I will second that notion. I got to toy around with one at my local shop. It is definetely a beast of a sub, but I think there is more hype than fact behind it. I also talked wth a few people at JL about the building of the sub about a year ago. This was well before everyone had heard it was coming out. I was told there would be a delay in it's release because of some problems they had wth it, but they would not go into detail. They also turned me of with the 3 ohm BS. That is obviously an attempt to market their new amps which I thought was cheesy. JL has enough hype as it is. Their products have almost gained a "newbie product" kind of reputation with some people because with of all their hype they lure in a lot of people who are new to audio and instantly think JL is the best on the planet. I have run almost everthing JL has ever made, not because of the hype, because all in all it is a good product. As for my W3s, they are decent subs, but over rated, and I will be the first to say it. I think after all the JL stuff I have run, or blown up, I can give a qualified opinion on them. As far as the W7 goes, it simply cannot and will not hold a candle to the ID MAX. The ID MAX handles more power, is cheaper, and the key here, sounds better. My advice to you if you are thinking about buying a W7, don't, save half of the money, buy an ID MAX and use the rest towards an amp. You will NOT be disappointed withthe results.
You are one of the only people that I have found to have this opinion. Everything I have read about the W7 (none in site where I live) is that it's just short of walking on water. Personally I don't think any sub is worth $1000, and dollar for dollar, my money is on the IDMAX, but I was always under the impression that the W7 sounds better than the MAX, just not $500-700 better. Like you said, get one max then hook it up to an Arc Audio 2500 and get ready for the fun to begin.VTECnicalAccord said:
I will second that notion. I got to toy around with one at my local shop. It is definetely a beast of a sub, but I think there is more hype than fact behind it. I also talked wth a few people at JL about the building of the sub about a year ago. This was well before everyone had heard it was coming out. I was told there would be a delay in it's release because of some problems they had wth it, but they would not go into detail. They also turned me of with the 3 ohm BS. That is obviously an attempt to market their new amps which I thought was cheesy. JL has enough hype as it is. Their products have almost gained a "newbie product" kind of reputation with some people because with of all their hype they lure in a lot of people who are new to audio and instantly think JL is the best on the planet. I have run almost everthing JL has ever made, not because of the hype, because all in all it is a good product. As for my W3s, they are decent subs, but over rated, and I will be the first to say it. I think after all the JL stuff I have run, or blown up, I can give a qualified opinion on them. As far as the W7 goes, it simply cannot and will not hold a candle to the ID MAX. The ID MAX handles more power, is cheaper, and the key here, sounds better. My advice to you if you are thinking about buying a W7, don't, save half of the money, buy an ID MAX and use the rest towards an amp. You will NOT be disappointed withthe results.
Rob, believe me, I am not the only one. I know quite a few people who have said the same as I have. It is not worth the money in my book. There is no doubt it is probably an excellent sub though, but for the money it is ridiculous. I can actually get it pretty cheap through my local JL dealer since I have bought almost all of my equipment from them, which is a dollar amount I wish I had right now as you probably figured out from ym email, LMAO. I could probably have a 12 W7 for 500 beans, but it's still more than the ID MAX. I just wish I had enough money to get started on MY new install.
And neither grin will compare to those horns once they are running, you will see in due time. DASHPAD!!!!!
. By the way, where can i find this?Rob, do they offer a warranty on dashpads too? Sorry, couldn't help myself. Just jelousy on my part of your horns.
