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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8799927" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>My brother had a 2019 Ram3500 with all the fixin's and it was pretty well luxury car build quality. Not sure if you're gaining all that much from deadening in a vehicle that may or may not come with a fair bit from the factory, but it never hurts especially in door panels.</p><p></p><p>Is a 30$ cigar better than a 8$ cigar? Absolutely. Is it 3X better, probably not. You certainly hit a point of diminishing returns up-spending on premium brands or their top lines. </p><p></p><p>That all said, it is very common to find JL speakers and amps still in service 20 years later and they do hold fairly good resale value. The big thing with a brand like JL is that the MSRP is that it's set high enough that the distributor AND the retail shop can make a vig for selling it whereas online only brands (usually one guy out of his barn) have low overhead and no distribution chain that needs to get paid. </p><p></p><p>The other place you'll find value there is if the shop does good work and will take care of you if something goes wrong (like uninstall something and re-install it if it needs to go out for warranty). Some bloke with a website and a CONEX full of Chinese amps and speakers certainly won't do that. A year and a half ago I paid retail on an Alpine head unit from a local shop which was higher than I'd normally pay but the shop owner hosts competitions there and I wasn't sure how well the unit would work for what I'm doing and I knew he'd take care of me if I needed to return/exchange it. </p><p></p><p>And at the end of the day, if you throw in your favorite album and it makes you happy you did it right.</p><p></p><p>Do please report back when you get this all sorted and do some listening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8799927, member: 614752"] My brother had a 2019 Ram3500 with all the fixin's and it was pretty well luxury car build quality. Not sure if you're gaining all that much from deadening in a vehicle that may or may not come with a fair bit from the factory, but it never hurts especially in door panels. Is a 30$ cigar better than a 8$ cigar? Absolutely. Is it 3X better, probably not. You certainly hit a point of diminishing returns up-spending on premium brands or their top lines. That all said, it is very common to find JL speakers and amps still in service 20 years later and they do hold fairly good resale value. The big thing with a brand like JL is that the MSRP is that it's set high enough that the distributor AND the retail shop can make a vig for selling it whereas online only brands (usually one guy out of his barn) have low overhead and no distribution chain that needs to get paid. The other place you'll find value there is if the shop does good work and will take care of you if something goes wrong (like uninstall something and re-install it if it needs to go out for warranty). Some bloke with a website and a CONEX full of Chinese amps and speakers certainly won't do that. A year and a half ago I paid retail on an Alpine head unit from a local shop which was higher than I'd normally pay but the shop owner hosts competitions there and I wasn't sure how well the unit would work for what I'm doing and I knew he'd take care of me if I needed to return/exchange it. And at the end of the day, if you throw in your favorite album and it makes you happy you did it right. Do please report back when you get this all sorted and do some listening. [/QUOTE]
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