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Great JL Sound

I purchased 2 of these 10-inch subs for my Ford F150 enclosure underneath the back seat. I paired this with the D monoblock 500/1 JL amplifier and 50 Farad Rockville aftermarket capacitor. These speakers sound so good with nice punch and power for the entire crew cab. You don't need any more than this in my opinion. I have had the ridiculous multi-12 subs with multiple amps that shake the car apart, and as you get older you just want high end sound quality. These are well worth the money and the amp is nice as well. No struggle on the stock electrical system. I have android aftermarket screen for head unit and my battery still registers 13.5-14.1 volts.

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JL Audio Never Disappoints

Clean and tight bass. Long time JL Audio Fan, 10" was the largest I could put in the back of my truck, and it delivers. Plenty of range for the music I listen to, Classic and Modern Rock, Top 40 as well. Modest mounting depth made it easy to fit under back seat of 2004 Ford f-150 quad cab. Not the cheapest, but I am very happy with the sound and performance.

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Great quality product! Nice bass pounding

Great quality product!

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Not Just A Car Sub

Made 0.55 cf enclosures to fit inside my Heresy IV stands. Placed Kicker radiator in the back of enclosure. DSP amp with crossover settings. These subs were the solution for me to listen to any genre of music.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Pounds with a jl 500.1 mono block

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

sound great. Sealed box for the music I prefer, does amazing. Good speaker for the price.

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Good fairly shallow 10"

I bought two of the 10W1v3-4 subs and wired them in parallel for a 2 Ohm load. I put them in a fabricated box that goes under the seat of my 2008 Tundra double cab. My box is tuned to 36Hz and is 1.9 ft^3 (so 0.95ft^3 per sub which is right at what JL recommends). I compared the W1s to the W0 10" subs, but for the money I thought the W1 was the most bang for the buck even though they are more expensive. The manufacturer of my box also recommended the W1 over the W0. I am powering them with the fifth channel of a JP95 5-channel amplifier (700W). The W1s put out nice loud bass that you can feel and do a much better job than any other shallow sub I have used. My only complaint is the grills for these speakers are way too expensive.

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Quality

Best sounding sub for the price . Would definitely recommend it

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Very clean deep bass. I bought 2 of these to down size from 2 12in Rockford P3's and I was worried I wasn't going to be able to hit the lows. But I'm the right enclosure, these not only hit the lows, but at not far from the same output I had before.

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Great Sounding Subs

These subwoofers sound amazing. You really cannot go wrong with any of the JL subs.

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The quality and durability you would expect from JL.

The quality and durability you would expect from JL. I put this in my 17yr old daughters Audi S5 with a Skar amp, and she cranks it at max decibels with her bass heavy rap and R&B. Sounds great with amazing low tones (30-50hz). Peak power handling could be better, it does distort on some of the heavy beats (again, driving it at max volume).

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Excellent appearance, high hopes.

Excellent drivers, although I've yet to install them. I'm working on building the enclosure now. I'll have a pair of 10W1v3-4s driven by the sub channel of a Kenwood XR901-5

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

I works really well

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Best speaker investment to date.

Ultimate "Dad Truck" sub! That might be a negative sounding thing to some but when you're 42 you need different things out of the system. Im running one 10" paired with a JL500w (250w at 4ohm) and it's hitting cleaner and harder than I expected. Built the box in a rear center console addition to JL spec ( .54CF net) and it doesn't need any more room. So, great compact sub without being shallow mount. JL is so far beyond the competition in sound quality and it's made in the USA. What's not to love?

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Incredible in every way

Note: Not this exact sub I have a pair of JL Audio 10" W1's in a loaded prefab 4th order bandpass box that my dad bought back in 1995. 26 years later and those exact subs in that exact box are still shaking my hair shake and making the sun visers in my Sentra flap up and down. The sound quality is still incredible. The build quality is incredible. You absolutely cannot go wrong with JL Audio. If you want a hard hitting sub with a clear sound that will last you so long you can pass it down to the next generation, buy JL. Specifically the W1 subwoofer. These subs can make big, deep sound with little power and extremely small amounts of air space. It's absolutely incredible. Keep in mind that these two 26 year old 300 watt subwoofers running on 250 watts out perform my buddy's brand new Sundown Audio SA12 running on 750 watts

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pricey

I bought these to replace a set that started to blow after a year and a half and am perplexed as to why they have a popping sound. pricey speakers to be giving me these issues.

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Pounding Bass

Really good speakers some of the best I ever had really wish I would have got these a long time ago I think they hit harder than 12

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Nice thump

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Not disappointed one bit. These subs are incredible. The price was good also. I also got execellent technical support when I called in. Thank you to the Crutchfield staff

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Wow

All i gots to say is wow you will never get better bass quality than JL.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Great Bang for the Buck

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

This little 10-inch sub is great. Thought about installing two but the one still makes the rear view mirror shake on full blast.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Awesome product

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Well made

About these because they sound amazing. One of my buddies has two in his truck they worked perfect I am planning on putting these three in my truck 2021 Toyota Tacoma custom everything hopefully it fits well.

