COUNTERFEIT JL AUDIO SUBWOOFER EXPOSED THEN BLOWN UP

BE WARNED, NO SEXY FUN SMOKING SPARKS NOR SMOKE ON FAILURE - POS JUST WENT "phutt". Yes. Do NOT buy top end products like JL Audio (or Morel for that matter who have to include holograms in their product to prove product legitimacy!) online. Even the proper authorised dealers who do so are risking their position. As every JL Audio system gets tuned by a professional.. and these fakes were awfully 'real' looking but were a mish mash of stuff from the wrong lines, cosmetically and indeed, bottomed out on low volume, clattering and then stopping clattering... So anger-inducing. A man's LIFE's WORK is being taken and abused for short-term gain by vile uncaring slime, who despite having the ability and tools to make something GOOD, choose to steal, instead. And don't get me started on the fakes vendors..GRRRRRR. I am afraid I detest E-Bay with a passion.

[@BurningDownUrHouse]

What they should have done is put them both in seperate identical boxes and do identical test runs to see if the counterfeit measured up the the original....then if it did you could expose JL for over pricing their crap. Then send JL the woofer with a copy of the video of all the tests.

[@masonwilliams1810]

Yeah that would show them!! Justice!! 😑 you sound dumb

[@rideordiesquad7700]

That was a fake Jl audio

[@nelsonvelasco5822]

Comparing it to a real JL would’ve been nice

[@RandoManFPV]

Would been big sad when it outperformed the real JL 🤣

[@kaynalliesmommy]

I have one just like it. Bought it off the jl audio site. Leads are not stitched. And it has been outperforming most people's 2 12's around here for almost a year now... It's definitely not fake.

[@iExcIuded]

Brittany Castle I bought 2 jl audio 10s and 1k watt amp. Blew it in 45min... Trash.

[@adaboy4z]

@@iExcIuded I've been bumping a JL 10W3v3 on 600watts for a year no problems! Hell I was running a 300 watt JL 12W1v2 on 500 watts and it lasted till I sold it...

[@joshholden8561]

1 Jl audio out performs 2 12s in ur area u must live near no one cause everyone knows they are over priced plastic junk

[@junito413baby]

who ever is making those fakes are in big trouble that's not funny that company is greatly known for the product and quality of music and there stuff are truly not cheap

[@RDVVo]

totally off subject cuz I'm a jl fan but I got 2 12 in 12w3d4s idk wattage but I'm they are 4 ohms I'm wondering if I wired em to 2 ohms wat wattage they will put out....

[@alexdupree8192]

Shedrick James You can't wire to two ohms with D4's but you can wire to one ohm and they should be gettin at least triple the power depending on the amp

[@RDVVo]

Alex Dupree I'll have to seer how to do dat cuz ik dey bump

[@jamesf9610]

Shedrick James you can wire them down to one ohm but make sure your amp is stable at one ohm bridged. And speakers don't put out wattage they take wattage, but having said that if you have a high quality amp the amp will then push around twice the power to them that it was before.

[@justincase948]

I would like to thank you for your info , cause I was on my way to buy a pair, from the same guy and you guys just saved my family a lot bail money.. Thanks

[@nocarebear8301]

Awesome vid! I love JL and will always own JL.

[@LuxorVan]

The W3V3 does not have interwoven tinsels in the spider, the terminals do not match at all to JL since on the JL version the central pin is on the interior of the hollow mount, they also have a plastic mount that goes under them and along the frame to ensure wires do not touch the frame when inserted and it carries the W3V3 badge on it "The sticker is not supposed to be there and cries out fake"! I do not see the insert-molded spider carrier, it is also missing the vented reinforcement collar, you can see that by the fact that JL engineered the VRC with Tinsel lead guides that are round! Where the tinsels go into the cone on this fake they are just glued into place! Another big difference is the diameter of the roll on the surround, it is smaller than the JL W3V3's! I have been a longtime JL Audio owner and the real thing is worth it, in fact my old W0's, I had 2, 15" and 2, 12" in a minivan that I let a Orion retailer hear and he ended up giving up his Orion lines for JL Audio shortly after! Anybody who loves JL would know the technologies they patented and developed in the mid to late 1990's which are implemented in nearly all JL models! But really glad to see you point out these exist, I have seen many of them here on youtube in videos and the people who own them are obviously unaware they are fakes! It used to be, JL Audio had a 2 year warranty that was only valid if you bought them from an authorized retailer and had them installed by that retailer "This included Power Wedges"!

