JL vs Alpine

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Topic: JL vs Alpine

Posted By: MikeHusain
Subject: JL vs Alpine
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 10:12 AM

I was debating on getting 3 12 inch JL audio W6 subs or 2 12 inch Alpine Type R subs. Could anyone give me their opinions on the both. Also, are these subs made for sound pressure(competition), or sound quality? Thanks....

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Posted By: bfog99
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 5:32 PM

between the 2 i prefer the JL's

Posted By: bigmikeww
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 6:09 PM

i'd go with the JLs,
are they the v1 or v2s?

Posted By: framedragger
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 6:21 PM

get 2 of whatever, jl's run better in pairs

Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 7:19 PM

I too would go with the JL subs but then again I would take Eclipse above the JL (not trying to confuse the issue though) posted_image

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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: April 07, 2004 at 9:20 PM

If version 1 JL's, then definately the alpines are better, , but if you are talking about the W6v2 then go for the JL.

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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

Posted By: MikeHusain
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 11:46 PM

yes, i am talking about the older versions of the W6's not the V2 series

Posted By: BangBang
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 11:53 PM

i would go with 12" VOLfenhag subs or 12" sony xplods there good they blew my trunk off while i was driving serious.... and cracked my back windo fo sho.. cuz i was playing music then all of a sudden cracka lakin...

well if u go fo sound quality then get the alpines.

but if u want bull sh*t bass, and distortion go with my suggestion on the 12" subs thanx fo sho!

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Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 2:15 AM

jl all the way sq and spl. I'm no audio snob, but I wouldn't get sony anything. much less volfenhags. I'm saying if you like them go for it so don't let me stop you.

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Posted By: kickerstang
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 8:38 AM

go with the old model JL's, the W6's were probably the best subs around for a long time, ya know until now, almost every company has some bad ass sub now. i had 2 12W6's in a single cab F150, one on a mtx 240 and one on a power acoustik 400( i know, i know ghetto like a mofo, but that was along time ago) but they made my cd player skip, they slammed. then i sold one and got a new eclipse. i put the one W6 in a small sealed box on an MA Audio HC1302, HOLY SH1T!!!! my windshield moved a good bit.. just to stress i highly back old school JL, i haven't really heard the new stuff though, i'm big into kicker now, i got 1 10" compvr in a 1.25ft3 box tuned to 26Hz that amazes everyone. sounds like 2 12". you should think about kicker, they sound great and are reasonably priced. the most expensive on is the L7 and for a 12 you're lookin at $350. not bad when a 12w7 is like $700 and you need 2000 watts to push it. not knockin JL but the new stuff is a bit pricey

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Posted By: kickerstang
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 8:51 AM

also the old JL's came with either dual 3 ohm or dual 6 ohm coils so if you do three you can get a 1 ohm load instead of 1.33 with 3 4 ohm subs. make sure you have a high current amp that can handle that though so you don't fry anything

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what!?!?! you want some??