JL Audio 13W7 vs Memphis Car Audio VIV1422 

For people that care about quality already know the W7s and W6s are king but it's nice to see memphis subs performing well.

The jl audio sub outperformed using less power. The Memphis sub used nearly double the amount of power and came up short. So in terms of what I seen was a subwoofer that was loud using a amplifier that's efficient enough to not tax an electrical system. You get what you pay for

That jl has so much more to give. Box isnt near big enough. Just had jl help me design a box for a long time customer at the shop I work for and its 2 13w7 4th order bandpass and it was almost 12 cube after everything was done. It's a monster on 4.5k watts.

The exact content I needed to see!

You should have ran the Memphis on the jl amp to see the numbers. That jl amp is a masterpiece in quality. Far superior to that Memphis amp 10 fold

Dj magic Mike is what got me into car audio

Jl is the best in my opinion. Sounds great with less power. I also like Rockford 👍 👌

We need a top 5 of the best subs & mono amps in the game right now! Great comparison

My viv 1422 underpowered does 140.6 in a custom enclosure. For all wondering about sq it is very good! Plays everything perfectly and very smoothly been bumping mine for a year trying to see if it would let go as well. Not one issue stays very cool. Mind you im using a custom 2000.1 that does 2500+ at 1ohm but after rise she is under powered

Dope video! I wish there was one for every sub and amp! Great job!

They are both get subs and amp but and great video by the way I just think the comparison it’s exactly evenly matched sub to amp and box is basically what I’m getting to

40-20 Hz is where I have heard the most difference, and where the W7 shines. It sounds good at higher Hz, and smashes the lows. Kinda disappointed this test didn't cover 40-10 Hz.

Breaking in the woofers make a difference. Box rise, magnet, port length and depth but it was a good sound off.

I've got the same sub/box combo, but I am running the memphis mojo pro 3000.1 amp. I've heard the jl w7, and with the combo I have, it would match up with that.

1. You get what you pay for. 2. If you want it loud, clean, efficient, and in a relatively compact enclosure, then the W7 is hard to beat. I am stating this for the average Joe that only wants one or two subs in a daily driven vehicle. I am not talking about people who wall off a vehicle for the sole purpose of floating a farmer's coveralls. Someone who has a wide variety of musical preferences. JL has done their homework on the W7. I admit, I have heard the Memphis in person at a local shop and it sounds great in the showroom at low to moderate volume, but I can not speak for it when it comes to in-vehicle and at the limit listening. Bottom line: there is no perfect subwoofer OR enclosure. It all depends on your budget, listening preference, and how much room you can sacrifice for the installation. Remember, bass is a lot like drag racing. The more you want, (the faster you want to go) the more exponential the amount of money you will be paying. I have been doing car audio for 30 years and I speak from experience. I replaced two CHEAP Pioneer 15" subwoofers that were sealed in a 4 cu. ft. enclosure, with a single 12w7 in a 1.75 cu. ft. enclosure. Both setups were getting 1000 watts RMS, yet the 12w7 had half the enclosure size. I had both setups metered (back in 2002) and the 12w7 was 2.5 dB louder. The 15's sounded really awesome for what they were, but the JL W7 was better. The difference between them was on either end of the dB scale, at VERY low levels and at very extreme levels. None of my W7s ever suffered a failure. Honestly, I think most subwoofers have the potential to satisfy, as long as you don't cheap out too hard. I would always rather have some cheap subs in the right box than some high dollar subs in the wrong box. Great video though! I do hope to see some Term Lab results, and I think what Memphis has come up with, as far as cone area VS. excursion was quite clever! Sneaky sonsabitches, LoL!

Entertaining videos. Thank you. Would love to see some marine comparisons. Wetsounds, fosgate, JL audio... most marine applications are infinite baffle setups, so would be cool to see how they stack up.

And the JL Audio W713 is under powered by about 200 watts in this video I would assume, but the Memphis Audio VIV1422 has a amp that is putting out at the top of the RMS of the subwoofer at 2,200 watts rms. The JL could go a little more on power but the Memphis Audio 14 is more so at its RMS limit.