[@ivanklopcek1064]

Hi, were you referring to the quality of magnet's rubber boot? Because real stuff also has the rubber boot

[@roochiecooch]

I have these subs in 2 cars of mine. 2 13.5's inn the SUV in a 5.0 cu ft ported and 2 10's in a sealed enclosure in my car. Absolutely love them and they have great sound. Would be so furious if I ever got conned by counterfeits. But I bought from a JL Dealer so I didn't have to worry about that.

[@droppinlowlows7234]

Yes sir a proper gentleman knows his subs . liked from the U.S. / texas

[@toddconrad1426]

I’ve got some 6.5 from a store here in the USA and my spider is not sewn in at all. So it that just on the 12”s or is that all w3’s

[@kovski666]

the enthusiasm is inspiring

[@Presenterbloke]

Why thank you! It's been known to drive folks mad but is pretty much my entire stock-in-trade!

[@grykolcu]

Which brand amplifier, in many RMS into 4 ohms

[@Mr90sRetro]

Write Sucker on my forehead. I bought 2 of these from a retailer on AliExpress a few months back. I thought they may have been refurbished, but had no idea they were fake. I have a RF R1200 1d on them and I thought it was strange that they couldn't handle it turned halfway up. Thanks for the confirmation.

[@Presenterbloke]

+Mr90sRetro UGH..so sorry..

[@radekwysocki7875]

+Presenterbloke don't feel sorry for him, everything on ali is made in china aka fake soooo WTF was he expecting

[@anwarwilliams4127]

DD all the way

[@DGTHRE]

This video was entertaining! Cheers from across the pond.

[@daddydale69]

And to add to my previous comment the plastic ring removes from where the mounting holes are located . The whole outside ring does not come off just the center plastic piece .

[@michaelwise6402]

I'm not sure about the other W3 features, but not all W3s have stitched tensil leads.

[@chekeolofton6310]

look at ali Express they have JL 12w3 on there site too for $143.50. Look into them also if u can. So we can stop this.

[@wigenite]

I just watched the manufacturing video from JL, and you guys got at least one part wrong, the leads were not interwoven in the spider... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH6oiWWsjNGIiNk

[@adaboy4z]

I bought a JL 12w3v3 on Ebay thank goodness it was legit!!

[@valecasillas5729]

Wher do u buy on ebay name please

[@adaboy4z]

@@valecasillas5729 It was a private seller I ran across. I sold it later to buy W6v2.

[@jeffday6551]

Jus watched the manufacturing video for the w3v3 and I didn't see any issues, it looked exactly the same

[@christopherparis6841]

Cause it is n their all trash or at half price maybe a partial rip off

[@kensmith8886]

That the internet for ya !!! Buy from an Authorized JL Audio Dealer

[@5abivt]

3,200 watts @1ohm into a .. 300rms 2/4 ohm sub ? Wouldn’t that destroy it every time ? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@andrewmcquaid8580]

How do you wire a 4 ohm sub by itself to 1 ohm? These are single voice coil

[@ProfessorPuffyPants]

mine have a jl badge, the trim ring comes off, there's no sticker above the terminals, the tensils aren't woven but neither are the ones they show online. The boot comes off very easily though..been trying to figure out if they're real. got one from cartoys, and one from B&I.

[@papoportillo1019]

Yours sounds real I just talked to a JL tech and the ones with the JL badge on the cone are the newer ones

[@masterblaster735]

THEY ARE BOOTLEGGING EVERY THING THESE DAYS BUT I DON'T THINK THEY SELL FOR THE SAME PRICE AS THE REAL DEAL THO

[@jtd3d351]

I don't buy shit off of eBay anyway but this is very informative.

[@ExStaticBass]

All I can say is "WOW."

