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JBL GTO1514 Subwoofer Review

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:49:51 +0000

The JBL GTO1514 is my favorite car subwoofer of the GTO series. The GTO1514 is a 15 inch subwoofer with a single voice coil and has a impedance of 4 ohms. One of the great things about the GTO1514 is that it has a tinsel wire protector increases strength with the cone, voice coil and spider. This subwoofer has a RMS of 350 watts and can handle peak loads up to 1400 watts. It also has a very nice frequency response of 23-400 Hz. This car stereo subwoofer offers great sound and some really had hitting low bass. If you are looking for a 15 inch subwoofer with a RMS of 350 I would have to recommend this one. With a MSRP of $229.95 I think this is a good deal. The GTO1514 comes with a dual voice coil option in the GTO1514D.

* 15″ Single 4 ohm Grand Touring Die-Cast Series Subwoofer
* Power Handling: RMS: 350 watts – Peak: 1400 watts
* Impedance: Single 4 ohm
* Polypropylene cone woofer
* Rubber surround
* Tinsel wire protector
* Die-cast aluminum basket
* 2″ Single 4 ohms voice coil
* Frequency response: 23-400 Hz
* Sensitivity: 93 dB

JBL GTO1214 Subwoofer Review

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:00:12 +0000

As y’all know i have never been a fan of the 12 inch subs. Fast tight bass, go with 10s, deep low bass, go with 15s, but the JBL GTO1214 is a really nice 12 inch car audio subwoofer. This GTO1214 has a nice mix of of the sound you might expect from 10s and 15s, so it is not a bad option. The GTO1214 has a single voice coil and is a 4 ohm subwoofer. The RMS rating is 350w and can handle 1400w at peak. The sensitivity rating on the GTO1214 is 90 dB making it a little bit higher than the 88dB of the GTO1014. All in all I think this subwoofer could be a nice addition to any car audio system that you might have. If you need a dual voice coil version of this sub check out the GTO1214D.

JBL GTO1214 Features and Specs

* 12″ Single 4 ohm Grand Touring Die-Cast Series Subwoofer
* Power Handling: RMS: 350 watts – Peak: 1400 watts
* Impedance: Single 4 ohms
* Polypropylene cone woofer
* Rubber surround
* Tinsel wire protector
* Die-cast aluminum basket
* 2″ Single 4 ohms voice coil
* Frequency response: 23-400 Hz
* Sensitivity: 90 dB

JBL GTO1014 Subwoofer Review

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:27:35 +0000

The JBL GTO1014 car audio subwoofer is the first the GTO series. This subwoofer is really designed for hard hitting tight bass which we have all come to expect from JBL. If you liked the GT5-10 but wanted to step it up to the next next level, this is the subwoofer you should be looking at. The GTO1014 can handle 350 watts RMS and 1400 watts at peak, this definitely puts it in a class above the GT5 subwoofers. GTO1014 has a frequency response of 25-400 Hz and a sensitivity of 88 dB. I really like the GTO1014 as a 10 inch subwoofer, the sound is clean and has really good bass reflex. If you are looking for the dual voice coil version check out the GTO1014D.

JBL GTO1014 Features and Specs

#MSPR: 159.95
# 10″ Single 4 ohm Grand Touring Die-Cast Series Subwoofer
# Power Handling: RMS: 350 watts Peak: 1400 watts
# Impedance: Single 4 ohm
# Polypropylene cone woofer
# Rubber surround
# Tinsel wire protector
# Die-cast aluminum basket
# 2″ Single 4 ohms voice coil
# Frequency response: 25-400 Hz
# Sensitivity: 88 dB

JBL GT5-15 Subwoofer Review

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:07:59 +0000

After doing the car subwoofer reviews of the 10 and the 12, its time to take a look at the big JBL GT5-15 subwoofer. This subwoofer could a really nice addition to any car audio system. The GT5-15 is a 4 ohm subwoofer with a single voice coil and has the same vented motor structure as the other GT5 subs. The GT5-15 has a RMS of 300W and can handle up to 1200W of peak watts. The frequency response of this subwoofer is 25 Hz – 400Hz, and in my opinion is really nice for 15s. The GT5-15D is the dual voice coil version of this subwoofer.

