What is better. These 13.5 speakers or 12 inch American bass speakers?
1812612
You will only need 1 JL 13.5 (go for 2 if you want, that will really boom) if you want some serious bass. Push the W7 with a JL 1000.1 or 1200.1 amp. The quality and loudness is 2nd to none. JL is a bit expensive, but you pay for what you get. This is a no brainer, JL Audio is indeed ahead of the curve.
1812613
13.5 for sure,All the 12"s I've ever had never hit like the 13.5 at the same time, I never paid $800.00 for a 12"
1812614
The JL W7AE 13.5" speaker is JL's top of the line subwoofer. I have owned it for like a year now. Excellent product. Wired for 3 ohms powered by a 2400 watt @ 1 ohm. So about 800 watts going to the speaker. Roughly half of what it os capable of RMS. And it slaps. Plenty loud. Great sound quality too. Ported box recommended.
1812615
BETTER what?? better (quality) sound, better pounding base, better quality materials, better warranty, ????? The 13.5 is larger and pushes more air. The other thing you will want to find out is, what is the RMS rating difference between te two. I never look at the "peak "watts. Means nothing to me. The RMS is the thing to look at. I only buy the best, JL AUDIO. I have NEVER had any problems! Some body may have a louder sounding system, BUT its the quality of sound that counts. I have never had American Base before. Never had any reason to try them. I ALWAYS tell everybody "you can't go wrong with JL AUDIO. BETTER what?? better (quality) sound, better pounding base, better quality materials, better warranty, ????? The 13.5 is larger and pushes more air. The other thing you will want to find out is, what is the RMS rating difference between te two. I never look at the "peak "watts. Means nothing to me. The RMS is the thing to look at. I only buy the best, JL AUDIO. I have NEVER had any problems! Some body may have a louder sounding system, BUT its the quality of sound that counts. I have never had American Base before. Never had any reason to try them. I ALWAYS tell everybody... » Read More BETTER what?? better (quality) sound, better pounding base, better quality materials, better warranty, ????? The 13.5 is larger and pushes more air. The other thing you will want to find out is, what is the RMS rating difference between te two. I never look at the "peak "watts. Means nothing to me. The RMS is the thing to look at. I only buy the best, JL AUDIO. I have NEVER had any problems! Some body may have a louder sounding system, BUT its the quality of sound that counts. I have never had American Base before. Never had any reason to try them. I ALWAYS tell everybody "you can't go wrong with JL AUDIO. « Show Less
1812616
BETTER what?? better (quality) sound, better pounding base, better quality materials, better warranty, ????? The 13.5 is larger and pushes more air. The other thing you will want to find out is, what is the RMS rating difference between te two. I never look at the "peak "watts. Means nothing to me. The RMS is the thing to look at. I only buy the best, JL AUDIO. I have NEVER had any problems! Some body may have a louder sounding system, BUT its the quality of sound that counts. I have never had American Base before. Never had any reason to try them. I ALWAYS tell everybody "you can't go wrong with JL AUDIO.
1812617
These are amazing I will say this if you love bass and sound quality clear this is the sub for you just get a matching amp to support the sub and you will not be disappointed I have owned jl before and never a let down
256904
Depends on the watts of the subs. Personally, I would go with something current. Do some research and try to get the most outta your subs. They push my cheepo 12s nice.
342869
I have both and the speakers did fit. I am not crazy about the tone that they produce. More midbass than true lows
1498042
The large speaker provides bass and the smaller speakers are more treble. I hooked them up to my home theatre. They made a huge difference. I highly recommend them. Best purchase I made in a long time.
494658
If it's bass you want, theses are NOT the way to go. They are ok for maybe 7.1 surround but I would not use them as your main rear speakers.
