rockford vs jl audio

senorpumba
senorpumba Posts: 9
edited January 2009 in Car Audio & Electronics
ok so im trying to decide weather to get a jl w3v3-4 or a rockford t112-4 and i cant decide i listen to rap mainly and some rock and country. and i cant decide which would be the better sub for me. any opinion/imput?
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited December 2008
    personal preference! Some like the sound of a JL, some like RF.
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  • jiaan13
    jiaan13 Posts: 18
    edited December 2008
    I haven't heard the RF's but the W3's are pretty tight and punchy.

    Either way, I would put it in a ported box based on the kind of music you listen to.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2008
    So maybe Im a little biased but what about the new Polk MM series? IMO, theyre just as good as the W3 and youd have something that not everybody and their brother has.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products/subs/products/mm1240/

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  • Bruizer
    Bruizer Posts: 27
    edited December 2008
    MacLeod wrote: »
    youd have something that not everybody and their brother has.

    That's the reason why I bought my SR124DVCs and I couldn't be happier.
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  • thumpin07
    thumpin07 Posts: 217
    edited December 2008
    MacLeod wrote: »
    So maybe Im a little biased but what about the new Polk MM series? IMO, theyre just as good as the W3 and youd have something that not everybody and their brother has.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products/subs/products/mm1240/

    mm1240.jpg

    thats why im going to go with the mm series myself
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited December 2008
    If you listen more to rap than go with the Rockford simply because rap is more boomy bass than tight and accurate and that's what Rockford's are IMO. JL is more for tight punchy rock music. Just my $.02 though :)
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2008
    A good quality sub will be better than a lesser quality sub regardless what music youre listening to. A sub's job is to reproduce the signal its being sent as accurately as possible. Whether it be boomy rap bass or tight jazz drums. A better quality sub like the MM will play both just fine.

    Now some subs are better at being louder but generally thats at the expense of sound quality. I personally would rather have the sub that plays everything well as opposed to the one that just plays loud.
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  • eloplayspolo
    eloplayspolo Posts: 1,117
    edited December 2008
    ...jl is a much better sub than the RF... but i agree with the others... how about a polk sub? i have 2 10" MOMOs and i listen to EVERYTHING.... Bochelli, Incubus, Kanye....

    If i ran my setup again i would prob get a single SR 12" and run 1000w into it.

    Im not a fan of any RF gear except their amps - which are at the top of the game, and if its between those two, i say the JL.... but i also feel that any JL besides the w6 and w7 aren't worth mentioning...

    I don't know where your making ur purchase... but a 12" SR is the same price as that RF
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  • only126db
    only126db Posts: 157
    edited December 2008
    I'm happy with My old a$$ Polk Dx subs....

    I wouldn't buy    ........... Fagsgate, or J.rip.u.off.L

    I've been unimpressed with JL for what they charge for their products.

    Fosgate is just mediocre.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited December 2008
    What are you trying to accomplish exactly? Loudness? Sound quality?

    Out of the two you mentioned, the T1 will get louder and sound better doing so over the w3.
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  • plukeyduke
    plukeyduke Posts: 8
    edited January 2009
    i know i now own polk 15"s but i have to say mtx 7500 12 is just as good as my one polk but sill like the sound as for rockford fos. and jl i would say jl but everyone is diff. old rockford yes turttle amp yes i had a bd2000 i have to say my powerbass had more crisp clean sound all crap aside mtx rules the game amp sub 9500 is a best ive owened infinity:clean till they die,alpine sealed box nice rubble, jl old 15s crisp,rf older black and gray, dvc,he2,hx2 every day subs,xtant impesive entry level sub,kicker comp,cvr,l5,l7,my buddys solo x 18 soud spl but not my prefrence,ma audio hahaha,audiobahn couldnt keep up with the demand ,polk nice clean ,diamond audio up in smoke, atomics old school loud clean till death,boss what a joke, over all the years of bass and all the subs i might have missed mtx 7500 never blew winter summer whatever runs like a champ maybe some day. priced like jl and rf but with out the disapointments , no disrespect intended audio lovers


    ps: try fi btl 15 " or 18 "
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  • litlred515
    litlred515 Posts: 35
    edited January 2009
    i've never been a big fan of much rockford stuff, I wuld go JL all the way
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  • Kinetic
    Kinetic Posts: 437
    edited January 2009
    JL is too expensive for the SQ, i would go for the polk

    i love my SR, and even on expensive home systems, my SR sounds better

    the only one that sounds good to me appart from the Polk SR is the Alpine Type X
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited January 2009
    JL Audio drivers are superior to Rockford Fosgate. Have you thought about Infinity Kappa series? (Perfect 10.1/12.1) I've had VERY good luck with them and the sound is very good.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited January 2009
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    JL Audio drivers are superior to Rockford Fosgate. Have you thought about Infinity Kappa series? (Perfect 10.1/12.1) I've had VERY good luck with them and the sound is very good.

    Gotta love blanket statements.
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