Nice vid homie

Great vid

JL got their game tight. They always been on top. JL audio is the only brand to make audiophile subs for homes, $4k a piece come on man!! 🤯😂

I like this video. Finally some impartial data!

Great Video. I would like to hear you opinion on the sound quality of the 2. I know that is so subjective but can be somewhat data driven. The one item in all of this is the power. The JL Audio was louder with almost half the power. Yes it is more expensive but you will have to double the amount of power the car produces to drive the Memphis system which will increase the price. I would like to see 30 and 70 added to this test in the future. The other item I noticed is how consistent the SPL numbers were across the board on the JL compared to the Memphis which could show better sound quality as you don't have to tune the system as much. Maybe showing an average of the SPL readings between to the 2 to see what the average shows. Again very cool test. For all those who didn't see the JL amp it is in the same spot as the Memphis. The camera shot doesn't show it that well but you can make out the amp and notice it is the HD1200.

I know I have already commented, but I wanted to point out a few other things. 1. Both drivers should have been given the same amplifier to power them. 2. The Memphis has a slight advantage, since it came in a factory prebuilt enclosure. (factory enclosures most often have had some research & development) The JL13 seemed to have been loaded in a basic "JL Spec" enclosure. 3. The subs' in-car frequency response should have been measured with a calibrated mic while playing PINK NOISE. - this would somewhat reveal the test vehicle's cabin gain, and these drivers will perform much differently in different sized vehicles. I know this video was a couple years ago, but JL has raised the price of the 13W7 to currently $1,799.99. (which is ridiculous) The Memphis is showing a price of $999.95. Even when the JL was $1,449.99 - it wasn't at the same price point as the Memphis, but I get it. It's cool to see a comparison between two flagship drivers. I love my ported 13w7, but I am getting ready to design a custom sealed enclosure and see what it will do!

Should've did a 3 way competition and threw in the RF T2 13 inch

If you dont have the money memphis i had the mojo x 2 of them in a custom box tuned to 32 on jl 1000/ in a honda accord it was crazy stinger battery

Looks like a lot of people missed the whole point of this video🥴🤷‍♂️. Great video man!!

Thats wassup i respect this face off. You can save a few bucks with memphis & not really notice the difference in sound. However the memphis system is drawing way more power, JL system is far more efficient, so long term much better performance & efficiency. : Salute

Memphis makes great woofers but they aren't on par with the W7. The JL has a flatter response, where the Memphis drops sharply as you get into higher frequencies. A 10db increase is what the human ear perceives as twice as loud and the JL is almost at 7, so that's going to be pretty noticeable. At 80hz I'd imagine it would tip even further in JL's favor. Efficiency is another thing to consider, a 13W7 is using half the power to produce the same volume, that's a big difference and plays a big part in system design if you now have to have hardware capable of delivering that extra 1k watts... JL really has bass down, there's not many other woofer's out there that can compete with the sound quality of a JL woofer. A W3 or W6 are even difficult to compete with. They may not be the loudest and they are pretty pricy, but if you want clean, deep, and accurate bass they are the way to go.

And the mojo pulls more power. having it In the back of your Nissan means nothing just cause you set the gain doesn't stop the 12v system from clipping your woofer

It’s bit right there when it takes 2x the power to duplicate.. you’ll be spending 3x more in money to power that with electrical upgrades as you start multiplying everything out

What are the boxes tuned at? Fs? So much more info is needed

ok we know which one is louder,but which sounds better.i bet the jl they are known for sq.id like to have seen a bit different a test.20 30 and 40hz vs 40 50 and 60 dome here.

I would like to see this test using the same amp for both subs in this test.

I maybe missed it, but the JL amp you tuned is the RD series, not the HD series. I do not think the RD series plays it's full potential at 1.5ohms. I know the RD is rated for 2ohms minimum so the test may be flawed from the start. Great video anyways. Thank you for posting it.