JBL GT5-15 Features and Specs

* 15″ Single 4 Ohm GT Series Subwoofer
* Power Handling: Peak: 1200 watts RMS: 300 watts
* Impedance: Single 4 Ohm
* Polypropylene cone woofer
* Rubber surround
* Completely vented motor structure
* Rubber-coated tinsel leads
* Single 4 Ohm voice coil
* Dual-stacked oversized magnets
* Frequency response: 25-400 Hz
* Sensitivity: 92 dB

JBL GT5-12 Subwoofer Review

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:09:25 +0000

Yesterday we looked at the JBL GT5-10. Now we are going to look at the next step up, the JBL GT5-12. The GT5-12 is a single voice coil 12 inch subwoofer and has a impedance of 4 ohms. The RMS power handling is 275W and peaks at 1100W. If you were looking the 10 inch and was thinking up stepping up to the 12 inch because it would handle more power, this is not the with the GT%-12. The frequency response 23 – 450 Hz, which is lower than the 10 inch so keep that in mind. The subwoofer is also not recommend for a sealed box and does work very well in a ported or vented subwoofer box. The GT5-12 has a MSRP of $119.95. The GT5-12D is the dual voice coil version of this subwoofer.

JBL GT5-12 Features and Specs

Subwoofer Size 12″
Subwoofer Design Round / Circle
Main Cone Color Black Silver
Voice Coil
Impedance 4 ohms
Peak Power Handling 1100 watts
RMS Power Handling 275 watts
Woofer Composition Polypropylene
Woofer Surround Rubber
Minimum Sealed Box Volume 1.0 cubic feet
Maximum Sealed Box Volume 1.0 cubic feet
Minimum Ported Box Volume 1.75 cubic feet
Maximum Ported Box Volume 1.75 cubic feet
Sensitivity 93 dB
Frequency Response 23 – 450 Hz
Xmax (millimeters) 14.2 mm
Top Mount Depth 6-7/16″
Shallow Mount Installation No
Cutout Diameter 11-1/4″
Recommended Enclosure Type Ported / Vented Sealed
Subwoofer Grille No
Re-Cone Kit Available No

JBL GT5-10 Subwoofer Review

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:21:58 +0000

The JBL GT5 10 inch single voice coil subwoofer is a really nice in my opinion. The sub has a very nice look to it and has 2 large magnets that are covered buy a rubber ring . The GT5-10 offers great sound quality as always expected out of JBL subwoofers. This sub has a peak power handling of 1100W. Remember the difference between peak and RMS handling., because the RMS is only 275W. Keep in mind when wiring this subwoofer this it has a impedance of 4 ohms. The mounting depth is 5-5/16 inches. MSRP is $119.99. The JBL GT5-10D is the dual voice coil version of this subwoofer.

Features and Specs

* Frequency Response 30Hz – 500Hz
* Sensitivity 88dB
* Impedance 4 Ohms
* Power Handling, Peak 1100W
* Power Handling, RMS 275W
* Mounting Depth 5-5/16″

JBL CS300.1 Amplifier Review

admin — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:45:10 +0000

JBL car amplifer reviews. JBL has aways manufactured great car audio equipment and the CS300.1 is going to be no exception. The JBL CS300.1 is of the highest quality in the 300 watts category. One of my favorite things about this amplifier, that is looked over by a lot of other companies, is the gold-plated speaker and power connectors. This is important for great connectability and low interference.

Other than having gold-plated connectors there are a lot of other great things about this amp. The JBL CS300.1 has a variable low-pass crossover at 32-320hz. also has preamp outputs which are always great to have, and of course it is fully CEA-2006 compliant power ratings. This is always something to look at when buying any amp. One important thing to keep in mind with the CS300.1 is that it is only 200 watts at 4 ohms. So if you are planning to run one subwoofer off this amp you will probably want it to be a 2 ohm subwoofer. Now the JBL CS300.1 is not a beast of a amp, but if you are looking for a great mono subwoofer amplifier around 300 watts i would have to recommend this one.

JBL CS300 1 Features and Specs

Amplifier Type: Mono
RMS Power: 200W x 1 @ 4 Ohms
THD at 4-Ohm RMS Power: <1%
Bridged RMS Power: 300W x 1 @ 2 Ohms
Speaker Level Inputs: no
Preamp Outputs: yes
Built-In Crossovers: LP
Bass Boost: 0 – 6 dB
Frequency Response: 10-302 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 100 dB
Fuse Rating: 2 x 20 amps

High Output PWM MOSFET Power Supply
Paralleled Dual Speaker Outputs
Gold-Plated Speaker & Power Connectors
Variable Low-Pass Crossover (32-320 Hz)
12 dB/Octave Crossover Slope
Variable 6 dB Bass Boost
RCA Line-Level Inputs
Preamp Outputs 7.5V
Fully CEA-2006 Compliant Power Ratings