JL Audio HD900/5 - Comments?

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Does anyone have any experience with the JL Audio HD 900/5 amp? I'm looking to replace my Alpine PDX 4.100 and PDX 1.600 amps with this single amp as I used to own JL Audio amps exclusively. However, at the time, with my new truck, I couldn't find any JL Audio amps that would fit. The HD series from JL Audio is the same footprint as the Alpine PDX series, is Class D and is stackable, so I am very interested. Plus, going from 2 amps to 1 is nice too!

If anyone has any experience with this amp, let me know.

Thanks!

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

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[silenkiller 10+ year member]

im pretty sure its badass. only problem is that it will cost you.

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

I'd like to know more about the amp, too. I'm especially interested in the impressions of those who own one.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

im pretty sure its badass. only problem is that it will cost you.

Yeah, from an authorized dealer it is about $1K, which is pricey, but if it is as good as I think it should be it may be worth it. Plus, I'll have 2 Alpine PDX amps to sell so I'll be able to recoup some of the cost. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

If there is someone out there who has actual experience with this amp, please do opine!

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

diyma.com and search

Either I'm a bad searcher or there is nothing about this particular amp on that site. I didn't want to register so I simply entered a number of different keywords and came up with bupkus. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

bump

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

bumporama...anyone?

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

Although I haven't tried the 900/5 myself, I am still thinking about getting one to go with a single amp setup in my Mustang.

A couple of years ago I tried a PDX-5 that a friend of mine owned, and I did not like it. Truthfully, I didn't like the sound of ANY of the PDX full-range amplifiers or the fact that they were excessively noisy and this was noticeable while driving.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Although I haven't tried the 900/5 myself, I am still thinking about getting one to go with a single amp setup in my Mustang.
A couple of years ago I tried a PDX-5 that a friend of mine owned, and I did not like it. Truthfully, I didn't like the sound of ANY of the PDX full-range amplifiers or the fact that they were excessively noisy and this was noticeable while driving.

Interesting...I must admit I am not too happy with the PDX series either...they don't seem to be as clean sounding as my old JL Audio amps and I hate the fact that the PDX 1.600 has no remote to fine tune the bass song to song...I miss that a lot!

Once I performed the Big 3 and added a second battery, any noises I may have had (slight alt whine) went away.

 

[bigdadsram]

I have not used the 900/5 but I have used the Jl hd 600/4 and the 750/1 and they are both awesome amps. I think you would be very happy with the 900/5. It is the amp I would choose if I had different subs (boston spg555's)

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I have not used the 900/5 but I have used the Jl hd 600/4 and the 750/1 and they are both awesome amps. I think you would be very happy with the 900/5. It is the amp I would choose if I had different subs (boston spg555's)

Yeah, I'm thinkin' of goin' with the same as you have, the 600/4 and the 750/1...they're a little more max wattage than my speakers would handle at full tilt, but as some have said, as long as the gains are set properly, having a little extra power for future upgrades is not a bad thing!

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

im pretty sure its badass. only problem is that it will cost you.

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