Do a test with the JL powered with 1500w.

Wish you would have tested on same amplifier

I run 4x15 JL W0s off a single HD 1200/1 and have never heard anybody talk smack about My system.

would love to see how the earthquake holee 15 inch does up against other leading brands in spl and not least the super low hz bass..i will always remember when the earthquake magma with slaps came out and it broke just about all competition it met until cadence beast master dragrace 15 inch came out in 2002 or somewhere around those years.

I cant find many comparisons between JL & Memphis. I am trying to decide between a Memphis VIV900.5 and an HD900/5. Can i ask your thoughts or can u do a comparison plz. TIA

Great video

I just like the fact that DJ Magic Mike was played!!!

Man.... you went all the way back by playing DJ Magic Mike: Feel the Bass🔊🎵🎶👍🏾👍🏾

You need to play that Jeezy "Poppin"

Question: The JL Audio Sub was in a ported enclosure. The Memphis sub seemed to be placed in a sealed enclosure (unless the ports are located on the back). A ported enclosure will have an SPL advantage (given the fact that they have similar power handling abilities). Wouldn’t that possibly make the results of this comparison invalid?

JL audio is definitely expensive but regardless of the music it sounds good!

Very cool. I have the 12w7 in a smaller box, with a Rockford Fosgate R2-1200X1 amp.. trying to get a jlaudio amp. I need to tweak it I think. Maybe the Rockford can still make it sound good.

Considering the numbers, and the fact that the difference is either inaudible or almost inaudible, I could do a lot with the extra money I’m saving on the Memphis

Why didn't you compare using a bass knob?

I wanna see a Crossfire c5 against the Memphis mojo pro

The Memphis looks like a modified Peerless STW… odd that it’s more expensive and specs lower. Seems like they scaled it down 1”, did a double roll surround, perhaps a few other things but lost 1000wrms of power handling. An odd choice but a great driver.

It's simple to compare what's hot and what's not by secondary market values, just filter eBay sold auctions.

I got that Memphis amp it’s power hungry

Video hasn't finished but I saw a comment making thinking that the jl might have lost on dB, let's be honest the jl is an sq sub not spl even though it's probably the best sounding spl money can buy and is the sub used in their 20k$ home theatre subs too I forget their names they do dual woofer version think that's the 20k dollar model but they also do ported and sealed i think, I haven't seen the jl box yet but feels like it's sealed for the dB metre number Edit listening to results maybe not audible in volume but type of bass would have to be different. I am biased though guys won't lie I'm a fan boy hard and I own the hd 1200 and hd 600 4 channel beautiful amps and so tiny and well made! Although even I admit it didn't have the resolution of a massive old class 150w rms x4 class ab clarion amp (which I think was something else rebranded tbh can't find info anywhere) the highs just sound better on it to my memory sorry jl still love you lol.

Should’ve kept them both on same amp.

Ever checked out the memphis MOJO series?

What about a T1 power rockford fosgate 12inch T1 vs Jl⚖️⚖️⚖️ who Wins????

would it be better to push this W7 sub with the HD 1200/1 amp in the vid or the VXi 1000/1 amp from JL? Trying to decide, thanks!

Which brand has cleaner and softer thumping bass? JL Audio, CT Sounds or DD Audio? I hope someone will reply because i want to buy one of those before christmas'

New Subscriber. Great job brother. How about Morel Ultimo SC12/2 ? I'm considering a 6- 8th order box ?, in 14 cruze. 800watts 2ohm amp. Looking for the lows. 20-30hz. Up for suggestions? Ever test Morel speaker? Thanks

The Memphis subwoofer looks a lot like the Peerless STW-350F. I wonder if Peerless is making the subwoofer for Memphis?

Adire Subwoofers for the win - Better pricing than JL W6 and W7 and just as good SQ

I don't really get it for a sq standpoint wouldn't you use an acoustic measuring device and see if the subwoofer isn't peaky and a doesn't roll off and a flat response curve? Why not use something like a OmniMic to test subwoofers instead of a db meter?

