JL subs

[ihatejlaudio 10+ year member]

can anyone out here in mobile electronics land please tell me why so many people are all over jl audio. is it because thats all the mom and pop stores tell people they should get or because thats what they see in the magazines and stuff. im quite curious to see what some of u intelligent people in here have to say.

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[millerscents 10+ year member]

Don't like them. Cost to much there are other brands thet are just as good for a better price.

but thats my 2 cents

 

[pd298 10+ year member]

I have never heard any JL's in person. But I do know that they are VERY expensive

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

i think it's because most people have never heard of the "internet brands". I know i hadn't when i bought my JL subs, but i have gotten good deals on all JL equipment that i have owned, thats the only reason i purchased it. the only reason i think people buy them is because they have heard that they are better than the other popular named equipment...and most people don't know of RE, soundsplinter, etc...

 

[ihatejlaudio 10+ year member]

thanks for ur opinions guys, they are very expensive and i feel like there are better subs for half the price. working as an installer i have had the unfortunate privelage of of hearing most of the subs in their line-up and i must say that they are not very impressive.

 

[gnet158 10+ year member]

No kidding, a buddy of mine just bought a ‘10 and I went to go check it out.. He got a good price (I think) on the entry level one but I couldn’t hear any more bass then my Infinity. Sounded the same, well as long as he’s happy.

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

thanks for ur opinions guys, they are very expensive and i feel like there are better subs for half the price. working as an installer i have had the unfortunate privelage of of hearing most of the subs in their line-up and i must say that they are not very impressive.

You can honestly say that you are not impressed with JL subs. Now i agree that they are expensive but they are also good subs...

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

I think you may have touched on why, already. JL gets a LOT of exposure from mags and TV shows, to car audio comps and word of mouth. Their PR manager is HIGHLY paid, I'm quite sure. They have a huge following because they've been around forever and they never really put out pure junk like a lot of companies that have junk for low-end and super good for their high-end. Mom-n'-pop shops can tell their customers that if they buy a JL W7 or even W6V2, they are buying the "best" and not really worry about being wrong. Because, although they have a huge price-tag, they can compare to the very best of everything else out there, that most folks may not have heard of at any price. Someone could roll in with a pair of "internet brand" subs that cost 1/3rd as much as the W7's but perform similarly or even just a teenie bit better, and the JL's still hold their following regardless of price.

 

[ihatejlaudio 10+ year member]

i cant really say that i want a 950 dollar sub that has a FOAM surround (that has to be pulled back to mount the sub). now i knew that i would probably piss a few people off when i started this thread, but its all in fun. Hiamplitude basically hit the nail right on the head with his reply about the marketing strategy of jl. but as far as the small shops around the country that stand by their jl product line, i have to question their motives... i believe that product has such of a mark up on it that thats why they want everyone to buy it, so they get more money in their pockets. NOT because they really believe that jl is a quality product!!!!

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

You can honestly say that you are not impressed with JL subs. Now i agree that they are expensive but they are also good subs...

x2, I mean I believe e1 can state their opinions so I wont say anything but give mine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif. In my honest opinion if you were not impressed at all by the JL subs then honestly I think it was probably because your install was not too impressive. Just my 2 cents. I mean overpriced, yes. But not impressive?? I beg to differ and I believe many folks would. BTW I have heard many JL items but never owned one, so I am in no way bias. Actually I am running a XXX right now... because It's more impressive than a w7.... I don't know about that. But its like 60% of the cost //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif. Oh yea and .... nice name //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i think if you ask any jl audio retailer they will agree that not only is jl a great product but they stand by their products as well. one of my good buddies is a large audio shop manager and he swears by jl for both reasons. now, with that said, i use the RE XXX 15".

 

[ihatejlaudio 10+ year member]

just for the record, i can only install what the customer brings in to me, so saying that... the product wasnt too impressive.. i mean if u are just lookin for a sub thats gonna make alot of noise, then go ahead and buy u a jl sub, but id rather 4 lanzar 12"s that would make just as much noise in a vehicle.. (not condoning the purchase of lanzar subs at all by the way!!!!) just had to add that at the end.

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

i cant really say that i want a 950 dollar sub that has a FOAM surround (that has to be pulled back to mount the sub). now i knew that i would probably piss a few people off when i started this thread, but its all in fun. Hiamplitude basically hit the nail right on the head with his reply about the marketing strategy of jl. but as far as the small shops around the country that stand by their jl product line, i have to question their motives... i believe that product has such of a mark up on it that thats why they want everyone to buy it, so they get more money in their pockets. NOT because they really believe that jl is a quality product!!!!

But if you think about it, what do the retail stores have that can compare to JL in quality? I mean Alpine type X/R, but what else...Brands like kenwood and pioneer and rockford can't compare to JL in my opinion...

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

I've tried Adire MK1 Brahmas, Resonant Engineering XXX's, TC Sounds Uberwoofers, Rockford Fosgate Punch HX2s and JL Audio W7's. I did like the JL's the best.

JL Audio W6v2's will be my next subs... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/imdaman.gif.bc6c552e19aa4ad8c47461144f40eb1a.gif

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

just for the record, i can only install what the customer brings in to me, so saying that... the product wasnt too impressive.. i mean if u are just lookin for a sub thats gonna make alot of noise, then go ahead and buy u a jl sub, but id rather 4 lanzar 12"s that would make just as much noise in a vehicle.. (not condoning the purchase of lanzar subs at all by the way!!!!) just had to add that at the end.

Like I said earlier if you can only get a w6v2 to sound as good as a lanzar than you have some install issues imo. And why you would make your first thread something as retarded as this is beyond me.