Does anyone have any opininons on these new woofers from JL?? I was thinking about replacing my 12"W3 with a 10"W7 but haven't actually been able to hear one yet. Any opinions out there??

 

I haven't heard them in a car, but they sounded good in the demo room at an audio place down the road here. Hit really hard, they weigh a ton too. It reminded me of the orion hcca's.

 

I have two 12" JL W'3's and they hit hard. The W7's supposed to hit harder but not not sure if the punch or boom. If you are going down to a 10" you must be looking for a tight base sound. No matter what wattage you are loosing cone area. A 10" W7 should punch hard. I would get two of either. JL is the best.

 

The Image Dynamics IDMAX is just as good of a sub for a lot less money. They both have equal excurion and similar characteristics.

 

I have always thought JL had the best subs hands down.

 

I have to dynomax my car real soon before my JL's shake it apart. They are awesome

 

I would rather get the Adire Audio Brahma 12




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How much?

 

I had W3's and hated them. Now I have W6's and they're great. The W7's are really good but you need a lot of power to run them like they should be run. They cost about $800-900 too the last time I checked.

 

Ya, they are selling the 12's here for 750 and the 10s for 550

 

Alright, my buddy works at Good Guys (electronic store), and he just had a training session which included a discussion of the JL 12W7. It is supposed to be crazy!!! You need a 1000W amp to run each sub. Each sub weighs 64 pounds and the magnet if fucking huge. Good Guys is supposed to be selling them for $750-$800/each.

A little rich for my blood, but it should hit hard!!!

 

Try the Carbon Fiber MB Quart subs with the polished magnets. They're like $200 and they sound great. I was pleasantly surprised when an installer I know played them on a underpowered amp in a shared sealed box. It thumped hard. Imagine if it did have the necessary power and was in two seperate enclosures.

 

Here ya go......

 

IMO the W7's are way overpriced.
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