JL Question

[dross93ranger 10+ year member]

Hey I have a JL 10w3 in my single cab Ranger and I love the thing to death, but it is loud inside and not outside and my brother says that is just how JL subs are...how is that? He said it was rear fired ro something? It is siting in a box facing the passenger seat...

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[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

Lets analyze this rationally.

Do you think what sub you have really matters how much can be heard outsude the car? Like the magic school buss subwoofer that sound waves travel through the sheet metal?? No, louder outside means you need louder inside. Also you dont want loud outside, you see thats annoying and thats how we get bad names.

A subs firing direction will also have no effect, once again magic sound waves.

to wrap it up, you dont want loud outside, you want to keep everything inside. Well thats at least what most people do. If you really want loud outside loosen somethings up that might rattle.

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

Just buy some louder tens, or better yet port the box.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

or drill some holes in your roof...errrr ummmm redrum redrum

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

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[T3mpest 10+ year member]

I remember some guy wanting to have a way to mount his subs below his vehicle just to piss off his old neighbors, what an A-hole.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

1) sell the JL

2) rip out all of your carpeting

3) get a couple Pyle subs*

* Remember Pyle makes the perfect subs for someone that just loves to be heard all around town. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

If you like how it sounds in the car then I would not worry about it. If you want it louder outside the car you need bigger subs or more of what you have. One 10 will not be very loud outside the car, when you get around 2 12's or 1 15 then there will be more of a difference.

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

my brother says that is just how JL subs are...how is that?

Has nothing to do with the brand, it's your truck.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

my brother says that is just how JL subs are...how is that? He said it was rear fired ro something?

Yes, JL Audio subwoofers are so technologically advanced that they have perfected the design that allows the subwoofer to control where the sound is disbursed. Through a top secret, patented technology, that design resulted in a subwoofer who's sound waves dissipate and vanish after traveling more than 4 feet.

Never listen to your brother again //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif As was said; it has to do with your vehicle, not the sub.

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Yes, JL Audio subwoofers are so technologically advanced that they have perfected the design that allows the subwoofer to control where the sound is disbursed. Through a top secret, patented technology, that design resulted in a subwoofer who's sound waves dissipate and vanish after traveling more than 4 feet.



Oh good, I thought I was the only one to read that article about JL on topsecretaudio.com

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Yeah be sure send us all a picture of the Disturbing the peace ticket you get after you figure out how to magically make the music sound better out side of your car than inside, i like the idea of ripping out the carpet and buying some pyle subs, or you could even find the thread where the guy actually mounted the subs in the floor firing towards the ground. Just be happy that it sounds good on the inside

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wallbash.gif.1310150c49dd52e0fbe1813a0681e5c3.gif WOW this one is a jaw droppermg: If you wanna hear the music outside the car then turn the car inside out!.....DUH

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

I say strap the box to the top of the car with a couple on bungee cords....along with several 7 inch horn tweeters.......In Dominican Republic you can make good money with a system like that....Advertising all around town..

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

serious YALL CRAZY

i had one jlw310 in my 1990 ford taurus in a bandpass box tuned at 35hz with 600watts going it and let me tell u that shiit wanged hard...people heard me comming down the block and it was one 10

so u can get loud with one 10 ..but its all in the box

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