jl 300/4
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Printed Date: April 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Topic: jl 300/4
Posted By: flatulatta
Subject: jl 300/4
Date Posted: May 16, 2004 at 10:03 PM
what are you guys opinions on this amp?? i want it to power 2 sets of infinity kappa 5x7 running off of a higher end alpine xXXXXX older model dont know numbers though : (....i heard it on the kappas at the local shop im just wondering if i should get it or get an equally powered eclipse b/c these are the two im really pushin to... i want SQ and some good midbass.....what kind of wire should i use for this if i get it?... do i NEED a distro block?? or can i just run it straight from the batt?? 2 wires i mean....
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 16, 2004 at 10:26 PM
You can run a separate fused wire if you add this amp, but a better installation would be to upgrade the one wire if it is necessary. When you think about it, you'll be tearing out everything that was removed to put the first wire through. Two wires running from the battery might be clumsy. Is that JL amp 300 watts? That would be an 8 gauge, but if you are going to do the wire upgrade and use the distro block, add the fuses for both amps to find the wire size.
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Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 16, 2004 at 10:33 PM
yea its 300w... my prob is i NEED a 4g for my sub amp b/c my cousin has the same on an 8g wire and the sub doesnt push the same power...and i dont feel like laying 2g down to run both 4 and 8g from a distro..... so i figured it would be easier to run a sperate wire... i was jw if it would be aprob on say the electircal system i would gues not....k.... thanks for the wiring A... now to what i intended this post for the amp...
Posted By: dcgc
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 3:25 PM
I have a 300/4, been using for about 1 1/2 years. No problems what so ever.
I first started out using this amp for four channels, I now have it bridged for only my front components. Kinda wish I would have bought the 300/2 instead.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 3:37 PM
I'm sure it is a great amplifer, as is an Xtant, Eclipse PA series, I have used and will recommend the Eclipse PA5422, it is a fine amplfier, as is the JL Audio. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 3:43 PM
what about the eclipse you have listed the jl 300/4 and the alpine mrv-f540 which would you recomend as im sure you have seen all of these
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 7:12 PM
The mrv-f540 is just way to much power, i think the JL will make you very very happy. What amp do you have for your subs? Im shure you will be fine splitting your 4 guage wire close to your sub amp to 8 guage. ------------- 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: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 8:21 PM
ive got a jbl 600.1 my cousin has the same amp on 8g and everytime the bass hits the lights on the amp go out like they arent getting enough power...so i wanna stay w/4 g
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 8:55 PM
Yes that amp needs 4 gauge power cable definitely. Tell you cousin to switch to 4 gauge also.
Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 8:59 PM
yea he is... ive already told him to..... it def sounds diff from mine 2 b/c we hooked his subs up 2 mine and they are a ton louder on mine
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: May 17, 2004 at 9:32 PM
could be that his alt, and battery arent as good as yours. But ya, about the amps, basically all your choices there are the same in quality, it dosn't get much better in that price range. Its pretty much down to chooseing the brand you like. Personally i would go with the JL, since you already have a JL sub amp, , keep a nice uniform system and you will be hapy sound and look wise.
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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: Ravendarat
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 10:49 AM
he has a JBL amp not a JL amp. I would say that you arent gonna loose with either the eclipse or the JL amp. I am a bigger fan of the elipse amp but that is simply a personal preference and nothing more.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: May 18, 2004 at 7:32 PM
oops, lol miss read it
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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: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 19, 2004 at 9:26 PM
what about soundstream??? i can get a 110x4 @ 4ohm soundstream... for 260...
Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: May 19, 2004 at 9:28 PM
how much do the jl 400/4 run... i forgot...how much it was at the local shop....b/c i can get it for 379on the net....
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