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<blockquote data-quote="neo_styles" data-source="post: 8170165" data-attributes="member: 644168">TR and VR are different levels in the JL lineup. If you&#039;re having trouble hearing a difference, I suppose you could blame your hearing loss, but it may be more than likely the quality of the soundboard might have been a little off.As for the Alpine Type S, I know they&#039;ve improved in quality a bit over the years, so they might not have been as rough as they were when I ran them over eight years ago, so I suppose that&#039;s not a fair statement for me to make. I know the Type S subs have come a LONG way since then, so there is hope //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifHere&#039;s the downer: unless you&#039;re listening to these drivers on an AMPLIFIED sound board, it&#039;s really hard to make a fair judgement of them. Amplified sound really will bring out the best in them. They&#039;ll all sound different, though, once they&#039;re actually installed in your car.That being said, between the options you mentioned, I&#039;d actually recommend the Hybrid Imagines for your front components and Hybrid Mirus for your rear coaxial. They have a higher price tag, but the quality of sound justifies it and the ease of installation I&#039;m sure will be a big added bonus to your wallet and interior. One reason I really recommend the Hybrid to a lot of people is, assuming they&#039;re not using an external amplifier, the Hybrids are very sensitive and will do well on deck power alone. Add an amp in and they come alive.As for the amplification and deck options, it would really help me to know your total budget so I could make recommendations that won&#039;t completely break your bank. I will say, however, that the Sony deck should probably take a long walk off a short cliff. Especially when you can get something like a Clarion CZ-702 for right below $200 that beats it hand over fist in terms of raw signal quality and modern features. But I&#039;ll reserve the rest on anticipation of your usable budget. It would be best to do everything through your dealer at this point as it seems like they&#039;ll be willing to work a discount for a whole system purchase which is what I think he&#039;s talking you into.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="neo_styles, post: 8170165, member: 644168"] TR and VR are different levels in the JL lineup. If you're having trouble hearing a difference, I suppose you could blame your hearing loss, but it may be more than likely the quality of the soundboard might have been a little off. As for the Alpine Type S, I know they've improved in quality a bit over the years, so they might not have been as rough as they were when I ran them over eight years ago, so I suppose that's not a fair statement for me to make. I know the Type S subs have come a LONG way since then, so there is hope [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Here's the downer: unless you're listening to these drivers on an AMPLIFIED sound board, it's really hard to make a fair judgement of them. Amplified sound really will bring out the best in them. They'll all sound different, though, once they're actually installed in your car. That being said, between the options you mentioned, I'd actually recommend the Hybrid Imagines for your front components and Hybrid Mirus for your rear coaxial. They have a higher price tag, but the quality of sound justifies it and the ease of installation I'm sure will be a big added bonus to your wallet and interior. One reason I really recommend the Hybrid to a lot of people is, assuming they're not using an external amplifier, the Hybrids are very sensitive and will do well on deck power alone. Add an amp in and they come alive. As for the amplification and deck options, it would really help me to know your total budget so I could make recommendations that won't completely break your bank. I will say, however, that the Sony deck should probably take a long walk off a short cliff. Especially when you can get something like a Clarion CZ-702 for right below $200 that beats it hand over fist in terms of raw signal quality and modern features. But I'll reserve the rest on anticipation of your usable budget. It would be best to do everything through your dealer at this point as it seems like they'll be willing to work a discount for a whole system purchase which is what I think he's talking you into. [/QUOTE]

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