JBL Subwoofer blowout! Amazing Price!

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Sorry, I don't know how this posted. I made a duplicate.
 
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Sorry, I don't know how this posted. I made a duplicate.
Next time, include the price in your post!
At $600 each, hard to get excited about these.
 
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Next time, include the price in your post!
At $600 each, hard to get excited about these.
They were 189.00 with free shipping. I guess the sale ended. Sorry.
 
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It's back to $199. I've got one and it's decent for the price. Good sub for music unless you need high output below ~30hz.
 
In my book, if it cannot provide high output below 30 Hz, then it's not a real sub.

True enough. It can output below 30hz just fine in my small office, but not much below 25hz. That's why I keep saying it's good for music. I haven't measured it in-room so I know I'm probably off on my guess of it's capability. FR is quoted at 27hz to 150hz which to my ears sounds accurate.

I guess it'd be more a mid bass module.
 
True enough. It can output below 30hz just fine in my small office, but not much below 25hz. That's why I keep saying it's good for music. I haven't measured it in-room so I know I'm probably off on my guess of it's capability. FR is quoted at 27hz to 150hz which to my ears sounds accurate.

I guess it'd be more a mid bass module.
Mid-bass is more like 70Hz+. Most of a subwoofer's normal frequency band is considered deep bass.
 
True enough. It can output below 30hz just fine in my small office, but not much below 25hz. That's why I keep saying it's good for music. I haven't measured it in-room so I know I'm probably off on my guess of it's capability. FR is quoted at 27hz to 150hz which to my ears sounds accurate.

I guess it'd be more a mid bass module.

Not even a mid-bass driver, but just a simple limited range woofer. :)
 
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Mid-bass is more like 70Hz+. Most of a subwoofer's normal frequency band is considered deep bass.

Was reading about Marty subs so I probably got some info crossed. I went ahead and measured it in room quick and dirty just to see. Never measured in this room before so I thought "why not".

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Looks like I need to adjust my crossover of 80hz a bit. This was with my towers BTW. Quick and dirty, but gives a bit of an idea of in room response. I didn't even pay $200 for it so I can't complain. This is also with Audyssey and DEQ on.
 
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Hmmm....might be a good new office sub for me to replace my SC4000
Just to be aware of options:
This JBL may get more performance/$, but if space is a concern, the ported Outlaw M8 is currently going for $220 (roughly 11" wide and 15 X 15 for depth and height - the JBL is about the same except 17.5" wide)
 
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