you could always stuff a piece of shrink wrapped Styrofoam in the enclosure to take up some space!

 

[Evanish 10+ year member]

Also I'll run a set of JL Components to the kick pannel area and some midbass subs in the door. Than I'll run both of those on separate JL 450s? Than Just line all 3 amps up in the enclosure where I can have access to them if needed. Here's what I have now:

Plan on the new system to be 20x better. My current set-up for some practice of making boxes and wiring everything. Sounds pretty good for what I paid, but need something to dress up the interior more. The back carpet panel will be removed to give me an added inch or so to work with. Plus the Viper seats that are awaiting install will wrap it up pretty sweet

 

[jluv 10+ year member]

When did JL come out with a 12" TW5? I thought they still only had 13.5".

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

power chart

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs_pages.php?page_id=

you can also look into RE Audio slim subs

http://reaudio.com/specs.html#sp_sl

1000/1 is a great amp, but you should look around before you buy @

audison

brax

Mmat

ARC audio

sundown

etc.......

 

[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

anyone know how much the RE slim lines are btw?

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

http://www.mobilesoundworks.com/SearchResults.asp

 

[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

http://www.mobilesoundworks.com/SearchResults.asp

thanks