Friday, November 15, 2024
Car AudioNews

Lilliputian Kilowatt in A Box From JL Audio

This just in from Celsus Ice, the UK distributors of the high quality JL Audio car electronics brand. They are terribly excited about these new amplifiers and they were being off loaded from the container as I was sent the information and write!
Now available in the UK, the JL Audio JX1000/1D monoblock single channel power amplifier. It offers rock-solid JL Audio subwoofer power at a highly affordable price of £399.99. It isn’t just that at a two Ohm load this will create a kilowatt RMS, it is also how it does it from a ground breakingly small footprint of just 278x195mm. It is also just 53mm thick.
High grade output transistor components and fat doughnut power supply toroids are used inside, to offer better reliability, power and sound quality than the typical competition. These are married to a luxuriantly thick, high-mass Aluminium heatsink to offer better thermal capacity to hard users. You really will have to be a bass psycho on a hot day with no air con to give this amp grief.
Like all JL Audio JX amplifiers, the JX1000/1D features captured-wire power & speaker connectors. This means easier installation (no crimping required) and better protection from accidental short-circuits as well as looking clean and crisp.
The signal processing section offers all you need to marry your bass to your car and system:
. 12dB/oct. Low-Pass Filter with fully variable frequency selection from 50-200Hz
. Bass Boost EQ (0 to +12dB @ 45 Hz)
. Wired remote level control knob (RBC-1) is available as an option
. Pass-Through Preamp Outputs
. High and Low-Level Inputs
All of which adds up to a great quality subwoofer amplifier for enthusiasts on a budget.
JX1000/1D Class D Monoblock Subwoofer Amplifier Features: SRP: £399.99
Class D Monoblock Subwoofer Amplifier
Inputs: One Mono Pair (RCA Low-Level) or Multi-Pin (High-Level)
Subwoofer Crossover: 12 dB/octave with continuously variable cut-off frequency selection from 50 – 200Hz. Non-defeatable.
Preamp Output: Pass-through with RCA-type jacks
Bass EQ: Single-band with 45Hz centre frequency, adjustable from 0 to +12dB.
Rated Power 14.4V: 500W x 1 @ 4 Ohms 1,000W x 1 @ 2 Ohms
THD at Rated Power: 1% @ 4 Ohms
Frequency Response: 20Hz – 150Hz +/- 1dB
Input Range: 200mV – 4V RMS (Low-Level); 2.0V – 10V RMS (High-Level)
Dimensions (L x W x H): 10.94in x 7.68in x 2.09in (278 mm x 195 mm x 53 mm)
Notes: Remote Level Control via RBC-1 remote control knob. Provides adjustment from Full mute to 0 dB range (sold separately).