[@kcmullins6179]

I like JL audio but they are overpriced badly. They are really good SQ Subs hands down they sound amazing. But you can get way better Subs for the price. Like Sundown and Resilient sounds and CT sounds and DD audio.. put it this way I got a JLW7 8" and a few W7 13.5"s I used em for a while and ppl love em and you don't see em often cause they cost a fortune sadly. Well I put my W7 "8 the anniversary edition it's black instead of the silver ones ppl are used to. Anyway I put it up against my Sundown SA V3 8" and the Sundown SA V3 8" absolutely destroyed the W7 8". The W7 was in its own JL box and the SA was in a box designed for it. Both on the same amp a Sundown sfb1500.1D it's a 1500 watt mono block that does roughly 1900 to 2k @ 1ohm I didn't give em full power unless I burped em. Anyway the SA was louder it hit harder and sounded much cleaner and crisp and tighter and even deeper... The JL W7 8" has a xmax of 19mm the SAv3 has 16mm xmax but the SAv3 8' can travel almost 4" it moves alot of air. And what got me is the SA 8" was only 240 bucks new the JLw7 8" was 560 US... So for twice the price you get a sub that is out performed on all levels by a sub half it's price... Plus the SA is bigger and heavier it's motor is absolutely madness it's huge and extremely strong. And the SA was the worlds loudest 8" it got a score of 153DB a single 8' on 3k wattage @1ohm.. EMF Audio has the videos of it and so does sundown youtube channels.. all you gotta do is type in worlds loudest 8" and the videos will pull up on here..

[@markmaese1599]

I noticed the jl sub you mentioned has a 3 ohm voice coil. The sundown on the other hand has a dual 3ohm voice coil. So wired in parallel, comes to a 1.5 ohm load approx. So maybe that's why the sundown sounds louder. Your amp is putting out more power at 1.5 ohms (approx 1400 watts) as compared to 3 ohms (approx. 900 watts).

[@777Edub]

wow that's crazy smh I have the real version of these and they sound awesome, nothing like this

[@darknature79]

Lol I just watched a sonic electronic video and the tinsel on theirs isn't woven or made in the spider and I doubt they sell fakes. I owned a set of 12 3v3s briefly and had em on a true 1500 watt amp and may they was clean sounding and sounded awesome. I can't remember if the plastic surround came off mine or not and mine were real.

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

That's why I own Focal K2p speakers, cost way too much to make counterfeits. The Zamak basket and plated engraving just isn't worth it I guess. Oh and they sound amazing, my kx27 has 600rms and it is accurate, and moves brilliantly in its sealed 1.0 cu ft box.

[@camcorder8203]

Hawaiiguy Kailua coat way too much to buy real

[@RandoManFPV]

Sounds expensive. Like even more rip off than a JL lmao

[@carlschumaker6075]

got sold two blown hifonics brutus 15s after second one i gave up on hifonics

[@TheNeuteredCat1]

So you gave up on blown shit.? Makes sense. Your the type to blow shit then talk snot. Lol

[@ryansimmons1001]

Ah, that's nothing! I got burned by a bag of poppin corn in a shoebox. Shit wasnt even orville reddenbacher neither, summbitches!

[@myboy051]

I enjoyed that left speaker very much !!!

[@ancientalien815]

The leads on the w3v3 are not woven into the spider.

[@jamesmurray4312]

The surround is also very wrong. I have two real W3's and jusy by looking at them, you know theres a lot of Xmax. This fake has a small surround. damn shame.

[@trudeaumustgo1920]

If you watch the sonicelectronics video on the w3 the tinsel leads are the same way.

[@tomthompson7400]

without a box most cones would sound like that ,,,

[@masterblaster735]

I would have like to have seen and heard them play in a box and got blown at the same time hell you can blow out any speaker playing it free air on that kind of power

[@rodx5571]

True enough Blaster. But that being said, and i am sure we would agree, the other side of the coin is, it would have been more fun to box it and hear it fail at volume. And it would have been a proper test.

[@markjakubowicz2728]

That’s how the wire is on a real w3 it’s not supposed to be woven in the spider

[@daddydale69]

For your info jl audio suspends there speaker leads on the 12w3v3-2 just like that one they actually promote that way instead of woven into the spider which jl claims degrades the spider after time????

[@Drivehardgaming]

I hope those dint make it to canada

[@rodx5571]

Deven, where there is a chinese seller, there is a counterfeit "something". Bet money on it, just dont gamble on it.

[@N2Otorious]

no sub is going to sound good free air... mount it in a sealed box and the get at it.

[@splash5974]

N2Otorious Totally agree! They bitch about people not being honest, but they test a sub free air, and throw 3200watts at it, and its only rated at 500watts RMS Took a look at a "real" W3 today, and this thing looks bang on!

[@mauriciogonzalez5647]

Holy hell is that Michael Moore in the pink

[@ARSONISTSCAMP]

I need a pallet of 12s and 13.5s.