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Get them.

The w1 series is quite possibly the best "entry level" sub on the market. I realize the w0 is the true entry level for JL- but dollar-for-dollar, the w1 outperforms every competitor.

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Excelente

Excelente calidad

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Outstanding subs

Put x2 in down firing box under rear seat of 2019 F150 super crew. Could not be happier

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Upgraded from an 8" underseat Kicker to this 10" in the trunk and it's a huge improvement. Coupled the sub with front speakers and tweeters from JL - the sounds is clear and full, and the bass...heavenly.

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Clean bass

JL subs are always great and this one is no different. I'm pushing only 500w (clean) to this sub in a .5cuft box in an Audi S5 Sportback and it's so clean and tight.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Great fit for my Audi A6. I need to install a bigger amp to really here the sound and give a proper review.

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Great shallow mount woofers

Great looking woofer. Needed something with less than 5" mounting depth for install in a sub box behind the rear seats of my pick up truck. Solid performance so far, and I expect I'll get great results for many years to come.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

The bass is incredible. Looks great. Plays great. Got a downfire subwoofer box built to fit the subs specs and it hits perfectly. Had jl audio back in the day and loved them. These are even better than I remember.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Excellent bass, compact enough to fit under my rear seat. Not extremely loud, but perfect if you're looking for clean powerful bass.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Great quality for the money!

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

I have an alpine Mrp-m850 on 2 of these. They beat so hard. Surely great quality subs.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Great sub. been using JL for years

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10" replacement for auto subwoofer

Owning a Bazooka Tube I have used JL Audio twice as replacements with the first one lasting 12 years in the back of a convertible. Sun rot is destructive to most speakers but the JL Audio 10" worked well.

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Nice

Replaced a pair of older JL 10W0's in a JL Stealthbox. The 10W0's foam surrounds fell apart. JL recommended the new 10W0's or these 10W1's for the enclosure. The subs are down-firing in that Stealthbox and I'm only powering them with 250 watts total so really didn't expect much advantage in terms of performance between the W0's and the W1's. I bit the bullet and spent the extra on these W1's mainly because the surrounds should hold up much better on these W1's. I can't swear that these perform any better than the W0's that came out of the box but they are definitely better built and nicer looking than the old W0's and probably a lot of the JL's of the past. And they do perform well in the old Stealthbox. No regrets other than my wallet side cheek still a being a little sore.

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Crystal clear bass

Jl to the rescue once again ??been using jl since 1992 ... sounds great with jl xd700/5v2 amp!!! Very pleased .. installed them 2015 dodge ram crew cab????

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Smooth, powerful bass

I recently installed a single 10W1v3-4 using a sealed Sound Ordinance enclosure and powered by an Alpine PDR-V75 amp. The amp capable of pushing a 2 ohm sub but I figured the 4 ohm version would be a little easier on the amp. The sound quality is outstanding. I was a little worried that a single sub wouldn't be enough but it has been more than up to the task for my tastes. The sealed box means I don't get thumping base but rather a smooth, mellow sound. You know that it's there but it doesn't overpower the rest of the frequencies. With proper tuning, there is no distortion even at higher volumes. All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase and look forward to great sound for a number of years.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Wow I've had a lot of subs in my time. Kinda a sub critic and if I may, these have to be the BEST by far that I've ever heard. The bass is so pure it sounds as if it's just pours out of the doors of my truck like a river flowing. ????

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

This Sub is incredible. Running on a JL Audio 6 Channel on Channel 5 and 6 bridged for 200 Watts. Huge difference from the 12 inch Infinity I had. This 10 kicks it's butt! The Clarity is so much better it is unreal!

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

I have yet to install them, but I have had JL10 's in a previous vehicle.

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Great Bass

I put 2- 10" inch JL audio W V3's in a sealed box in my Grand Cherokee. I push them with 600 watts rms from the pioneer D9605 amp, these things Rock.

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high quality smooth bass

This is an excellent sub for a smaller enclosure. It puts out high quality smooth bass. Its sensitive and accurate to changes in the bass frequencies. I'm running it off an Alpine PDX-M6 635 watts. I'm 50 so I've had many many subwoofers. I have 2 sub boxes that I switch back and forth in my Nissan Juke hatch. I use the JL in a small sealed enclosure for my daily commute to work for medium volume high quality sound and still have room in the hatch for other items. For the weekends when I want to get crazy I pop in the RFP3 in its huge ported enclosure. I can roll down all the windows, let back the sunroof, drive 75mph and have no lack of bass. The JL can't do that. It doesn't have enough output. I love my JL but wouldn't have it as my only sub due to lack of output with windows down on the highway.

