jl-audio 300 4

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
Ultra clean, smooth, undistorted sound

Weaknesses:
lacks dymanics, a neutral/cold sound, less soul(if an amp can have such a thing)

Summary:
The biggest thing that I can say about this amp is the selectably differential and balnced line inputs. Becuase of this type of input topography you will not get alternator noise from this amp. For me, that was huge. It also eliminated my speaker pop when turning on or off my system. As far as how is sounds goes. It has a very smooth undistorted sound, however, in contrast to my previous amp, this jl amp has a colder more neutral sound that immediatly left me longing for the warmth and brightness that i was used to. Before to long i had also noticed that it was also lacking some dynamics. the louds weren't as loud and the quiets weren't as quiet as I was used to. I guess you could say that with this new amp my music lacked some soul that I had grown used to. however after spending several years and lots of money hunting down my awful alternator noise, the fact that this amp is absolutly quiet is a godsend. I would buy this amp again.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $380.00 from online

Year / Model Reviewed:
 JL 300.4

Strengths:
looks and sounds great

Weaknesses:
gets hot, power and ground allen key screws are too small, schould have an auxiniary output

Summary:
sound quality is incredible, will not get any alternator noise out of this amp, ran it at 4 ohms to each channel and it gets very hot over a short period of time

Similar Products Used:
PG Tantrum 600.4

Price Paid:  $425.00 from Sound Design - Berwy

Year / Model Reviewed:
 JL 300/4

Strengths:
CLARITY, versitility, practical,

Weaknesses:
That guy who trashed these amps doesn't know SH*T - these amps rock

Summary:
Overall Quality! This amp has everything!! I have this running two sets of 6.5" JL High-end component systems + a JL 500/1 running a 12"W6 with my Excelon in the dash. I LOVE MY SYSTEM - these amps are the SH*T!! P.S. I agree with the guy who likes these amps backlight with neon - mine are installed on the sidewalls of my trunk with neon underneath the amprack right behind the heat sink fins & they look like their on fire

Similar Products Used:
Orion, RF

Price Paid:  $379.00 from Online Car Stereo

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 JL 300/4

Summary:
Incredible amp for coaxials. Period.

Price Paid:  $450.00 from local shop

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2002

Strengths:
features -

Weaknesses:
sound is flat - not dynamic. Not musical.

Summary:
SUCKS......do you people hear okay? I LOVE the amps features, the looks, the construction.....but the sound is just not dynamic. I play CD's that I have listened to hundreds of times on my other system and I now what they should sound like. With the JL amp they dont have the same "omph" - yeah it gets loud, but its not DYNAMIC and loud. really sucks to listen to.

Similar Products Used:
Will be switching the amp out as soon as the warmer weather comes.