Jl Audio's new Home Theatre Subs.

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Sep 14, 2004 | 08:57 PM

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Toolman

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Originally posted by happy_mcslappy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JRace:
Too bad the people who can afford subs in that price range will turn up there snobby noses at anything made by a 'car audio' company.

That made me laugh.

They just started making home subs and instantly they must be great.

If you actually sold and installed home theatre components, you would know that seeing all the ***** and controls on the top of that sub would cause nothing but trouble. There is a reason most companies put the controls on the back of their subs. You set it up and forget about it. Now their kids will see all the lovely buttons and lights and end up knocking the whole sub end out of phase.

Just my $.02

Adam </font>[/QUOTE]I think Jrace knows his Home stereo stuff........just a little bit.

Sep 14, 2004 | 09:07 PM

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sweeeeeeeeeeet ..... [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

I NEED one of those ......

Sep 14, 2004 | 09:09 PM

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Am I reading that right "Amp POwer 3800rms RMS short Term" What the hell do you need 3800rms in a house for?

Sep 14, 2004 | 09:28 PM

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Sep 15, 2004 | 09:01 AM

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I'd like to know how JL get's 3800 watts rms out of a 120volt 15 amp plug ???

Sep 15, 2004 | 02:01 PM

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Paul Niwranski

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^ DING DING DING - my thoughts exactly...

Lets see - 110volts * 15amps = 1650watts total power available. Multiply by amp efficiency (lets be generous at 70%) and you have 1155watts theoretically available for amp power....

Sep 15, 2004 | 02:09 PM

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JRace

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You guys are forgetting one important part of the calculation:

110volts * 15amps * 3marketing majors = 4950 watts total availible...

Sep 15, 2004 | 02:12 PM

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Paul Niwranski

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Ahhhhhhhh yes - I forgot.

Maybe it has magic parts that can use your house wiring as some sort of storage grid.. (a perosnal favorite [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

Sep 15, 2004 | 04:02 PM

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Canadian Mofo

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It says 3800 watts short term. They haven't defined the term so it is likely a fraction of a second. A large capacitor bank could provide the power required.

Given the weight, and cost, I would think there would be a fairly hefty capacitor bank in the sub. Much like my Harmon Kardon receiver. Its a massive beast at around 65lbs, and draws a maximum of 1300 watts at 120V. Huge capacitor bank in the damn thing so it provides solid power to all 7 speakers at the same time. Though nowhere near 3800 watts short term.

CM.

Sep 15, 2004 | 07:46 PM

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3800 RMS short term... umm isn't that an oxymoron?

"short term RMS" I think that's what pyramid and legacy rate their amps with, but they call it "maximum power"