[@amanteapasionado6836]

But how does it sound compared to a real one?

[@Bacardi6111]

Well that died quickly 😵

[@demonnitro3751]

I will never understand why people do shit like this.

[@crisibarra6850]

The guy in the tan shirt looks like Michael Keaton lol

[@Christopher408]

Cris Ibarra lmao that's true

[@MrCraigy2705]

i just got sold a counterfeit cerwin vega , tinsel leads came right off

[@bartlys86]

cerwin vega sucks to begin with

[@camcorder8203]

skrup dog wrong

[@adaboy4z]

Damn Cerwin Vega made great subs in the late 90s!!

[@edward569]

please Xpose them all!¡!!!

[@mishkafilm]

Guys on East 14th Sell that shit.

[@amanteapasionado6836]

Should have thrown it in a box to play it

[@vabch82]

Sundown all the way!! 😁🇺🇸

[@kylebenzeno5593]

You mean rockford

[@bigsean2473]

american bass!!!

[@letsgonow5641]

Wow i havent heard that name in a while. I actually googled it they still make products. I had their amps back in the day and they actually were pretty good.

[@mazda2284]

check out pride audio .

[@kendochan6166]

Boss audio makes the best speakers.

[@fukkinkana]

I feel a lot of JL haters probably only hear counterfeit JL subs. I've heard authentic Wxv2-4 that sound better than authentic alpine type R's, Rockford p3's, MTX TNE212D (great subs for the price by the way).

[@noscx]

Braddah E as an audio tech with 20 years experience I can also say most complainers aren’t using the manufacturer recommended boxes either. They think some dink that makes generic boxes is good enough.

[@RandoManFPV]

Most JL haters don't waste our money on something we can buy 50% cheaper from another brand. Until you can show me the stats numbers and graphs proving the jl is cleaner/more accurate/all the other bullshit yall come up with then it's just that, opinions and bullshit. I can show you a spec sheet right now of a 150$ sub that gets louder than your 1000$ JL. I can prove it, on paper, with the information from the manufacturers themselves. Funny how yall can't prove what makes these 8X more expensive than other comparable woofers lmao

[@alek385]

My god! I feel so sorry for you guys... Terrible...

[@johnnyvegas5681]

you had their names....so what happened. I have a feeling nothing since that is very hard sometimes

[@Presenterbloke]

The JL Audio staff went after them.

[@ryansimmons1001]

Nothing happened. If they do not catch the guy in the act, humping the product, holding an ID with an eagle scout there to verify it and on tape, the guy will walk everytime... after he finishes humping the counterfeit product if course.

[@berjonibro6468]

is great woofer and heavy bass :(

[@Astrothunderkat]

Money back!!! I've got fake shit before. get yaa money back!

[@joshholden8561]

Thats prolly a better sub than crappy over priced jl can make themselves

[@0117ization]

Proper subwoofer????

[@crazylarryjr]

What's the name? call them out

[@racerx3669]

This is one angry fat man. Hilarious. Good commentary.

[@Presenterbloke]

livid mate!

[@b1782w]

W3v3 does not have woven leads for those watching

[@camcorder8203]

b1782w the w7 does

[@dakotawainwright9186]

Double-U free-v-free

[@Str8GasGenetics]

So they used the same basket, cone, motor, coil, everything but because the logo isn't perfect it must be a counterfeit? Much more likely just a B-stock product.

[@fukkinkana]

StillBornRec except they aren't. Everything is was terrible quality.

[@shanegarry6214]

The Badge is all wrong.. among other things lol easy tell what a joke .. exposé those clowns 🤡 I know this video is old but hopefully u got your money back

[@jasonburton1222]

Blooming fools !

[@alexdupree8192]

I would have at least thrown it in a box and on something smaller than a 3k, before I called it trash. Yes it's shitty for someone to counterfeit JL, but what dumbass buys a sub on ebay that's $100 cheaper than the normal retail price of a w3. Just my two cents.

[@patrickbennett439]

oo i want one!

[@iiMbLeSs3d]

My bf only use JL

[@ryansimmons1001]

Are you sure you dont mean KY? That's what I'd be using if i were your bf. Word!

[@tiemze]

Bullocks!

[@carlusmclean7662]

bass SUB

[@jackedburton7639]

Who care if they are knocking off JL subs. What should really piss you off is fake Funky Pups. They don't go BOOM like so!

