they are pretty nice. good sound. the fs was a little high for my tastes, as i was running them sealed. they were powered by an audison amp. I was actually thinking about putting one in each of my parents jeeps (just to fill out the music)

Im going more SQL with my truck. I think 2 for sure(maybe 4) rl-i 8s under my back seat powered by this amp(i have it sitting in my closet collecting dust, and its one of my fav amps all time)

http://ampguts.realmofexcursion.com/...eam_VGA1600.2/

 

nice. Id like to sell all my gear and go all alpine PDX amps in the blazer. I already have a pair of the PDX amps in my sedan (SQ car) and love them. the new JL amps with the icepower technology look promising too but am fearfull of the price.

 

JL = overpriced.....id go with the alpines personally

 

lol some might say that. The new amps arent even out yet so how can you say they are overpriced?

 

lol cuz all their other stuff is....im sure these will be no different

 

you need to remember that JL uses high quality internal parts. Their slash series amps in particular are considered overpriced to those looking for the cheap way out. What they dont realize is that the reliability and performance is well worth the cash ...in comparison.

 

bobditts is right, JL is spendy, but when you really look at the build of their drivers and amps you get what you pay for in the long run. Especially with their amps

 

JL among many others

whats retail on a 500/1? $599?

 

I couldnt tell you what retail is. But I do know that they are worth the cash. sure you could go with a cheaper brand and model because it saves you money. But if you havd the knowledge and means to test the raw power produced, you would see that it is no where near as clean as the "expensive" amp. The "expensive" amps are usually fairly under-rated as well. I will make a simple comparison for you. Lets compare a focal amp to an infinity amp. That would be like comparing a mercedes to a honda. One obviously has a much better build quality as well as performance. Sure they both get you from point A to point B, but one is the obvious better choice. Only downside is affordability.

 

a wise man once said, power is power.

1500 watts for 600 bucks

or 500 watts for 600 bucks......tough choice.