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Cars aren’t soundproof dude – you think you are putting on a private concert for just your dashboard hula-girl, but your powerful aftermarket car stereo is broadcasting the truth: that you’re singing along to the Jonas Brothers … not cool.

Hey, let someone else surprise his or her passengers with the resonating bass of the mythical “brown note,” made possible by an impractically full trunk of superfluous subwoofers. Bottom line: selling your used auto stereo equipment with an ad in Recycler Classifieds and on Recycler.com has never been easier…

One, Two, Three…Turn it Up, Sell it Fast
Pick Your Ad Package: The Free Basic Online Ad; the Enhanced Online Ad; the Free Online & Print Ad; the Two Week Photo Ad; the Two week Classified Ad; and the Best Buy packages (without or without a print photo).

Create the Ad: Make any potential buyer hear your car’s sound system with words (the best classified ad transcends the senses) and post a picture with your musical words to bring it on home.

Preview and Confirm: Give your ad a metaphorical sound-check, making sure it is clear, easy-to-read, makes sense, and devoid of errors. Once you are happy with it, simply confirm and wait for the sweet sound of your phone ringing of the hook (sounds kinda like a cashier’s bell…).

Sell Your Stuff Within Weeks – Get Used to the Sound of Money
So you’ll have to get used to the thin and grainy sound of stock stereo parts when driving around Southern California – big deal! Once your ad is placed in at least one of the four editions of the Recycler Classified magazine, boasting a weekly readership of 850,000 (that’s not a typo!), and online at Recycler.com, a website that receives an incredible 6 million hits per month, the sound of counting lots and lots of money will make your car stereo sound not so thin and grainy.

Loud and Proud – So-Cal’s Grooviest Classifieds
Since the early 70s, Recycler has been Southern California’s premier Trade publication for buying, selling and trading. There is no better way to sell your used Stereo Equipment with ease and efficiency. Recycler Classifieds gives you the unique freedom to describe your gear, along with photos, for optimal efficacy and, by upgrading your package to Print, optimal coverage.

Recycler and Recycler.com
4954 Van Nuys Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 305-2200
ads@recycler.com
http://www.recycler.com

The JL Audio 8W7 is the 8-inch version of JL Audio’s W7 line. The W7 series is JL Audio’s most recent car subwoofer release and is known as the most technologically advanced out of any of the JL Audio products. The entire line features six new, patented technologies never before seen in the lineup, mostly because none of the previous products, remade in a second version or not, can even relate; JL Audio built the W7 series from scratch and not from a previous model. The W7 series focuses on sound quality and volume at the same time; that is, JL Audio wants to see how loud they can turn the party up without having to sacrifice the sound.

The 8-inch version has drawn numerous positive reviews from car audio experts and leading organizations. Car Sound and Performance calls it the “best damn 8-inch subwoofer ever made”. It’s small, yet powerful, and the 8-inch subwoofer has never been made so well in so long. It’s really no wonder that it’s getting rave reviews. JL Audio has certainly taken advantage of the situation and brought the little ones to own the bigger ones.

It is reported that this 8-inch version almost didn’t make it to the final lineup. The 21st century is thinking that bigger is definitely better, but that’s not the case here. The smallest version, a size rarely seen in the lines of other companies, has proven to be just as powerful as the other, more popular sizes. While the competition is racing to see how big it can make subwoofers without losing power and quality, JL Audio suddenly dropped a smaller size, which broke the stereotype that smaller subwoofers won’t do much good at all.

A feature that seems insignificant at first, the owner’s manual is actually quite important when it comes down to the actual installation and optimization of the JL Audio 8W7. Many consider it’s owner’s manual one of the best, because it not only includes the standard enclosure recommendations and specifications, but also includes recommended amplifiers to pair up with the 8W7 and tips to get the best out of the system through tweaking without busting it.

Overall, if you want to downsize from a 10-inch or 12-inch subwoofer, or want to try something different that’s hard to find on the market, the JL Audio 8W7 is a nice place to start. It takes everything people love about the 10 and 12 inch pieces, upgrades it, and repackages it as an 8 inch. Seriously, if you want something that’s even more powerful than many other subwoofers on the market, you’ll want to choose the W7 line. But if you want something that’s compact and does the same, you’ll want to choose the 8W7.

In any car audio system, the subwoofer must absolutely be present. It might not sound important at first, but if you remove the subwoofer component, there’s no bass left. A subwoofer by definition is a loudspeaker dedicated to producing low frequency sounds. Have you ever heard the booming beat screaming from a car? That’s the subwoofer at work. Of course, it’s turned past what the average car owner would have it at.

The top companies you’ll want to look for if you want to upgrade your car subwoofer are JL Audio, MTX Audio, and Kicker. These three are leading the car audio industry, all with early origins. JL Audio’s W7 line is one of the most advanced and most powerful subwoofer lines available on the market (pricey, but well worth it if you care about the quality). MTX Audio has released an amazing 60-inch subwoofer that holds the record for the size. They also have the largest consumer subwoofer that measures at 22 inches. Kicker’s L7 seems to be the best from the Kicker lineup, and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be.

Cars usually carry their subwoofers in the trunk or back parts of the vehicle because of the lack of space. Subwoofers and their enclosures tend to take up more space than is expected. As such, fitting them into dashboards and doors is extremely difficult.

An interesting thing subwoofers are used for are volume competition, also known as SPL wars. SPL (sound pressure levels) get extremely high in these battles, and some companies decide to produce subwoofers geared extremely towards the SPL rather than the sound quality. Companies like JL Audio have focused on both SPL and sound quality, as shown in JL Audio’s W7 series.

When installing a car stereo subwoofer, it sometimes requires modifications to the vehicle itself. Obviously, each car is built differently, and that includes the space allowed for upgrades/changes like the subwoofer. If you want to shoot for a larger one or one with a different shape (although mostly circular, some subwoofers are square), it’s important to make sure you have the right size available; otherwise, its time to bust out tools to make it so that you have the right size.

Never assume that a smaller subwoofer is weaker. For example, JL Audio’s 8-inch W7 subwoofer is more powerful than some 12-inch subwoofers from other companies. Because of this, you must always read reviews on the subwoofer you’re looking at before buying it in case that smaller subwoofer is indeed weaker. If you keep with the more popular brands, though, you shouldn’t have many problems, because these have been reviewed many times over and won’t fail to deliver.
Car stereo subwoofers sound like enthusiast-only business, but they dig deeper than most people think.

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