[@sammyj184]

I sell tons of these

[@BRENDAJASON1]

Someone is making some money off of these fake stuff, why burn the thing up send the thing back and get your money back

[@ryansimmons1001]

Its ebay so you dont have to. All you have to say is that the item is not as described and the criminals at PayPal will give you your money back and let you keep the item . Dont believe me? Try it out for yourself. PayPal stole over $40,000.00 from me, and I was selling swimming pool parts. You'd think that would be a classier market and youd avoid scammers that way. Not when the scammers are ebay and PayPal. They'll toss a quarter in the dirt and fight to the death the scumbags. I hope they all burn in hell. Now you know.

[@TheNeuteredCat1]

These people would poop on their self if they heard my two JL W3 0 12's in the Box I got

[@bryansullivan9588]

probably not to far off from a real JL

[@WillyMandingoWinchester]

Only by car audio from the official manufacturers website or vendor that is recognized by the manufacturer!

[@loudmikemedia]

wfree

[@vloppysagina]

It performs just like a JL Audio woofer does! 😂 I'll never own JL - waste of money.

[@vloppysagina]

EpicEverythingDude75 I don't run Walmart subs buddy. I run Soundqubed, Sundown, Fi for subs. 🤑😀😬😬 JL subs ARE Walmart subs.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

berto371rr Look on JL's website. The W7 is around 1,000 bucks. It IS expensive, yes. But if you really care about sound quality and SQ, the W7 or any woofer from JL is the best choice

[@vloppysagina]

EpicEverythingDude75 If you're paying $1000 for an L7, you really need to rethink where you're getting your equipment. Secondly, L7's aren't sold in Walmart only due to the fact that JL doesn't allow it, you supposedly being a car audio enthusiast I thought you would know this. I was wrong, though, the stupidity of standing behind such a cheap company doesn't mean it holds amazing products. An L7 will not outperform the subs I own, nor would it compete in the same class. There's definitely a massive difference between our tastes in car audio, you enjoy cheap quality sound systems that cost a ridiculous amount of money, and I enjoy quality sound systems that perform greatly without being cheated out of money.

[@kensmith8886]

+EpicEverythingDude75 Sundown lol, is a cheap Digital Designs knock off depends if you are into quality sound if so Digital Designs & JL is waay ahead although they are in 2 different groups you still get what you pay for cheap IS just CHEAP !

[@vloppysagina]

Ken Smith Digital designs all the way. But JL has yet to put out a performing woofer for class flashing.

[@lannyloveable]

So their fake KEEP IT FOR LOOKS

[@tru816indo]

thank god I live in America. Jl and Memphis are all I'll ever own

[@kylebenzeno5593]

Don't forget my gd ol. Rockford

[@chadgardee1496]

Rockford ftw👍🏻

[@richisamindset01]

That's like saying Chevy and Ford is all you'll ever own when there's Cadillac's out there son! JL and Memphis ain't got squat on Fi Audio, PSI, American Bass and a few others

[@tru816indo]

+richisamindset01 my days of beating down the block are over.. SQ is all that matters. Audison voce 5.1k. bit 10 d. Focal 165 krs. and a single 10 W7. I checked out FI but ill only shop in stores these days. I'm happy with what I have. I listen to rock and alternative and half my music doesn't even hit so there's no point.

[@richisamindset01]

+Temple Slug - ahh. Gotcha.

[@SLAMTRON]

But what they left out is these low budget Asian counterfeits actually sound better than the original and took several seconds to destroy with over three thousand watts outside of any enclosure. That's why they didn't put it into an enclosure and then try to destroy it, it would've lasted a long time and produced uncannily high quality bass. I traded my 10 original JL W7s for 2 of these and they hit *much harder* "on deck power..." - lol - But seriously, I killed my REAL JL 13W7 in about 4 seconds with one Zapco 9.0. and that's the LAST JL *anything* I'll ever own.

[@trompudo85]

on w7

[@scottmiller3025]

it was a nice fake.

[@rodx5571]

In china there is a car called a "land wind" which is a near identical copy of a Range Rover, Pretty fakes dont make quality products.

[@meerkhan4404]

its a pice of crap

[@CoreySeefedt]

Kids in Africa could have eat ton that sub

[@johnniebeard8647]

Yeap its a fake.crazy good looking but fake still