JL Audio CL-RLC
Kevin from Redmond, OR on 9/24/2023
Perfect for completing the project iPad center console project I'm doing. Couldn't have done it without it. It a quality piece
Pros: Professional design and construction
Cons: None at this time. Need more time to evaluate
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Inexpensive but effective
Edgel M Del from Long Beach, CA on 4/30/2023
Great simple line driver with remote to control sub amp. In my estimation, it doubles the signal coming out of the head unit. I used it to lower the gain pot of the full range amp to lower the noise level. It works in my meager application.
Pros: Low noise, inexpensive, effective, simple
Cons: None
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Great Product
David from Weston, FL on 12/2/2022
Another amazing quality product by JL Audio.
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JL Audio CL-RLC
Terry from Roanoke Rapid, NC on 4/14/2022
Great piece of equipment. Used on my motorcycle. Works great
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Crutchfield customer from Belle Chasse, LA on 2/7/2021
This bass knob out preforms all other bass knobs that I have used going with a active bass knob made a big difference the bass knob has excellent response with no lag in the volume control it works much better than a passive bass knob which I have had several brands in the past and the signal it puts out is very clean with no noise at all it's very easy to connect and worth the extra cost over cheap bass knobs and it works well with all types of amp fliers not just Jl audio amps
Pros: Excellent in line bass knob no distortion clean signal easy to install
Cons: A little pricy but worth the money
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Works as discribed
JB from Palm Springs on 11/3/2013
I am using it as a 2nd zone for the outside of my RV. It works perfectly and would highly recommended it as a 2nd zone for an RV or boat.
Pros: Works perfectly.
Cons: None.
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When it works its great
Brendan from SF Bay, CA on 10/30/2013
It pains me to write this as I'm a huge fan of JL, especially their slash amps. When it works its great and does its job. But the build quality is so poor that the connections go bad to the remote and then it doesn't work. It makes a horrendous bang when the connection gets disconnected. A bump in the road would cause the connection to drop for a second which would cause a bang then the audio would come back after several seconds. Sometimes it would just shutoff and refuse to turn back on until I pulled the fuse and reinstalled it. Other times it would just pick a fixed volume and stay there no matter what the knob was set to. I eventually just took the device out all together and now I use a digital method to control my volume. In the less than a year that i had it installed I've had to mess with it maybe 20 times.
Pros: Sound quality
Cons: Nuisance, Poor Build quality,
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JL Audio CL-RLC - Very Good
Mark P from Herndon, VA on 2/10/2013
I used the JL Audio CL-RLC on my boat. I spent all of last winter upgrading the stereo with a Kenwood head unit, Rockford Fosgate amp and JL Audio speakers. I used an inexpensive, passive volume control between the head unit and the power amp. When I turned on anything 12 Volt with a motor (refrigerator, etc), I got a terrible buzzing in the speakers. Aaaargh! Not what I was expecting! I tried grounding the chassis of the HU to the Amp, and routing the power wires away from any low-level signal. Nothing worked until I removed the cheap volume control from the system. With the JL Audio control, the buzzing is almost completely gone. I still get a very small amount of hiss, about the same as from the speakers attached directly to the HU.
Pros: Easy to install. Does not introduce noise into the audio signal! I had no use for the long extension cord from the control knob to the main unit, but a $2 1-foot long phone extension from Lowe's worked perfectly.
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Does what I wanted
Matt from Hampton, VA on 1/15/2013
I was looking for something to remotely control my subs without messing with the deck every two minutes as my amp does not have a remote output. There are many line level controls for much cheaper, and without the remote, ground, and 12v wiring required, but I did not find one that was RCA in and RCA out. I wanted to use the sub LPF preamp from the deck so this was in order. I already had the wires running to the amp, so adding this unit in was very quick and then running the control knob back to the front seat was no big deal.
Pros: Works exactly for what I need.
Cons: Bulky, must wire into 12V, remote, and ground wires, expensive. There is a delay from the time you adjust the remote knob to the time you hear a volume change.
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JL Audio CL-RLC
paul from ruskin fl on 10/21/2010
works great i have it hooked up to an amp on my boat and now use my mp3 player for music and podcasts
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Great product, worked exactly as advertised
keelerdr from West Chester, PA on 10/29/2008
I bought this because I wanted some control over my sub while using the factory headunit. I have a 10W3v3 in a sealed box with a JL A1400 amp. The CL-RLC works great, I can control the sub volume from max to mute. I tried to have a local shop install this...BAD IDEA. The boys near me failed. Nothing against them, just don't make the same mistake I did. Get it installed at an authorized JL dealer. Mine had no problem making it work. I also do not have any delay when I change the sub volume. If you want a sub and don't have a sub pre-out on your headunit, then get this. It is great. Another great product from JL.
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Good Product, Bad Installer
Ryan from Chicago Burbs (Illinois) on 8/19/2008
My installer had a heck of a time making this work, but then again, this installer who I thought was going to make my brand new 2008 BMW M3 his pet project, obviously had no idea what was going on. I gave the product a 4, because I am not 100% sure the issues I have with it are the product or the bad install. My only issue with it is it has a bit of a delay, so you turn the knob, nothing happens, so you turn it more and all of a sudden its way louder than you wanted. I am used to it now, but I have to slowly make adjustments and allow the volume control to do its job in small increments. Like I said, this may be due to a bad install. Either way though, it does work. Hopefully once I get this installed right at a new install shop, the delay problem will cease to exist, at which point this product would get a 5 star review. Hope this helps the rest of you out! Make sure you pick a good installer to install this for you!
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SW from Arizona on 2/17/2008
Since the Alpine PDX-1.600 that powers my subwoofer does not come with a remote bass control (my old Rockford amp had one that came with it), the CL-RLC was the perfect solution. It does take a little time to complete the install (have to make a connection to ignition-switched power, constant 12v power, ground, and then install the remote knob somewhere near the radio), but it was well worth it. Instead of having to go push a few buttons on my Pioneer deck to adjust the bass level of the sub, I simply turn the dial on the CL-RLC to get the right amount. Since the music I like to listen to (80's and Top 40) varies wildly in the amount of bass the songs have, I use the knob on the CL-RLC more than the volume knob on the Pioneer deck.
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