just me or does this amp seem like the most practical amp ever put out on the car audio market...
I know I sound like a traitor but for new cars where you can barley fit any amps, this thing is so small it could feet under the passenger seat and supply 100 x 4 @ 1-4 ohms and 500 x 1 @ 1-4 ohms ... Sounds like a dream amp.
Full range class D doesn't have a lot of the sound quality issues that the subwoofer-only class D amps have (e.g. missing harmonics). With my home audio gear I tried two setups using Audiosource amps:
1) Bi-amped class A/B with 100W going to each individual speaker
2) A single class T powering the whole shebang with 200W per side
The difference was almost indestinguishable... if anything the class T was better built and had better subjective sound quality than the cheaper A/B amps. I am sure a proper audiophile A/B amp would be better, but at what cost? Far bigger size, far more heat, and far more electric draw.
This JL amp is definitely an amazing feat of engineering. I am very impressed they managed to pack that much power into such a small chassis. If I could afford one I would love to try it out, but unfortunately the high end JL gear has never been in my budget range.
I also like that JL amp. My only concern is reliability. It has a lot of electronics in a very small space. I am not certain it will hold up over time.
Got "schooled" by member shawn k on May 10th, 2011...
No longer really "in tune" with the audio industry, and probably have not been for some time.
Hands down the forum's most ignorant member...
Don't even know what Ohm's law is...
I have been reading about this amp since I found out about it in a passing thread last week somewhere!
Even the low price of this amp is 700 bucks. I don't want to blow that kind of money but 100x4 on my RSd comps front/coaxes rear and 500 to an RSDC102 when it get the install going sounds f-ing sweet...
I have a beautiful barely used RSd500.4 and an unused Alpine PDX-5 laying in my closet. Can't wait to get things set up and start playing with different configurations!
If I had the $$$, I would have that JL. I will have to see what I can get one for. We are a JL Home Audio dealer...surely they will give me some kind of deal.
Phoenixcolt wrote:I have been reading about this amp since I found out about it in a passing thread last week somewhere!
Even the low price of this amp is 700 bucks. I don't want to blow that kind of money but 100x4 on my RSd comps front/coaxes rear and 500 to an RSDC102 when it get the install going sounds f-ing sweet...
I have a beautiful barely used RSd500.4 and an unused Alpine PDX-5 laying in my closet. Can't wait to get things set up and start playing with different configurations!
$700? Where'd you'd find one that cheap?
"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."
i have used and own a JL slash 300/4 300/2 and 500/1 i have to say great amp used them for the last 3 years clean good no problems, never shut down
they sound to me as good as my reactor 5/500 when i used both in the same car
now the new one look great but never heard them
most of my gear is gone :liar:
2020 honda accord sport
100w x 4 @ 4ohm but 75w x4 @ 2 ohm, hows that work?
Also noticed the THD rating for the sub is at 5ohm, but the power ratings are from 1.5~4 ohm.
Size wise it is damn near the same as the PDX-5, which I know for a fact are incredibly underrated. Does JL give spec sheets with the amps?
I had awesome results with my old PDX-5, and at half the price it seems a no brainer to me. The only discernible difference being a 500w sub ch vs 300w sub ch, but even then I have installed several PDX-5s with spec sheets showing 400+ on the sub channel.
audiophyle_247 wrote:100w x 4 @ 4ohm but 75w x4 @ 2 ohm, hows that work?
Also noticed the THD rating for the sub is at 5ohm, but the power ratings are from 1.5~4 ohm.
Size wise it is damn near the same as the PDX-5, which I know for a fact are incredibly underrated. Does JL give spec sheets with the amps?
I had awesome results with my old PDX-5, and at half the price it seems a no brainer to me. The only discernible difference being a 500w sub ch vs 300w sub ch, but even then I have installed several PDX-5s with spec sheets showing 400+ on the sub channel.
The PDX-5 I have says the sub channel is 414...which is pretty damn underrated, I was surprised and enlightened.
I wonder if JL has birth sheets in theirs and if they are also underrated. If that thing could do 600 or so to the sub, it'd be awesome.
Phoenixcolt wrote:I have been reading about this amp since I found out about it in a passing thread last week somewhere!
Even the low price of this amp is 700 bucks. I don't want to blow that kind of money but 100x4 on my RSd comps front/coaxes rear and 500 to an RSDC102 when it get the install going sounds f-ing sweet...
I have a beautiful barely used RSd500.4 and an unused Alpine PDX-5 laying in my closet. Can't wait to get things set up and start playing with different configurations!
One of the JL guys posts over on DIYMA forums (user id msmith I think), and posts some good info, how they calculate THD, etc etc. Some pretty interesting stuff. I think it's this thread here b/c I have it bookmarked:
That's Manville, he's the VP of marketing for JL or something like that. I have a lot of respect for JL due in large to that guy. He knows his stuff and represents his company and the 12 volt industry in general very admirably. How many marketing guys can you say that about!?
... Sounds like a dream amp.
