Need Stereo Guru Opinions
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Need Stereo Guru Opinions
Doing an upgrade this spring on my 103 Limited Ultra. I want 6 speakers --- fairing, lowers, and rear pods. Found a guy who does alot of bikes, and he likes JL Audio. He recommended JL all the way around, and a JL amp in the tourpak. I don't know much about them. Is JL a top-of-the-line setup? I was ready to put Focals in, but he talked me out of it. Just wanna make sure JL's one of the best. I've had Hogtunes & ARC, and wasn't real impressed. I now have Hertz 6.5s in the fairing, and I like them, but he thought I should do JL everything. What do you think? Thanks.
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JL is one of the brand name systems you could go with. But like the oil argument everyone has their own preference. Most likely his reason for doing everything JL because all the components are compatible and would give you the best sound verse mix and matching different brands. I've heard JL systems and have been very impressed, but just my opinion. One thing to keep in mind about the speakers you are not just looking at watts you also need to look at the sensitivity levels as well. While its great they might be able to handle a lot of power if the sensitivity is less than 90dB the clarity is not going to be a great. That is the part most people don't understand about selecting speakers. Just my two cents.... Good luck in whatever decision you make.
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I could never imagine the JL amp to be any better than the Alpine PDX series.
Could never imagine that JL would be an improvement over Focal either.
Not saying they would be worse,...................
However,...sound is subjective !
Could never imagine that JL would be an improvement over Focal either.
Not saying they would be worse,...................
However,...sound is subjective !
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JL is one of the brand name systems you could go with. But like the oil argument everyone has their own preference. Most likely his reason for doing everything JL because all the components are compatible and would give you the best sound verse mix and matching different brands. I've heard JL systems and have been very impressed, but just my opinion. One thing to keep in mind about the speakers you are not just looking at watts you also need to look at the sensitivity levels as well. While its great they might be able to handle a lot of power if the sensitivity is less than 90dB the clarity is not going to be a great. That is the part most people don't understand about selecting speakers. Just my two cents.... Good luck in whatever decision you make.
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I want to still use all the "thumb" controls just the way they are now --- volume up or down, fade,plug in ipod, etc. Does that Alpine do what that HK is doing now?
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THAT'S a good answer. You're right --- he wanted JL all the way around because they'd be more compatible with each other, rather than putting my Hertz in there somewhere. In my "research", I've learned about sensitivity, but can't find it anywhere for JL speakers. I heard it might be only 89. Do you know?