Jl Amps

wrightie · 03-13-2005, 06:29 PM

I am thinking about buy either a JL 500/1 or the 1000/1. Anyone heard these amps? Like or dislike? Anything out there that compares for cheaper? Suggestions?

thanx
Wrightie

jamcllw · 03-13-2005, 06:47 PM

They're great amps just extremely overpriced. How much power are you looking to get and at what Ohm?

wrightie · 03-13-2005, 06:56 PM

right now im running 3 200 watt rms kenwood 12s the amps are kenwood 8101d 1000 watt the other one is dont laugh rock box 1000 watt I dont think these two amps are doin anywhere neart what I want. I am basically rethinking my whole set up because I need more bass. the speakers are 4 ohm and the kenwood is 1 ohm stable. Would a better amp push these speakers better or should I start from the ground up?

BLK03GXS · 03-13-2005, 06:56 PM

They are awsome amps, stable, really clean, and long lasting, like alpine B)
They are allso regulate output so that means you dont really need to worry about wiring the subs up, it will still put out w.e its rated at.

03-13-2005, 07:01 PM

I gotta JL 300/2 in my daily driver....great amp!! I got it used off ebay pretty cheap...u may want to try that

wrightie · 03-13-2005, 07:35 PM

I was just checkin out the infinity 1210a amp. Price is rewally good and it seems to have some pretty good power. Anybody have or heard one of these amps?

Wrightie

03-13-2005, 11:32 PM

i got the 500\1 great amp love it it is it going for over there i got lucky with mine got it for 350 u cant go bad with this amp hade mine for 4 yrs now

vulgar · 03-14-2005, 02:36 AM

I think the only complaints Ive ever heard of from the jl amps are the price. I had three slash series amps in my alero and loved them.

jamcllw · 03-14-2005, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by wrightie@Mar 13 2005, 06:56 PM
right now im running 3 200 watt rms kenwood 12s the amps are kenwood 8101d 1000 watt the other one is dont laugh rock box 1000 watt I dont think these two amps are doin anywhere neart what I want. I am basically rethinking my whole set up because I need more bass. the speakers are 4 ohm and the kenwood is 1 ohm stable. Would a better amp push these speakers better or should I start from the ground up?

You should start from the ground up. How much money are you looking to spend? Are you going to use the fiberglass boxes you built? If so how much airspace are they each?

03-14-2005, 04:22 PM

the 500/1 is nice if u got the w7 thats what my friend has in his civic lol

IT bangs like no other..

but the 500/1 is awesome

mikegett · 03-14-2005, 09:31 PM

Skip the infinity amp. They make nice speakers but the amps are overpriced for the quality. A class D tends to be very poor with handling the speaker resonance (not too mention the thd factors). this is the primary reason that it has been extremely hard to incorporate a class D into anything over a subwoofer. Take a look at the infinitiy specs. It carries a damping factor of 6.357 at 4 ohms. This is extremely bad. Go with the JL and get some quality behind the sub.

wrightie · 03-14-2005, 09:56 PM

Thanks for the tips lads. The hunt begins. I must have that 500/1 amp. It is calling my mname in my sleep. The thing that sucks is that they are like 700 bills here in canada so im going to start on the boards here then E bay. If anyone you knopw got conections for one let me know.
Thanxs

Wrightie

BLK03GXS · 03-15-2005, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by wrightie@Mar 15 2005, 02:56 AM
Thanks for the tips lads. The hunt begins. I must have that 500/1 amp. It is calling my mname in my sleep. The thing that sucks is that they are like 700 bills here in canada so im going to start on the boards here then E bay. If anyone you knopw got conections for one let me know.
Thanxs

Wrightie

Too bad your on the east coast my buddy was sellin his mrd-1001 for like 800 bones... that amp is wicked.. and it is brand new still lol

jamcllw · 03-15-2005, 04:04 PM

Why are you dead set on getting a 500/1?

BLK03GXS · 03-15-2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by jamcllw@Mar 15 2005, 09:04 PM
Why are you dead set on getting a 500/1?

They are awsome amps but wayy overpriced, but so is alpine gear... sorta you pay for the name and the quality, and SQ that comes with it. Its a decision that you have to make, do you want to spend the cash on a good name or a Deacent name..
Do i buy an alpine amp and know that as long as i dont do something stupid it will work for ever and sound awsome, or do i buy something that works good for a few monthes years, and isnt proven.
Stuff like alpine and JL you can buy used and be assured that its gunna last a long time. Usualy thats what i do is find good deals on used audio stuff... lol

wrightie · 03-15-2005, 05:24 PM

Well I said F**K it and bought one today. Just In the midst of tuning right now and it sounds good. better than what i had But im alittle surprised. I thought it was gonna blow thew fronts off my speakers off. I think I have to figure how to wire the three subs properly to take advantage of the power. there is a light on the amp that im assuming is supposed to light up when its at one ohm and I cant seem to get it to light up no matter how I hook it up. Any help would be nice. The 12s are rated at 4 ohms.

Wrightie

BLK03GXS · 03-15-2005, 06:15 PM

They are svc 4 ohm? if so just run them all in paralell then you will have like a 1.333 ohm load
Good enuff

wrightie · 03-15-2005, 08:04 PM

ok when you say in parellel this is what i think you mean.
right positive runs to all three positve sub hook ups and back to the left positive on the amp. Then the right negative runs to all the negative sub hook ups and back to the left negative output on the amp. Is this right?

Help
Wrightie

jamcllw · 03-15-2005, 08:09 PM

Here's a diagram to go by.

wrightie · 03-15-2005, 08:13 PM

Dood U r the man I genuinly appreciate your help

thanks
Wrightie