1751819
I think the largest difference is power and sub size. Both the 12 and 15s lack more of a high end, particularly if you don't have a dedicated subwoofer and crank the bass on these to compensate for more bass - this will drown out the high's even more. Another important thing is powering them properly; if you're sacrificing money on larger speakers instead of better power on amp/receiver, I'd get better power and get the 12s instead of 15s. I run these on a 100W/ch Yamaha receiver and find it very lacking. These speakers are meant for more power, and I have a decently small room. They still bump, but the receiver is holding them back severely. I think the largest difference is power and sub size. Both the 12 and 15s lack more of a high end, particularly if you don't have a dedicated subwoofer and crank the bass on these to compensate for more bass - this will drown out the high's even more. Another important thing is powering them properly; if you're sacrificing money on larger speakers instead of better power on amp/receiver, I'd get better power and get the 12s instead of 15s. I run these on a 100W/ch Yamaha receiver and find it very lacking. These speakers are meant for more power, and I have a decently small room. They still... » Read More I think the largest difference is power and sub size. Both the 12 and 15s lack more of a high end, particularly if you don't have a dedicated subwoofer and crank the bass on these to compensate for more bass - this will drown out the high's even more. Another important thing is powering them properly; if you're sacrificing money on larger speakers instead of better power on amp/receiver, I'd get better power and get the 12s instead of 15s. I run these on a 100W/ch Yamaha receiver and find it very lacking. These speakers are meant for more power, and I have a decently small room. They still bump, but the receiver is holding them back severely. « Show Less
1179811
I have the 8040 in a 14 x 20 and have been extremely happy with them. I had to dial down the sub because of downstairs neighbors. But I think the intent of having front and back-firing drivers was to increase the soundstage anyway. 8040s are plenty big for an 11 x 13 area.
1817051
These speakers are a hair under 2 1/2". They are good replacements for some cars that have shallow mount doors. They are not with heavy with bass but not too many 6.5's are. Hope this helps.
462451
The 15' are nice and loud as mains and too loud for monitors The 12' would probably be too quiet for a mains. But they'd work really well for monitors.
545228
I own polk monitors 30 slightly smaller 5 1/2 woofer but 1 "tweeter, from either bookshelf bass will be lacking, these two are close but the primus 163 imo is better very nice sound it is a large bookshelf, solid, heavy nice grill. I really like the primus 163, the primus are a great speaker for the price I have compared far and wide you can't beat the quality for the cost. set up is 2 363, p351 and 2 163 and a f 12 sub power is emotiva fusion 8100 and xpa 3
1021579
If you want sound quality get the spr60c 'cause they divide de frecuencies, if you want loudness get the spr-60 'cause they are coaxial speakers, i run them on a clarion marine amp and they are pretty loud
750714
SR 8 has 8" woofer - bass will be better. I own SR 8 & SR 6 - I think that if you do not need loud music (SR 8 is much louder) SR 6 is better option.
2199618
These will sound great due to being the largest sized speaker so you'll get full range of sound. The center tweeter is aimable. Placement will depend on how good your surround sound - sounds. I also like the Denon receivers as they autocalibrate the room quite well. But I used the square version of these for my surround sound, and it sounds great. Wish I had spent a little more on the sub.
789081
The bass is descent for the size of the speaker, as long as you have sufficient power going into them, I drive them with old school 85 RMS - 300 peak amp is dialed back to about 3/4 and the perform extremely well.
1440497
We used 3 Pair for a large 3 unit indoor Tennis facility. For DJ use get the 12 or 15" better bass
1751815
I'm certainly not an expert and I've only owned the 12" models. I'd say they're plenty loud for me. Just need to find an amplifier that will give them enough power (they occupy a weird spot that's too high for most home amps, but don't need as much power as most pro amps put out). One piece of advise I was given though is that if you listen to a lot of rap or hip hop with heavy bass you'll want bigger speakers for more noise, but if you listen to rock or dance music with faster bass then you want smaller speakers because they respond quicker.
1510140
I would suggest a receiver that is close to a 1000 wt range. These speakers are great in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. Pioneer receivers are more expensivebut they are better in my opinion.