sq amps pdx/jl hd/ jl slash v2 series

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Topic: sq amps pdx/jl hd/ jl slash v2 series

Posted By: schizophrenic
Subject: sq amps pdx/jl hd/ jl slash v2 series
Date Posted: October 21, 2008 at 10:26 AM

hello everyone i'm designing a system for my friends 71' ford bronco i plan on using focal 165 k2p's or polyglass 165 vr's (front) polyglass 165 cvx (rear fill) jl 10w3v3 subs but unsure which amps to power these beauties i've been told to stick with the jl slash v2 series any other qualified opinions based on experience i mean someone that has used or even heard these amps perform thanks for your input

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: October 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM

Please don't post in all caps, and please use punctuation. Reading the forum rules might be a good idea.

I personally prefer the Alpine PDX to the JL Audio amps for mains. For subs those have no discernible difference.

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Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 21, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Sorry for the mistake i made earlier and thanks for your input.

Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: October 21, 2008 at 10:54 PM

discernible difference.

Thats cool..... posted_image

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 12:04 AM

PDX, baby! I have 2200 watts of the stuff in my trunk. I will tell you right now, though... You WON'T like the Focals with the revealing nature of the PDX amps. (I don't like the Focals ANYWAYS, but they will be B-R-I-G-H-T on those amps.) The Focals have a very brash character to start with, (metal domes, and all...) and I'm not a fan of the metal domes, from ANY manufacturer. The Focal products are FAR more expensive than they are worth.

(Just since you were asking for opinions... Focals? Beauties? Not in my book.)

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Posted By: jar754
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 4:00 AM

what do you think bout the cdt or morels haemphyst? or running the focals with zapco amps?

Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 9:16 AM

I agree, Focal tweeters are bright and kind of annoying after about 10 minutes of listening. I also took a listen the Hex Series from Diamond audio much smoother with silk dome tweeter.

Oyeah, i meant cosmetically beautiful.

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 12:44 PM

The Morels would be a better choice in my opine! I am a Morel fan from WAY back. The CDTs DO have some nice products, but from what I have heard they are far more critical of placement. This leads me to believe that the crossovers are really shallow slopes, or not necessarily perfectly integrated... Translation: cheap-ish. This is just me. If you were to go with a full active system, the CDTs are very nice, indeed.

Zapco is a FANTASTIC product. I love that stuff, too. Expendy, but worth it. For slightly less money, the new Alpine PDX amps are also beautiful products. HUGE power in small efficient boxes.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: jar754
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 1:40 PM

what would you recomend then for a passive 3 way and an active 3 way set up then? price doesnt matter, but a nice sq for a daily driver/ comp vehicle

Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 5:18 PM

haemphyst wrote:

The Morels would be a better choice in my opine! I am a Morel fan from WAY back. The CDTs DO have some nice products, but from what I have heard they are far more critical of placement. This leads me to believe that the crossovers are really shallow slopes, or not necessarily perfectly integrated... Translation: cheap-ish. This is just me. If you were to go with a full active system, the CDTs are very nice, indeed.

Zapco is a FANTASTIC product. I love that stuff, too. Expendy, but worth it. For slightly less money, the new Alpine PDX amps are also beautiful products. HUGE power in small efficient boxes.

Which series from Morel? Hopefully they sound better than MBQ's posted_image

Posted By: mcben789
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 9:36 PM

I have Diamond Audio Hex 6.5 comps with the silk tweets. Love them. Get them. They aren't as pricey as Morel or CDT.

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Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 22, 2008 at 9:48 PM

[QUOTE=mcben789]

I have Diamond Audio Hex 6.5 comps with the silk tweets. Love them. Get them. They aren't as pricey as Morel or CDT.

What amps are pushing them?

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: October 23, 2008 at 6:50 AM

jar754 wrote:

what would you recomend then for a passive 3 way and an active 3 way set up then? price doesnt matter, but a nice sq for a daily driver/ comp vehicle

Here is what I did in my "price doesn't matter" system. You may need to reconsider components, however, as some of these cannot even be gotten anymore. That's about 5 to 7 grand, all told.

schizophrenic wrote:

Which series from Morel? Hopefully they sound better than MBQ's

ANY of the Morel components will sound better than the Quarts will. (Again, my opinion)

mcben789 wrote:

I have Diamond Audio Hex 6.5 comps with the silk tweets. Love them. Get them. They aren't as pricey as Morel or CDT.

Enh... DAs are ok sounding, and the silk domes are MOST DEFINITELY the way to go, but I think the crossovers are better designed, and the drivers better matched in the Morel systems. DA would likely be my choice over CDT, but not Morel.

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Posted By: sound
Date Posted: October 25, 2008 at 1:09 AM

So how much real difference is there between the original JL slash series and Alpines PDX amps? or even the new JL v2 amps? I was considering the 5 channel PDX because i think it would fit in my vehicle better, but its not justifiable for some space gain. Can you really hear a difference?

Posted By: schizophrenic
Date Posted: October 26, 2008 at 6:17 PM

I've heard the PDX amps driving X-type components and subs tri-amped in 2003 Eclipse and it was solid. Midrange was smooth and punchy, bass deep but thehighs were depressed probably due to the system tuning. Overall, sounded damn good.

Posted By: mcben789
Date Posted: November 03, 2008 at 8:53 PM

I have my Diamond Components pushed by this i think posted_image

- https://www.sonicelectrnix.com/item_7470_Eclipse+XA2000.html

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