Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Jl 500/1 vs. Alpine 500 watt mono block
Hi,
Has anyone had experience with both of these amps before? Here's my situation: I currently have a JL 300/4 powering my Alpine and Pioneer (ugh) speakers in the cab, and a RF 700.2 bridged powering my Kicker SB L7 12" (sealed box). A couple days ago the sub stopped working, and I think it's probably the end of the RF amp (I checked the fuses and they're fine and I'm having the store I had them installed with look at it the week after next). If indeed it is a dead amp, I'm looking to upgrade. Most of the music I listen to doesn't require a lot of bass so for most applications I'm looking for quality over quantity. The RF did ok most of the time but I think the SB can perform better than I've heard so far. The store I bought the stuff from first time is charging $550 for the JL and $500 for the Alpine. So my questions a 1) Will there really be a noticable difference? 2) Are these prices competitive? 3) Does the fact that I have other alpine equipment (head unit, components) make a difference? Thanks! John |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Jl 500/1 vs. Alpine 500 watt mono block
If your sub stopped working and the fuses are good why on God's green Earth
do you go right to the amp and blame it? If the sub's not working, check the SUB first. If the sub is good then you go through piece by piece until you find the bad component not just blindly replace them until you get it right. I would go with the JL. It's a great amp and it'll match your 300/4. The shop should easily be able to come down on that price as well. 500/1's are on eBay regularly for $400. I'm not saying they'll go THAT low, but they have a lot more leeway that you'd think. Paul Vina "John" wrote in message m... Hi, Has anyone had experience with both of these amps before? Here's my situation: I currently have a JL 300/4 powering my Alpine and Pioneer (ugh) speakers in the cab, and a RF 700.2 bridged powering my Kicker SB L7 12" (sealed box). A couple days ago the sub stopped working, and I think it's probably the end of the RF amp (I checked the fuses and they're fine and I'm having the store I had them installed with look at it the week after next). If indeed it is a dead amp, I'm looking to upgrade. Most of the music I listen to doesn't require a lot of bass so for most applications I'm looking for quality over quantity. The RF did ok most of the time but I think the SB can perform better than I've heard so far. The store I bought the stuff from first time is charging $550 for the JL and $500 for the Alpine. So my questions a 1) Will there really be a noticable difference? 2) Are these prices competitive? 3) Does the fact that I have other alpine equipment (head unit, components) make a difference? Thanks! John |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
FS: 3000 watt amp $179!! 900 watt woofers $36!! new- free shipping | General | |||
Alpine CDA-9815 vs Clarion DXZ835MP | Car Audio | |||
Alpine CDA-9815 vs Clarion DXZ835MP | Car Audio | |||
Alpine deck blew my subs! | Car Audio |