What's wrong with JL Amps

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Just curious, why did you find them to be absolute garbage?

distortion and on the weaker side of their power ratings.

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

wonder why robert zeff himself then stated in his review of the jl slash amp "“This amplifier has what perfect reproduction of audio requires: good slew rate, low distortion, high damping, and high output current delivery.”

“In pure audiophile terms, I doubt that you could do better than the 300/2.”

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

i have the 500/1 and i love the way it sounds, it pushes my type r 10" to it max with clean sound and it doesnt even brake a sweat.

one key feature i like about this amp is that you can use preaty much any impedance from 1.5ohms to like 8ohms i belive and it will deliver the same amount of power.

it pushes very clean sound. very sound quality oriented amp.

i havent goten it to clip yet. "not trying to ither" and is under rated on the power output.

my next amp will be the 300/4,

JL amps is one of few products i would buy again ones this one dies.

now if the A series have the slash series internals i bet theyre a hell of an amp.

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

i've heard they're very inefficent. and why would you want them robbing you of all that power increase at lower resistance? how about an amp like the 20.1 that puts out almost as much power as the 1000/1 at 4 ohms, but will put out over 3 times as much at .5 ohm. for the same price.. why would you go with jl there?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

wonder why robert zeff himself then stated in his review of the jl slash amp "“This amplifier has what perfect reproduction of audio requires: good slew rate, low distortion, high damping, and high output current delivery.”

“In pure audiophile terms, I doubt that you could do better than the 300/2.”

funny how you try to put down and amp with a quote from one of the most respected guys in the amp business, not to mention the guy who designed the amp you are trying to put down. i had two 500/1s, a 300/2, a 450/4, a couple 1000/1s, and a 250/1. i no longer own any of them.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

i have the 500/1 and i love the way it sounds, it pushes my type r 10" to it max with clean sound and it doesnt even brake a sweat.
one key feature i like about this amp is that you can use preaty much any impedance from 1.5ohms to like 8ohms i belive and it will deliver the same amount of power.

it pushes very clean sound. very sound quality oriented amp.

i havent goten it to clip yet. "not trying to ither" and is under rated on the power output.

my next amp will be the 300/4,

JL amps is one of few products i would buy again ones this one dies.

now if the A series have the slash series internals i bet theyre a hell of an amp.

it is 1.5-4 ohms, but yet they have been proven to make more power at 4 ohms than at two. they back off at lower ohms to prevent overheating. if you can, try to keep them at 4 ohms. it has the ability to operate at 1.5-4 ohms without shutting off, but it will perform best at 4. oh, and i bet you 20 bucks that you are clipping it.

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

the JL symbol = PLEASE STEAL ME that is why dont like jl..... cuz every thug out there knows that JL be the shit yo!!!!

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

it is 1.5-4 ohms, but yet they have been proven to make more power at 4 ohms than at two. they back off at lower ohms to prevent overheating. if you can, try to keep them at 4 ohms. it has the ability to operate at 1.5-4 ohms without shutting off, but it will perform best at 4. oh, and i bet you 20 bucks that you are clipping it.

i have conected the amp to an oscilloscope and had a clean sine wave no cliping. i did it in steps of 5hz from 20hz to 120hz, no cliping, with a 2ohms load. im not saying these amps are the best in the world. im saying that they are very very very good freaking amps.

just like any other amp, if you go beyond the stated input voltage level and starve its power supply with a crappy electrycal system and go below the rated ohms load specified by the manufacture, you can expect cliping. but since i know the limits and i dont step over them. i get the clean sound that is expected from these amps.

ps: you can send me the $20 to my paypal account. lol

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

might as well lock this thread. before people starting getting all butt hurt.

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

might as well lock this thread. before people starting getting all butt hurt.

bet you thats what hitler would've done.