keep_hope_alive Premium Member
Acoustics Engineer
i don't see the point hating on something because you can't afford it or you think it's expensive. that's like hating on a BMW because you drive a Honda. seriously?
mainstream got that way by selling good products for decades. your "little guys" wish they had that market and are only that small because of manufacturing limitations. granted, there is a loss of QA in mass production, but hand built amps have their own issues with consistency. Gimme a product engineered by the best but built by machines. quality products are all about engineering - plain and simple.
JL has a large profit margin, but that doesn't mean they ****. they make great products and anyone looking to buy car audio really can't go wrong with them (even if they pay a bit more for the brand or piece of mind). same people pay installers to do a good job. you pay more for inexperience.
the "little guys" don't have enough distribution to let everyone hear them. i don't like or recommend buying something you can't see/hear first, unless you have the cash to take chances.
mainstream got that way by selling good products for decades. your "little guys" wish they had that market and are only that small because of manufacturing limitations. granted, there is a loss of QA in mass production, but hand built amps have their own issues with consistency. Gimme a product engineered by the best but built by machines. quality products are all about engineering - plain and simple.
JL has a large profit margin, but that doesn't mean they ****. they make great products and anyone looking to buy car audio really can't go wrong with them (even if they pay a bit more for the brand or piece of mind). same people pay installers to do a good job. you pay more for inexperience.
the "little guys" don't have enough distribution to let everyone hear them. i don't like or recommend buying something you can't see/hear first, unless you have the cash to take chances.