No more JBL GTi subs?!?!

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

Browsing around for enclosure recommendations on these subs I noticed that they removed the GTi subs from the JBL USA site yet they are still up on the UK site. I guess thats another company thats ditching their high-end product sales to the US....like Pioneer.

(If its old news, my bad)

Good thing they're still on ebay...

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[DNick454 10+ year member]

You're looking at it from the wrong perspective. Think of it as you would as if you were the CEO of the company. Why keep producing, shipping, and trying to sell a product that very little people are interested in. I've seen next to no people using JBL subs. They're product line, at least in the US is more focused in home theater and pro-sound. Same with Pioneer... there's no interest for "high-end" Pioneer products. It's more popular as an entry to mid-level gateway for beginning car-audio enthusiasts. Usually when they look to go high end, they look elsewhere.

Just my $0.02

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

You're looking at it from the wrong perspective. Think of it as you would as if you were the CEO of the company. Why keep producing, shipping, and trying to sell a product that very little people are interested in. I've seen next to no people using JBL subs. They're product line, at least in the US is more focused in home theater and pro-sound. Same with Pioneer... there's no interest for "high-end" Pioneer products. It's more popular as an entry to mid-level gateway for beginning car-audio enthusiasts. Usually when they look to go high end, they look elsewhere.
Just my $0.02

True,

but I still think it sucks.

 

[mmouse57 10+ year member]

to the US....like Pioneer.

pionner is still selling there 180db subs hell they havent droppped a sub from there line yet

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

the same people who thought and think those subs are awesome are now growing up and buying the jbl ht stuff //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[The Silverman 10+ year member]

I agree. I love that huge, random amount of watt taking beast of a sub. I plan on buying a w12 gti mk2 in January.

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

pionner is still selling there 180db subs hell they havent droppped a sub from there line yet

Im speaking of their entire "Premier" line...

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

yup i just noticed that the other day!

thats horrible! cant belive their discontinuing the gti line either.

their sexy as **** subs!

never heard one but ive ALWAYS wanted to try one!

 

[S.B.C. 10+ year member]

Better subs are out there

dont fret

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

yeah but they were still good subs.

and to see them gone for good from such a big company is kinda sad

this just made me want to get one before they disappera (not that it will happen anytime soon)

 

[jbl gti mk11]

i was just on the jbl site and the gti mk11 subs are still there. if you go to the bottom you have to press the tab that says see all subs and it will pop up.

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

They are still on the site from what i can see. At the bottom. i looked at buying one before and the thing i didnt like is the dual 6 ohm coils. If you only want one sub, you almost have to get one of thier GTO amps that put out the same power at all impedances or buy a very large amp that puts out 800watts at 3 ohms. If im buying an amp that has that much power, i will get a dual 2 sub and run 2000 watts to it.

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

Maybe they're coming out with something new with a new name? JBL is long overdue for a new flagship sub, the GTi is good but I bet it doesn't stack up well against today's beefy subs.

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

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