SOUND SYSTEM REVIEW! (JL W7 & FOCAL SPEAKERS) 

Great system, I'd recommend one thing that's very important tint your back windows very dark before you get your stuff stolen.

Great review of the JL W7 and Focal speakers! The audio quality is top-notch and the system sounds amazing. Love how you compared different settings and provided tips on how to optimize your listening experience.

I used to have those Focal Flax speakers. Those are really nice. I left them in the car when I sold it. That was part of the reason why the people purchased the car from me. You did a terrific job on the installation. Bravo!

very rare car and very clean setup. since you are pushing over 1000w of power your next upgrade should be the big3. you will be amazed how clean and loud the system will sound at the same volume you listen to once you get it done. dont hold out on it too cuz even with a capacitor you are still stressing the alternator. the last thing you want is your car to be out of commission specially if its your daily

Love this! Solid! My setup was a JL 500/1 powering 2 12W2v3s - JL 300/4 powering front MB Quart 6.5" w 1" titanium tweeters and rear MB Quarts 6.5. RF's - and 1 Farad Capacitor in my 02' Toyota Celica GTS. I will NEVER FORGET the day I upgraded my subs to a JL 1000x1 powering a single 12W7. Had to remove it because it was so powerful. The JL W7 subs moves so much air when they are optimally powered.

I like how he's explaining as he moves forward. Great video bro 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

I’ve had the exact same sub and amp and easily one of the top 3 sub amp combos made

Looks nice! I used to have Focal Polyglass components in my Acura TL along with 2 JL 12w3v2. The Focals were amazing.

focal is where its at for mids and highs. incredible sound. im getting a set up in my truck for 2 10tw3 s and focal kx2 in the front. so i should be happy with that.

"How the law of ohms work, this box sounds great" lmfao 🤣😂😆

This guy is pretty descriptive! Thanks for the info! Details details!

Thanks for this video, very amazing system

Top notch install and gear. Clean ride nice sound 💯

good job man what a clean system!!

Great video man ! That’s one gorgeous set up 💪🏿

That’s a sick set up. Super clean

Great setup! You are a true showman!

I used to have a 13.5 w7 back in 2008. I worked at a shop installing and the dude I was doing install for sold me a slightly used one for 200!!!! Bro I was broke and didn't really have 200 to spend but you already know you can't pass that up. It definitely sounded awesome in a 2.8 cubic foot ported enclosure tuned to 32hz. Turned around and sold it for 600 a few weeks later and bought a 15" FI BTL. Years later I built a 4rth order for a 12" W7 porting through rear seat armrest fold down of Lexus is350 and it sounded awesome once again. W7s are definitely awesome subs just very expensive

Nice setup. I have the same setup but with all hertz speakers in my 4runner. I like to dynamat all the doors.

Awesome system bro. Props for putting in the work to do it right.

Yes! Finally a JL set up.

That’s an awesome set up! 👍🏽

I love those subs in that box, they hit at every frequency and hit hard. I would by one if they weren't $2k for the sub and box.

Keep em coming

Very educational review…thanks

Good demo :) 👌

Very nice setup !!

Nice system!! I’m sure the video does it no justice must sound amazing in person

Great post and awesome job on the system

Great video! My first W7 was a 12! I actually replaced two Pioneer IMPP 15's with a single 12W7. However, there was a catch- The 15's were in a sealed enclosure and the only way the 12W7 could beat the 15's was in a ported enclosure. Back in 2002, I was very impressed. So impressed, that I continued using W7's for 22 years. I had five 12's, three 10's, two 13.5's, and two 8W7's. I have to say my favorite was running a single 13W7 as far as box size to output goes. I went back and forth from ported to sealed and back. I really prefer the sealed sound over the ported, but you need a lot of power and multiple drivers to really have fun. The H.O. enclosures are really amazing for what they are, but if you listen to a wide variety of music as I do, sealed is the only way. I ended up doing a pair of Stereo Integrity SQL-15's in a 4.2 cu. ft. sealed box on a true 3,000 watts and I can say the two 15's sealed beat a single 13W7 sealed AND ported hands down. CONE AREA IS KING. Also, historically - SEALED is the most accurate way to go. My 15's play a wider bandwidth that is also flatter than any ported W7. The only thing that came close to my 15's were a pair of 12W7's in a ported enclosure, and even then - the 12W7's wouldn't play as low as the 15's sealed. It's physics. All I can say, is that I've never been happier! FYI: When I bought my 15's, they were only $50.00 more than a SINGLE 8W7. Right now, the pair would be $50.00 cheaper than a single 10W7. Let that sink in. I DARE YOU TO TRY STEREO INTEGRITY! JL has become way too proud and too greedy. It's quite sad.

Clean set up, good stuff.

Had. W7 back in 05 in a gmc jimmy those things are by far one of the best subs around. I had a 10 with 500w JP amp and even under powered it was crazy loud

i did not think he would play jackboy protecting my energy as a test song lmao😂

Awesome video, as a '03 sportcross owner thinking about doing an entire system install, this was very helpful. Do you have any pictures/videos of the speaker install? Especially regarding the rears? ty!

Dude awesome video, you articulated the information better than the JL Reps, I run the same 12w7ae-3 in the HO box , on a JL XD1000/1v2 with Bang and Olefsen mids and highs in a 2021 explorer. The microphone will never do it justice vs in person experience

Great setup 😎👍

Nice bro!

Clean setup 🔊🔊🔥💯

Nice video mayne,,, thanks for sharing

Well presented

Very good introduction

Super nice bro

I'm in love with my W7. I don't think I'll ever be getting rid of mine, only switching it to whichever car I get from now on.

Nice video!❤

Very nice system thanks for the video! Have you since sound dented your license plate it would really help with the noise. Peace

This is a great setup, I run the same head unit, krx3 in the front running off a mosconi zero 4, k2 coax rear fill ran off a slash 300/4 and my 12w7ho is run off a slash 1200. You have good taste lol

HO's boxes are fun. I've owned two of them. Enjoy = )

Love your car man! and its a stick too wow

You put racing pedals on a Lexus hatchback my dude! Keep up that energy!

Just so you know the k2s do fit in is300 doors. I personally run them and did no modifications to fit them. Flax are amazing speakers. I don’t think it’s worth the extra money for the k2s if you’re not going for super loud. Only thing I like more about the k2s is the amount of midbass is wild.

Sick setup dude and great video! I’m about to get a W7 myself and I’m really excited. I going to put it in my Tundra! You didn’t need an alternator I see..

The hellcat of speakers....lol...I love that.... I'm trying to find one now for my s.r.t jeep

Cool video man 🦾

running 4 gauge to the 1200.1 is the onyl possible problem I can see. its a very nice installation

I’ve always loved JL Audio! I personally have the old version “10w7-3” I Had 2, they used to bump pretty good, but I ended up upgrading to some American Bass Elite 1244 running on 3k

I had 2 13.5" W7v2s in a Honda Accord coupe and I used to hustle SUVs with systems because no one had anything close to these bad boys.

What’s the differences between the High Output ported JL enclosure vs the Sealed pro wedge Jl enclosure ? I have a 12w7ae and can’t decide

This guy is a real car audio professional

I need to get my hands on the 10 W7 HO enclosure. Right now I have the JL pro-wedge sealed.

The frequency its tuned to is close to the loudest it will get and thats when the sub moves the least.

Welcome to the world of the audiophile

Also if you cut up a piece of cardboard or even a few sponges behind the license plate can help with the rattle

Got a original 13.5 W7 new in the box. How much do they go for now?

Believe it or not man I have everything you have put aside for my car except I went with xd model amps and epicenter, equalizer (I like to be able go adjust without touching the radio ) ..

im pretty love jL w7 sub. superb sq + spl combine to one sub. then jL 1200/1v3 also great mono amp because is rated 1200w rms at 1.5 - 4ohm & 12.5v to 14.4v. can get clean 1200w with multi or wide range impedance and voltage ☑️

do you have the 300/4 split between all the speakers pushing 150 watts each?

I'm pretty sure the "law of Ohm" does not refer to if your hatchback door is open or closed and how the sound bounces off of the door.

Name of the songs ? Dope setup it sounds very clean.

The law of ohms is definitely what jl used to build that ho wedge box. I think that “compacitor” also helps a lot

Great to the point description!! And obviously amazing system

And I have the 2 way of the flax.. but not the Evo ones, I want the 3way flax but I also have the k2 3 way sitting in a box waiting for me to make a 2 way pod of fiberglass in the a pillar in my 2013 toyota camry v6 xle

Now thats what im chasing. Sounds good what focal set are you using

What is the model of the rockford fosgate capacitor you run

The placement of your amps must get extremely hot during the hot summer days air circulation is a crucial part when considering placement or your amps so they can run cool just a little fyi

Nice video! My system is: JL audio 13.5W7ae JL audio 1200/1v3 JL audio C5 653 3 way system (front) JL audio C5 653 3 way system (front) JL audio C5 653 3 way system (in betw.) JL audio C5 653 3 way system (rear) JL audio 300/4v3 JL audio 300/4v3 Brax capacitor 1farad (first) Brax capacitor 1farad (second) Head unit Alpine X800D-U For power using (sterling power product) And XS POWER battery All this in Smart Brabus 😅

Good build. I basically got the same shit. That w7 with the 1200 slash is stuuuuuuupid nice

COMPACITOR 🤣 beautiful kit, the slash series amps are probably the best amps jl ever made, despite them being some of the oldest (well early 2000s.)they look gorgeous in black much nicer than the silver versions. I have the the jl HD SERIES AMPS 2 x 1200 W monos and 2 x 600.4! 1 of the hd 1200.1 is out of commission for now cos my dumb ass either didn't plug the power socket in proper or it might of come loose either way I melted the power input terminal and damaged it luckily the tech guy from the local distributor had one that wasn't getting repaired he gave me for parts so it will be back in action soon as spare, I'm not doing spl now much myself and more sq so one and the 13w7 is plenty and too much sometimes when run at 0db gain or same as the other channels and its a sealed box atm too, crazy output these subs but im running the other 3 amps full active with a zapco 16 channel DSP 13w7 in home made sealed box atm need someone else to build me a custom one as I'm shit at any fabrication and bitch ply is super expensive where I live, just the timber cost 200 bucks and i kinda stuffed it but it's holding up ok till I get a new one made.

Great gear! But the end with cops, perfect 👌 Im in UE, use basic stuff compare to U, I use ony 1kw now.. and they know when I'm coming from the office. 😊 One question, rockford vs Jl subs, can U give me more description?

Rear speakers firing backwards talk about phase issues. All you need is the ones up front especially if you going for that level of sound quality with JL. 2.1 left and right. It make more sense arva 4.1 to have rears

What frequency do you have your subwoofer crossover set at?

What song is that? Hellcat of subwoofers,LOL I dig! The first song BTW. Gracias

I miss the first gen h.o. W7 box with the red liner. It looked like a red eye speaker

Just Dynamat the trunk door and that W7 will sound way better!

Nice car you never really see is300 wagons

Dope man, very similar to my set my set up in my 2017 Camry. First I also dynamated my entire car. Fixing and eradicating car rattling is a goddamn art within it self. I put Focal isu690 speaker tweeter setup in the front AND back powered by a JL audio rd400/4 amp with 2 12inch jl audio W3s in the trunk off a JD1000/1 all taking orders from the Alpine ilx407.

You probably share the stress of always having to have some dope music ready and no weirdo shit at all cause our shit is too loud lol

Jj vidz is not lying about how long it takes to acquire a W7. I’ve been waiting 6 months for my 2 12s and still waiting.

Nice my boi, I got the 13w7ae my self I love it , but ill recommend getting rid of that capacitor get a battery real power , look into it ..JL AUDIO all day baby..

good job buddy, is that a 12 " or 10 " hard to tell in video ?

You would be AMAZED if you added a DSP. it would take a good sound system to "OMFG that's sounds incredible!"

Another great video. What exact focal flax speakers are those? I see a few different ones. Thanks

Wow your sport cross looks like it has way more options for subs than the sedan.

First off good choices on product and nice work… a lot of misinformation in this video.. you can get jl w7’s from authorized jl dealers… we have a decent amount in inventory at my shop. Secondly, you 100% could fit k2’s in that door panel, I’ve done it on the same exact car. You can even see in the video you have a TON of room between the grill and the speaker. Also, I would use a distribution block instead of that capacitor… and run 0awg to that 1200. Should also do a ground upgrade at the minimum.

That’s crazy dude back in 1998 I bought three 10 inch JR audio 10 W6 310 inch and I had Rockford amps and Kenwood head unit back then everybody has aftermarket stereo systems because Carrs didn’t come with all those nice stereos like they do now I mean solid cars infinity is Lexus is but it will come like bows stereos with a sub woofer but now everything has a decent radio pretty much but now everybody is getting those big monitor‘s for the radios now they’re coming out with a new stereos to make your iPad looking radio a lot bigger so I know that’s gonna start selling a lot more stereo equipment but back then you didn’t have to order anything you just had to put the order in to buy it and I would have it in a week I’m trying to say what I paid for those 310 W6 is in a custom box I believe what the amplifier spend under 3000 for everything that’s installed and everything

Are you still running that box my box is junk the baffel or face plate started to blow out they didn't do good job making them box's

I just got 2-12W7 AE in a portes custom box hooked up to a jl1000/1v2 . Since u have one my question is where did u set your gain at ? I’m getting a second jl1000/1v2 for the other w7 I’m just not sure where to set my gain up when running 1 for each amp . You have the better one the 1200 . Is it all the way up ?

The tassle on rear view mirror wasn't even doing anything. 😂 Heck with my Cerwin Vega Stroker Pro Classic, on a Surge Audio Amplifier, I'm shaking the shit out of any vehicles next to me, their rear view mirror 😊

And I need a k2 2 way in the rear and jl audio vx 5ch or a mosconi 6ch

I’m about to buy a new Toyota Tacoma and I’m either gonna get one eight inch sub i’m not getting nothing crazy just something I think the truck comes with us factory subwoofer on the scanner either add one and see what it sounds like or just get rid of the one in and the one depends depends on what it sounds like

I saw you only had 33 subs so had to make it 34😊😊😊😊😊