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Small space, Great bass

I have a gmc crew cab no space at all but the stealthbox with the new v3's installed makes a great combination. ZzzI had the 10w1v1 forever. I just purchased the v3's and it was a much better sound. After ten yrs of using the v1's the quality of the speakers has changed drastically. I have 4 infinity kappa perfect 6 1/2 in my doors with a pair of v3's in a jl audio stealthbox runing a 500/1 on the subs and mtx thunder 400/4 on the kappa perfect. Next purchase will be the RD 900/5. If I had an extra 400 I would buy the HD 900/5.

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Not for hip hop/techno

Needed shallow mount subs for my IS250 and decided to try two 10's vs one 12. I listen to 99% rap/techno and these subs simply don't have enough low end oomph and extension. The subs will probably be ok for pop/rock listeners. Build quality and overall performance is appropriate for the price point. Ordered a JL 12TW3 shallow mount sub to run in a ported box.

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Slim but not Shallow

I used these to replace my 10"kicker comp cwrt's. The jl 10w1v3's play at a higher volume before bottoming out. Even though they are 100watts rms less and only single voice coil these 10s slam. I have 2 of them behind the back seat of a 2014 toyota tundra crewmax. Believe me there's not much room back there for anything else. So far these have been the best soundin/loudest subs I have tried in this truck and I have had RF shallows and kickers back there. JL Audio is the way to go. They are playing in a ported box behind my 2014s seat. Pay once, cry once

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JL Sealed 10" W1-- 4ohm... AWESOME

Although this isn't a W3 or higher, matched with a good amp (in this case an Alpine 250W) it was more than what I expected. For the money, it can't be beat. I really pushed this sub with limited power an it performed flawlessly. Clean, clear, LOW BASS.

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Great update

Great product. I originally owned the v2 which latest nearly 8 years and always played at max volume. The latest version is of the same build quality and sounds slightly better.

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Great subs for tighter spaces!

These subs sound great! I replaced a pair of crossfire idb3 10's with these subs. Can tell a big difference in clarity and power. They have really clear deep bass. I have a regular cab truck so they fit easily in a truck box behind the seat. I'm pushing them with a JL audio XD600/1V2 amp. Perfect combination if you ask me.

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jjl 1v3-4 sub

just innstalled two 10'' subs in a sealed b ox .69 cf installed right in between the z bar in the rear of my 07 350z used pdrm 65 alpine amp 650 watts of power, the jls sound great ffantastic listen first beforeyou buy if possible couldnt be happier

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did i get a broken one?

Bought one of these to replace factory Bose sub in my car. It sounds nice if you listen to a lot of talk radio. I added a separate amp to drive this(300 rms) onto factory system. Put it in, with a good chunk of trimming and fab work for a box(.65 ft3) sealed in to stock location. It is about 20% louder than stock before it gets sloppy. I have an old cheap sub that sounds just about as good. Wanted to keep trunk space,but my alpine type R crushes this thing. I personally was dissappointed with this sub. The price I paid for it made it even worse. Live and learn I guess. Listen before you buy.....internet reviews are sketchy.

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OH YEAH!!!

I originally had the JL 10w1v2-4 for 6 years and it was great. I ended up giving to my sister for her birthday for her car. I wanted something similar so I called in and the customer service rep suggested the v3 of same sub. It was shipped and I received it the next day. Installation was quick and easy. The sound is amazing. Sound is crisper, the bass hits lower and deeper. Overall the sound quality is better and my friends are jealous. Value was good and the whole buying experience was amazing.

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JL Audio 10W1v3-4

Loving it!

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Great speakers /Dissapointed on delivery

Have just bought two of these and have always been a JL audio fan. I received them today, and was very disappointed in how they were shipped. The box that Crutchfield shipped it in was very flemsy and had the speaker boxes falling out of the bottom almost, and half the Crutchfield tape half already torn apart on top. Of course that could be ups fault with shipping, I can understand some of that, but upon opening into the individual sub boxes, I find that the inside of one had the speaker had been pushed down, but not enough to damage the speaker and thankful for that. And in the other one, out of all things, there was PINESTRAW inside it. Not a lot, but enough to make you wonder where these are being stored. How does that happen? The speakers themselves luckily look ok, and if they are the JL audio speakers I have had in the past then I'll be happy with em. They do look and sound great! But I will definitely think twice, before ordering again.

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hard hitting

Put two of these in a sealed box for my f250 from supercrew sound .5 cu ft per sub paired with a jl 600 watt mono amp Let me tell you these things hit way harder than I expected to bad they are hiding behind my back seat love to watch Em flex am very pleased with the results

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Good for under back seats avalanche

Good for svc

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Outstanding sound quality and hard hitting!

These speakers replaced 11 year old speakers that were in the 02 S10 Ext.Cab stealthbox. Using a JL 500w amp they hit harder and are cleaner than the older series.

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Amazing Loudness and Quality

I have 2 of these bad subs in my f150 under the back seat in rhino lined sealed box being pushed by my MTX audio thunder 1000.1 amp! I was amazed on the amount of bass these subs put out! Also no matter how loud I crank it, the quality isn't distorted. If you want some bad subs with limited amount of space, these are them!

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