Need help for system
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Need help for system
ok i have a 2is and i need help with my setup. i have completely no experience in audios for cars at all so bear with me.
im planning on getting a JL Audio 500-5 amp
to power two "JL Audio 10w7" and also the speakers inside the car. would that work?
or should i just get a JL Audio 500-1 and power just the 2 subs in the trunk?
which is smarter?
and is the difference between the JL Audio 10w7 and the JL Audio 10w6v2 that great that i should spend $200 more for it each?
thanks for your help
im planning on getting a JL Audio 500-5 amp
to power two "JL Audio 10w7" and also the speakers inside the car. would that work?
or should i just get a JL Audio 500-1 and power just the 2 subs in the trunk?
which is smarter?
and is the difference between the JL Audio 10w7 and the JL Audio 10w6v2 that great that i should spend $200 more for it each?
thanks for your help
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From: Hells
I would either use power one 10w7 with the 500/1, or power something else with the 500/5 (like the 10W3). If you really want 2 10w7's you will have to buy the 1000/1, because the 500/1 for the 2 subs is not enough.
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From: Hells
Originally Posted by vApor21
how about i use the 500/5 to power two JL Audio 10W6v2 including the speakers inside the car.
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Originally Posted by vApor21
well my friend just installed two JL Audio 10W6v2 with a 500/1 amp. how does that happen.
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Originally Posted by LayinLo
He can wire them up to that amp, but he's really underpowering those subs and eventually they three will go. What you need is a sub that can handle in range between 50- 500 watts rms
ok. so what JL amp can handle the two "JL Audio 10W6v2". at the same time im trying to connect the amp to the speakers inside the car to "power" them up too. is there an amp that can do both at the same time?
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Originally Posted by vApor21
ok. so what JL amp can handle the two "JL Audio 10W6v2". at the same time im trying to connect the amp to the speakers inside the car to "power" them up too. is there an amp that can do both at the same time?
There are other set-ups you can go with, this is what im throwing out there.
(2) 10W7 Sub get the 1000/1 amp
Mids and highs speaker inside the car 300/4 amp
vin 78 first post said it all..
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From: Hells
Originally Posted by vApor21
i dont get it.. so the two JL Audio 10W6v2 will work on the 500/1 but not the 500/5. why?
500/1 = 500 watts for sub
That's EACH sub, if you plan on using more then one, divide the power by the number of subs.
ex: 500/1 and two subs = 500 / 2=250 watts each.
or
500/5 and two subs = 250 / 2=125 watts per sub.
After looking up the amps at JL's site
500/5:
100 watts x 2 (front)
25 watts x 2 (rear)
250 watts x 1 (sub)
500/1
500 watts x 1 (sub only)
You will have to buy another amp to power your other speakers if you plan to buy the 500/1
BTW, I never said that you wouldn't be able to power the subs, I said that you will not be getting what you paid for (by under powering them). I would rather buy cheaper subs and give them the power that I have then buy higher end subs and under power them.
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From: Hells
Originally Posted by vApor21
hmmm... ic. thanks for the info.
but then again.. do i need another amp to power the speakers inside the car, or can the 1000/1 handle both
but then again.. do i need another amp to power the speakers inside the car, or can the 1000/1 handle both
JL Audio identifies there amps with a number after the slash (ie. 500/5) which indicates the number of channels.
In the 1000/1's case its a 1 channel amp aka mono amp.
So you will have to buy an additional amp to power the front/rear speakers inside the car.
Like what LayinLo recommended, the 300/4 (75 watts x 4), would be an nice amp to power your other speakers.
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hmmm ic. i think i understand now. thanks for all your help and sry for asking so many questions. 
im thinking of going with this setup:
- JL Audio 1000/1
- 2 "JL Audio 10W6v2"
- JL Audio 300-4
will the stock 2is (non-ML) speakers be able to handle the JL Audio 300-4 ?
im thinking of going with this setup:
- JL Audio 1000/1
- 2 "JL Audio 10W6v2"
- JL Audio 300-4
will the stock 2is (non-ML) speakers be able to handle the JL Audio 300-4 ?
Last edited by mlee21; Jun 16, 2006 at 09:37 PM.