I just got a JL Audio 500/1 amp and Eclipse 12" sub.

Now I have to find out the specs on these things and learn audio! yay~

I also got one helluva deal. $500 for both the amp and sub.

Hmmm, thas a good deal. I'll give you $505 for both.

Doesn't just the amp cost $500? and the sub cost something like 1 grand? LOL

He bought it off someone on the audi forums - that guy was too lazy to check for prices so when he sold it, he said "just throw me an offer"

on a more related topic - should I go to myer emco to get this installed or best buy??

the amp goes for about 300 on eBay, and the sub, depending on which one, titanium, aluminum, etc, can go for much less than 200. I dunno is the deal is really that good though, especially for used equipment. but, as long as you like it!

I dunno my friend got 2 12' ecplisces with box and amp for like 650 installed

which eclipse is it

an old eclipse sub could go for 50-60 bucks
an alum could go for 200ish
a titanium could go for a decently high price

pretty much any eclipse though is worth what you pay for them. I have one that I got used for about $100 a year ago, and I think it was worth every penny.

Sweetpea81286 get sum pics man

how do i know if it's aluminum or titanium? i dont know anything about all this subs and amps and speakers stuff. all i know is that my computer speakers > my car speakers.

You can tell by looking at the cone. I'm not sure what the titanium cone looks like, but their bottom of the line is a black cone and their alluminum ones are silver.

take a picture of it

it's in a ported box...how to get inside of it, i am unsure of.

i doubt it's titanium, seeing as how it was presumably run with the 500/1 amp. must be aluminum, i thought the one under the aluminum had much lower power hnadling specs.

how bout you take a picture of the cone

and also, the way you get inside the box is unscrewing it

heh...I just asked my friend who took apart the sub just for kicks and he told me it had a black cone (titanium, anyone?). They guy he bought it from used it in his Audi S4 Quattro, so I think he was using some high end stuff except for the amp (it's still high end though...right???)

oh yeah, the guy was running his sub with 1000watt monster cables. he said that he didn't want to try it with the 500watt cables, so I guess i'll buy 1000watt cables too *sigh*

what the hell?

the number of watts a kit is rated for is meaningless, all that is important is the wire size, and youll want 4 gauge. you can get 4 gauge kits from ebay for $36 shipped, might check out wallmart, too for inexpensive wire. 4 gauge.

your woofer sounds like an 87 series eclipse, might be an older 86 series eclipse. based on teh power, id say 87. was talking to dups a few days ago, was telling him about how that's definitely my favorite eclipse woofer. you might be able to see pictures of his, to see if it is the same as yours, check members rides.

you picked a fantastic amplifier to learn your audio on, i must say, very versatile, and good about not blowing up. and even if you did get a cheapy woofer, you got the woofer and box basically for free, considering how expensive that amplifier is!

Hope you enjoy, sounds like a great start to me