Originally Posted by TJElite
I thought the sound advice JL relationship was fairly new...I stand corrected. I never meant to say that Sound Advice didn't have nice stuff, or do nice work. My point was, that the sound quality of their installs is probably not any better with JL, than it was before they had it. I can remember when their big brands were rockford, Yamaha, and Sony.
Yeah, they haven't carried any of that stuff in atleast 5 years. And I don't know to what degree the sound quality in SA systems may be better since carrying JL, but I do know it's easily the number one seller in the mobile department and an excellent business decision. Like most companies, SA makes business decisions on money...not necessarily what "sounds the best." Customers come to expect higher end products and they know JL's reputation. I'm willing to bet even if there was a pair of Sony subs that sounded as good, they wouldn't sell half as fast as the JLs.
Originally Posted by TJElite
That's why I said only to consider the mainstream, recognized brands, so we wouldn't have to have Kia's and Nissan's in the same group...more Nissans and Toyota's. I also said we were only considering sound quality, so your points about features and warranty don't apply here.
Toby
So then what brands might be included in your discussion? Comparing say Panasonic and Alpine would be like considering Kia and Nissan to me. Far bands of the spectrum would be something like Yugos and Mercedes to Pyle and Focal. Either way, a name brand carries reputation, and proven performance. I totally agree that a large percentage depends on the install, but making a bunch of Pyle equipment sound "good" could be compared to making a Honda Civic run 12's when you could run the same time in a stock Z06. Sure, the guy with the civic will get respect and open some eyes, but at the end of the day, I'm willing to bet most people would still rather have the Z06....just because it's a Z06. Tried and true.