5 out of 5

More than I expected

Written By Anonymous, Wilmington OH on Friday, March 08, 2013

 

I wanted some more bass in my 89LX mustang. I didn't want something that would take up too much space and this sub had pretty consistent reviews. I am powering it with a Kicker ZX200.2 off of one channel for now. I plan to let it break in fully before I hit it with 200 watts. It is in a Sound Ordnance bass bunker with polyfil. The sub has a lot of range and really shines in the lows. Not something I expected from an 8" sub. It is very accurate and fast. I'm not sure I even want to run it at 200 watts. The quality I am getting with 100 is pretty satisfactory. Now if you are looking for serious bass that drowns out your highs and mids you should probably look elsewhere. This sub is for sound quality. Bass you hear more than feel. Great for any genre of music.

Pros:

Serious bang for your buck.

Cons:

You don't have one yet.

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5 out of 5

JBL GT0804

Written By Brian A, Midlothian, VA on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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Fit perfect, sounds great! Nice value and quality for the money!

Pros:

Price, quality, fit and sound

Cons:

None

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5 out of 5

JBLGT804

Written By Brad, Moore, OK on Tuesday, March 20, 2012

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Definitely a quality product for little cash.

Pros:

Sound quality.

Cons:

If installing in a Suburban with FACTORY 8in sub. You Must use longer screws. Was told it would fit in factory hole no problem. The magnet on subwoofer is much larger than factory therefore pushing it out further. When installing quarter kick panel back over sub be careful not to damage sub as it will be in the way now. Recommmend a bud to help.

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3 out of 5

JBL GTO804

Written By tyler, SE Kansas on Thursday, July 07, 2011

 

The reason i bought this sub was because all the reviews were so good. a lot of people said it sounded like a 12". they were wrong. If you want something REALLY loud get something bigger. On a different note, it doesn't take up very much room and its not terrible for when it only has to hit for a short note, after that it gets kind of bogged down.

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5 out of 5

Great little sub

Written By Kraig H, Round Rock, TX on Monday, October 18, 2010

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This is a great sub. I have it in a sealed box, pushed by an Alpine PDX-5. The sub is nice and tight, with great sound quality. I'd definitely recommend this
to anyone looking for an 8" sub. Plus, it's under $100!!! You can't get much better than that.

Make sure you give it a few weeks to break in. At first, mine wouldn't play very low. But after a few weeks, it really opened up. Now it sounds fantastic.
Definitely put a smile on my face.

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5 out of 5

awesome

Written By Lloyd D, Theresa ,Wi on Monday, October 04, 2010

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Almost as loud as my twin 12 box with an 1800 watt amp pushing it. Put these little guys to
the test with a m1000 Alpine @ 2 ohms and wow . Rolloff is pretty severe below 50 hhz but
these are 8" speakers so I'm still impressed.

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5 out of 5

Saves space and sound great

Written By Guy, FPO, AE Overseas on Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Sounds great in a .3 cuft mdf enclosure with polyfill. Great for the family car where you need more space and not excessive bass (even though it hits hard if you need it to.)
*****A great buy for this family guy!*********

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5 out of 5

wow!!!

Written By Anonymous, Jacksonville, FL on Tuesday, July 27, 2010

 

this little sub is amazing, what a great sound, quality, power, bass, wow! wow! wow! i telling u guys, if u want bass with broke u car, this is perfect 4 u, just like it is for me, i was looking for a sub that wouldn't let my car bumpers on the street in the middle of the traffic and put the glasses in the air, and this is perfect, like i said before, this have a very good bass and wont' t let u driving a peace of metal on the street, get it, and u won't be disappointed, i will recommend this for a friend definitely.

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5 out of 5

This sub hits!

Written By Adam, Fresno, CA on Tuesday, December 01, 2009

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I purchased this sub to go inside a pre-fabbed plastic sealed box. I am pushing 150 RMS and 300 peak. This sub gets really loud before any distortion is heard. My car sounds like it has a 10" sub, but I am able to fit this in a much smaller space than a larger sub would take. My Jeep has amazingly loud, clean, tight bass without taking up much room. Great sub!

