JL Audio 300/2 - Upgrade to 250/1 or 500/1

[james33440 10+ year member]

I recently installed a JL Audio 12w3v2 along with a JL Audio 300/2 amp in my wife's Navigator. I couldn't pass up on the deal from eBay.

The output sounds decent. Although, some songs sound better than others. I may get an Epicenter or Bass Cube in the future. I may even try a ported box. This sub came in a sealed box.

Anyway, right now I have the 300/2 bridged @ 4-ohm. The sub seems to be taking it with ease.

Should I swap to a JL Audio 500/1 or even the 250/1 amp?

Again, I may go with a ported box but right now, would I notice an audible difference in swapping the 300/2 that I have now to a 500/1 or even a 250/1?

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[manbeer 10+ year member]

ported box would more likely yield better gains

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

300/2 > 250/1

 

[jdub486 10+ year member]

A ported box would probably give more output than switching to a 500.1 Don't bother with a 250.1 it puts out less than the 300.2 bridged. If you want a dramatic difference, switch to ported and the 500.1. But the 300.2 and ported would be much louder than your current setup.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

300/2 > 250/1

Well except for the fact that the 250/1 is designed for sub duty and the 300/2 isn't hardly...

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

Well except for the fact that the 250/1 is designed for sub duty and the 300/2 isn't hardly...

So are you suggesting that the 250/1 would be better than the 300/2?

Thats why they have these wonderful things called crossovers! Ive used full range amps as bass amps many times.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

I have too, that doesn't make it better for the job, though. Bridged @ 4ohm Class A/B vs 4 ohm single channel limited bandwidth Class D, which runs cooler? You're also talking a difference in power of well less than 1dB. I'd take the little mono amp all day and move the other to my front stage.

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

Well obviously the OP is concerned about sub bass, not mid bass from the front. So, he should think about getting a 500/1 or try ported.

 

[james33440 10+ year member]

I think I will go ported and then get a 500/1. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif