JBL JRX118SP Active PA Subwoofer (300 Watts, 1x18")
Pushing out up to 500 watts of power through an 18 inch woofer, the JBL JRX118SP is sure to get your system booming.
Overall User Ratings (based on 80 ratings)
Submitted May 23, 2011 by a customer from netscape.net
"You can pay more but why?"
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I plan to keep these for a long time
Sound
Good solid bass - have only used it for live sound & works great. The balance between: Quality-Price-Size for an active sub I think would be hard to beat, I for one am not going to find out! I run this with a couple QSC KW152's - this works for a pretty sizeable room & outdoors works great -
Features
It gives a lot of options - I have not run it yet as a pass through, I run a sub signal direct - has a lot of options & the limiting works great as does the polarity option - only downside is it needs special JBL speaker poles - if it used standard poles I would give it a 10
Ease of Use
very user friendly - manual is easy to understand, but your really don't need it
Quality
these things are solid! - a little heavy, but that is what friends, roadies & dolly's are for!
Value
As I mentioned, I think it would be hard to beat the sound-quality-size & price for an active 18" sub - I started with 1, now have 2 & may look to add more!
Manufacturer Support
I went on line & was able to easily download the manual (I keep all manuals for my pa stuff on my laptop - I did not have to scan, it was all there - I have not needed any additional support
The Wow Factor
nice looking package - looks tough & sounds great
Musical Background:
Promoter, Hobbyist and overall nice guy
Musical Style:
Alt-Country-Americana-folk-Swamp-Rockabilly-Acoustic-Rockin'-Jam
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Submitted May 28, 2015 by Tom Peplinski in Walnut Creek, CA
"10 years - hundreds of gigs - no hickups"
As a busy drummer for hire, I always carry one with me. This Sub won't pound your chest, but it sounds good and clear and will fill the bottom nicely. This weekend I will be using one under a srx812 at an outdoor event with a classic rock band. I love it's reliability to perform. If it broke, I would go and buy another one. I only have one (due to vehicle limitations), but it seems enough for filling small to medium clubs. Adequate for most variety bands...Heavy bottom bands may want more power.
Musical Background:
lifelong Drummer / Sound tech / Pro
Musical Style:
Classic Rock, Country, jazz, variety
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Submitted June 22, 2008 by a customer from ntelos.net
"JBL quality at a very reasonable price"
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This pretty much does it for our current PA config. I think we'll just replace these when they wear out, which I hope isn't for a long time.
Sound
The bass is warm but not muddy. We really like the way these subs compliment our mains.
Features
They seem solidly built, and they're not as heavy as you might expect. The speakers actually have more features than we're utilizing, so that's a good thing.
Ease of Use
Very easy to use, plug it in, set the volume and you're there. As for the manual, it's typically confusing with too much of what one doesn't need, and not enough basic info. As long as engineers write manuals, musicians will continue to be mystified. The good thing is, that Zzounds tech service guys will help you at the drop of a hat.
Quality
Excellent! I wish my car was built like this thing!
Value
After lots of research I can tell you, this is great value for the money, and they're JBL's man!
Manufacturer Support
My support comment is about Zzounds. I researched these and other subs by sending out e-mails to Zzounds and the other big internet music stores, describing our present sound configuration and asking for advice and suggestions. Only one company graciously spent time with me on the internet and on the phone. They helped me to not only find the best fit for our system, but also HOW to make it work most efficiently, and WHY it would. Thank you guys, we will always shop you first in the future.
The Wow Factor
It's a subwoofer. Guitars make me weak in the knees (OK maybe a Marshall stack or an old blonde tolex Showman have that effect too), but a sub's a sub
Musical Style:
Americana to classic rock
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