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5 out of 5

Unbelievable bass from an 8" sub

Written By Mike, Greenville, KY on Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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I wanted more bass in my 1991 GMC regular cab truck. But, I was on a tight budget and wanted something small so I didn't have to sit up under the steering wheel. So, being on such a tight budget. I took the woofer out of an old Pioneer TS-TRX800 box. Unhooked the tweeter and replaced the sub with the JBL GTO804. It was a ported box and I wasn't expecting what I got from this little 8 inch sub. It hasn't even gotten broken in good yet and the bass is unbelievable and still getting better. This little sub puts out better bass than a lot of 10 inch subs I have had. If you are limited to an 8 inch Sub. This is the sub you want. I am gonna try the bigger JBL subs the next time I need a sub. If they are any better than this little 8. I know I won't be disappointed.

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5 out of 5

JBL GTO804

Written By casey, Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2009

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Sounds great as a replacement for the weak stock sub that came with my 2008 Sequoia. No more cutting out and it shakes the mirrors no problem

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5 out of 5

great sub

Written By Jeff, San Diego, ca on Monday, March 02, 2009

 

wow this is a great sub fon an 8"I original had this sub in a ported box that someone gave me and I was not really all that happy with it. It was about as loud as the 6 in speakers in our other car. i had it in there for about 5 months but it was taking up too much space inside my f150 so i custom made a .3 cubic foot box that fits under the back seat. it got so much louder and sounds much better. i had no an 8 in sub could be so loud and i only have 150 watts rms. the sound quality is very good. I listen to a lot of metal and it plays the double bass flawlessly. When put in the right box, this sub will pound.

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5 out of 5

Great sub

Written By Andy, State College PA on Monday, November 17, 2008

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People crack me up getting low sensitivity subs, then they need a zillion watts to drive them. Due to space limitations in a 65 VW bug, I built a small box for this and its mounted under the rear seat. The amp only has about 200 watts and I have way more clean, tight bass than I can possibly use. So - to sum it up - great speaker, great size and better sound than I thought was even remotely possible. I love it so much that am duplcating this system in my next project car.

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5 out of 5

wow !!

Written By Ralph, Pittsburgh , Pa. on Saturday, November 08, 2008

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Extremely well made high quality speaker. When paired up with one the Q-Logic boxes it produces low clean bass. For an 8 inch woofer, the bass is simply amazing !

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5 out of 5

JBL GTO804

Written By Sean, Houston, TX on Thursday, October 16, 2008

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Just awesome! They hit harder than the 8" JBL's they replaced!

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5 out of 5

JBL GTO804

Written By JEFF, SHREVEPORT, LA on Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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Subwoofer far exceeds my expectations. I built a 0.3 cu ft sealed enclosure and have about 350 watts RMS available. After tweaking the crossover and gain, I have a fairly linear response to at least 40 Hz, but am seeing 31 and 25 Hz on the RTA when playing FM radio stations (I never realized FM could carry those frequencies). This is the first sub I've built that truly rumbles instead of booms. I cannot believe this driver can sound so good for its price range. JBL still understands bass.

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5 out of 5

GTO804 Nice Bump

Written By Scott, Manassas, VA on Friday, March 07, 2008

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Installed in a .6 cu sealed custom box with a 200w RMS amp. This
subwoofer performs wonderfully and with a rich full sound from 30 to
150hz. I have it installed in a truck cab but think this thing could easily fill a
larger area.

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5 out of 5

JBL Subwoofer

Written By Bradley, Oklahoma City, OK on Monday, February 18, 2008

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The subwoofer performs very well. Crutchfield shipped my product very fast and gave me excellent service.

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5 out of 5

sounds like a 10

Written By Ben, Phenix City, AL on Friday, January 18, 2008

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I had a Punch 8" under the back seat of my F-150 supercrew and was never happy with the bass. Crutchfield tech recomended this JBL and it was a good change. I have always been a Fosgate fan and even won a contest with some Fosgate 10's one time but this JBL is much better. For the F-150 supercrew owners the Qlogic 8" truck box fits perfectly under the back seat. It is a budget freindly choice for bass unless you have $500 to spend on the MTX thunderform.

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5 out of 5

JBL GTO804

Written By basstech, Jacksonville, Arkansas on Thursday, September 07, 2006

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Just got my sub in and was very impressed. I am a big fan of all jbl products and was not disappointed with this buy. I built my enclosure slightly oversized in a downfiring configuration. It has plenty of output for a sub in such a small box. Sounds more like a ten or a twelve. I bet four of these in say 1.5 cubes sealed would be awesome. Another A+ for jbl. Now how about my a3000gti?

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