Sony XS-L1230

Price Paid:  $75.00 from Second hand

Summary:
I'm pretty impressed if you can blow these subs in ten minutes with the correct configuration... you must be a real rocket scientist. Anyway great subs for the cash. You can always upgrade later, but for the price cousious sub sounder, nothing is more econo.

Strengths:
Astetix baby! Plastic base cone (not cardboard junk). Price is right.

Weaknesses:
Not competition level. Want some better subs for the money? Check E series Alpines.

Similar Products Used:
Alpine, MTX, Kickers, JL, Pioneer, pretty much anything big on the market I've run. JL's my fav!

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I hooked my friends xplods up to my 800watt Rockford fosgate amp, and they blew after 10 mins....cheap.....

Strengths:
Good paper weights

Weaknesses:
Everything

Similar Products Used:
Infinity,RF,Kicker,Abahn

Price Paid:  $0.00 from sony

Year / Model Reviewed:
 various

Summary:
Sony simply does not put alot of effort into there car audio products. I have yet to have a sony product in a car that lasts more than a year. To tell you truth no sony product in a car that i have owned has proformed the way i ever imagined it to. I just recently bought a sony 1000 watt amp and i just sent it back for repair under warranty.(that is a plus) I constantly had problems with it shutting off and it finally gave out and will not turn on. A buddy of mine has 2 aluminum cone sony subs and they are constantly blowing. The sound from the amp was not all that great...the subs that my buddy had were not all that great sounding either. I bought this amp because it WAS cheap($150). Sony car audio is definitly nothing to brag about and NOT EVEN NEAR COMPETITION quality... Mabye i just got a bad apple or something but every sony explode product I have ever owned has done just that. and to the guy a few back, systems never sound good with the top down......some people...

Strengths:
it was cheap...and warranty was helpful

Weaknesses:
not so loud...poor sq...unreliable

Similar Products Used:
rockford fosgate, soundstream, juggernaut(woo woo), mmats,pioneer and audiobahn

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
i got one 12" xs- L1235 for christmas and a sony 760 watt amp with a bandpass box. damn these fricking subs hit so hard. i am puching 380watts x 1 channel at 4 ohms and damn. but i just blew my sub because i played my trance music too loud, but thanks for best buy's 4 year warranty i got a brand new upgraded sony 12" xs-L1236 and that *ucking sub is sooooo damn loud

Strengths:
great, great low and high bass. very very clear with a sony amp. Hurts ears!! :)

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
need to know basis

Price Paid:  $0.00 from i would never buy th

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001

Summary:
well i really didnt want to waste my time writing about some POS subwoofer but i thought i might save some people time and greif! My friend just recently purchased 2 12''s sony xplods...i warned him but he wanted to be cheap and buy the cheapest subs out ther. man these subs are crazy and f*#ked up...ALL THESE SUBS DO IS MOVE IN AND OUT BUT MAKE ABSOLUTLY NO SOUND!!!!! ALL THESE SUBS DO IS MOVE IN AND OUT BUT MAKE ABSOLUTLY NO SOUND!!!!! and he has the subs hooked up to the maximum power that they can handle and the lowest gauge wire. over all suggestion donot buy these subs... take a look around im POSITIVE you''ll find a better sub!

Strengths:
ok price range i guess...(could prob find better subs tho)

Weaknesses:
PRODUCE NO SOUND!! ALL THESE SUBS DO IS MOVE IN AND OUT BUT MAKE ABSOLUTLY NO SOUND!!!!!

Similar Products Used:
Audiobahn ALUM12"(my subs) sony dont evencompare to any sub especially mine ....go read some reviews about audiobahn and you''ll hate sony forever.