Coming through my JBL speaker 🔊 sounds like that Memphis was 🪘 beating the hardest!

One box is sealed and the other ported with no specs, so not sure what the point of comparing these two subs was🧐

I now own a jl 13w7 and x 2 hd 1200.1 jl amps and a prefab box from rockford with 2 12 p3s and for the money is still a banging and nice looking box and I know for a fact it can take a belting after 5 years of pounding the shit out of it. And tbh I still rather belt that for loud bass than the 13w7 because I'm actually scared to blow it up due to cost 😂 I think I will keep the jl for a sq build with my inner child has grown up 😝

Ce n'est qu'un test de puissance ... Qu'en est il de la performance de la qualité du son ?

What ohms was the Memphis at? 1 ohm or 2 ohm?

Key to this is price

Just saw the HD amp in the background. My bad.

I have 2 sixfive amps. 2200.1 And 5chan with the mojo 15..I. All for 2door tahoe. I want custom box. 4 Focal 6.5s but may add 6x9s in the side rear area. I'm looking for recommendations on what else do I need.

Right now I’m between buying a JL W7 10, or 2 MOJO 8s for my Honda hatchback. What is your guys opinion. I’m looking for clean sound but I also want it to slam.

You're not using they JL amp you said you would but I'm ok with it because you used it on both subs

Which sub was more tight and punchy soundrd better?

Yo Josh, can you do a review on under seat subs?

So did the VIV take the place of MOJO

Why is the DB level so low????? My Sundown SA V3 8"s and those are my smallest Subs I use in my car when I need space do 146 on music... What was your volume at?? That memphis should be doing way way way way more then 117 db.... It's a 14" Sub it should have eaisly done 140 no issues... Something isn't right about this

So I have no idea what you are doing there, but I hit 151db with my Memphis 14 with the 2200 running it. My components alone will hit higher than what you did.

Whats the best subwoofer you think you had the best experience with?

Nice, jl for the win

When comparing subwoofers output for spl you should use a SPL meter to compare output of the bass . No one uses that mic you use to officially test spl levels of subs Might as well use a phone app to check the loudness the way you did it .

can you compre 1 13w7 to 2 12w6 please?......i want to know which is a better hoice with jl 1200/1 v3 amp thanks!

Your comparing jl s best of best and memphis best is the mojo i wana see that speaker vs w7

Is the JL in a slot port box and the Memphis in a sealed box? If so that is def. not an apples to apples comparison.

i think i will keep my zapco c2k 9.0xd amp and my 2 12 idmax v3

On your opinion does the 13w7 sound better on a non ported box then ported one ?

4:04 what is the song called? And badass subs

Not even comparing apples to apples. I had 1 10w3 and a 900/5 all jl in a steathbox for a sliverado and was at 130db

Those enclosures made a big difference

If the sound different I'm sure the price is way different too

I don't understand why they weren't tested at 20 and 30 hz. I'm willing to bet that the Memphis probably would've performed the low range better just based on cone area and power handling.

Memphis audio mojo 12 1500rms watts or jl audio w7 1000rms watts ??????

You must have a battery/ capacitator, no way that alternator is taking it 😂 unless you got an after market alternator, on that note, an OG in the audio game told me "ditch the batteries, get a high output alternator!" Less weight, more gas same power, tunning comes in handy, the frequency on my 10" is so low audio shops don't believe it the sound I'm putting out, might make a video, Every track sounds like it came from the studio but with BASS!!! I love it 😍

The jl 13 goes for 1700$ know crazy

U should have tried each sub on each amp

The Memphis had rumble in the bass.

How can I talk to you about it system for my truck over the phone?

From where I'm sitting JL won across the board. Yes it was close, but a win is a win. Plus the JL amp was rated at a lot less power.

Yall don't have a SSA mini meter?

Pft... King of what?? DD9500? Rockford t2?? B2 audio? Sundown zv6?? Should i keep on??

we need w7 jl vs sundown c series 12