Polk VS JL audio Hometheather sub

godofgamblers1
godofgamblers1 Posts: 7
edited October 2005 in Speakers
anyone thinkin of gettin the JL Audio Gotham G213 subs? http://home.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?prod_id=370
i think they look powerful, since they are W7's
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited October 2005
    atrocious.

    Looks like a kitchen trash compactor off of the set of Back To The Future Pt. II.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited October 2005
    sorry JMO. Welcome to the forums.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • godofgamblers1
    godofgamblers1 Posts: 7
    edited October 2005
    if i had that jl audio sub, i think it can eat any subs out there right now
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited October 2005
    305 Pounds, that would be a mother to move around.....
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2005
    seems as though the enclosure needs to be larger. but with 3800 watt peaks, i'm sure it makes up for volume.

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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2005
    godofgamblers1 wrote:
    if i had that jl audio sub, i think it can eat any subs out there right now

    No single Polk will compete since they aren't designed to do so, but there are those that will......SVS comes to my mind, making your claim above a bold statement............... even a B4? 2-13.5" will have to go along way to compete with 4-12"s

    I wonder why they don't even bother to give any frequency specs?

    I see alot of 30 hz boom...............
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited October 2005
    at an optional 30hz cutoff it has to reach at least 29hz....you would hope

    I would like to hear it. Kinda like a small sealed sub with tons of amps....this is taken on a different scale... slightly larger and heavier

    Chris
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    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2005
    Schris22 wrote:
    Kinda like a small sealed sub with tons of amps....this is taken on a different scale... slightly larger and heavier

    Like a Sunfire on steriods...........

    I like this approach better:

    8-15 inch TC2s in an Infinite Baffle setup
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    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2005
    I didn't see any prices listed for their sub but I don't think they would consider Polk Direct competition for that particular sub.

    Michael
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2005
    godofgamblers1 wrote:
    anyone thinkin of gettin the JL Audio Gotham G213 subs?
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited October 2005
    I guess the choice somewhat depends on your room decor. I'd much rather have a sub that was finished like a piece of furniture. I'm sure the JL is a fine sub but to me it looks more like a PA system.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited October 2005
    Ugly as sin, but I'd love to hear it. tons of power and big drivers do not nessecarily a good sub make :D

    lots of design elements involved as well. i'll say most on this board, and of those I spoke to in general, seem to follow the "there is no replacement for displacement" theory of bass reproduction. seems to increase the quality over quantity of bass. I would love to do an infinite baffle set up at my house some day.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2005
    dpowell wrote:
    I guess the choice somewhat depends on your room decor. I'd much rather have a sub that was finished like a piece of furniture.

    It is like fine furniture, as long as your furniture is made by Steinway or Bosendorfer. :D:D (Piano Black Lacquer)
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  • godofgamblers1
    godofgamblers1 Posts: 7
    edited October 2005
    did yall check out the videos about that sub yet? http://home.jlaudio.com/multimedia_pages.php?page_id=15
    i own a jl audio 300/4 amp ( http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=254 ) and the jlaudio 8.2 microsub, they sound good, i knoe they make good stuff, im thinkin of buyin the CVS213RG-W6v2 ( http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_enclosures.php?menu=6&prod_id=310 )
    once i got money and the 1000/1 amp ( http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=221 ) i have the 300/4 powerin my Focal Speakers in my 96 4runner and they sound good with the pioneer deh 8600 deck, i think i got the good stuff right now, but i may be wrong,
    anywayse the gotham g213 had 3 magnets in it lol now thats gona kill the tv nows
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