JBL P-80.4 Amplifier Amplifiers
JBL P-80.4 Amplifier Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 29, 2003]
cedoman
Model Reviewed:
2002 JBL P80.4
Strength:
.....it didn't get too hot... and the the red light on the logo lights up.....that's about it
Weakness:
*sound clarity -muddy and just cheap sounding *power-equal to your best pyramid..no joke ok....i got rid of my rockford fosgate 2001 200.4...for this amp thinking i was going to get more power w/ the same clean sound...and for a good price!...What a grand mistake!...I hooked this amp up and it gave at least(not kidding or stretching the truth) half the power of the RF amp....w/ a cap attached! This amp powered 4 pioneer 6x8's and I turned the gain up all the way....the speakers sounded like they were only receiving 1/3 of their potential....upsetting while at 1/3 was more than adequate with the RF. If your on a budget and strapped for cash...skip this amp and get yourself US acoustics...or any other re-furbised amp from RF, Alpine, MTX, Crossfire, etc. Similar Products Used: Rockford Fosgate, Pioneer, Coustic, Ultimate, Alpine, DEI, Orion |
[Dec 23, 2002]
Jeff
Model Reviewed:
2002
Strength:
Very solid, durable amp. Stays plenty cool in the trunk, and has excellent connections. Provides plenty of power.
Weakness:
Not really a weakness since most people tune their system by ear, but the crossover and gain dials are hard to read. Hooked this amplifier up to my premium 3-way components, replacing stock amplifier that was rated at 40x4, and there is no comparison. The JBL really brought the speakers to their full potential. Now I just need to replace the speakers with 3 way Boston Pros. Similar Products Used: Listend to a Lanzar amplifier, and the junky Nokia 40x4 stock amplifier. |
[Jun 21, 2002]
Hansolo007
Model Reviewed:
2002
Strength:
Plenty of grunt Smooth unfussed sound. Underated
Weakness:
Gets hot. ( under seat mounting not the best for it, 2 door coupe - no room!) I brought this to feed a pair of Infinity 6" Kapppa's with Emitt tweeters and bridge the other 2 into a Sony 12" Sub. Well I was blown away by the sheer grunt for the sub but still having smooth high end for those emitts. Very underated, haven't heard it clip either!! Very happy with the JBL "baby" amp of the series. Sound quailty is nothing short of fantastic! The change was so big in the bass that I thought I had a different sub! Similar Products Used: Alpine - smooth sound no grunt Pioneer - Bass shy Coustic - Grunt |
[Apr 01, 2002]
Doug Banfield
Strength:
ok if your a biginnerk
Weakness:
for what you pay it rip offa What a waste of my time and money you would have to be crazy to like an amp like this. I hooked in up to 4 MTX 8000 and it sounds like crap. Than I got a 81000D from MTX and I set car alarms of 20 feet away. I don''t car what people say MTX goes all the way and I got the system to prove itu |
[Mar 20, 2002]
Ray
Model Reviewed:
P80.4
Strength:
See Above
Weakness:
None Yet. Using a good Alpine HU with Infinity Kappa 63.3I''s in an 01 Jeep Cherokee, and it all sounded great. Then added the JBL P80.4 and was blown away. Massive power to spare, easy to achieve a clean installation, and complements Infinity''s accuracy. Looks as cool and powerfull...as it is. Love the lights. Similar Products Used: Sony. Blah. They should stick to TV, where they Rule. |
[Dec 26, 2001]
Shed
Model Reviewed:
2000/P80.4
Strength:
Small, looks really sexy (lights up), masses of power for the money. Build quality unrivalled surely for the cash. Can be cranked very loud no problem.
Weakness:
Eeeeeeeerrrrr......none. Brilliant amp. I use it to power my whole system. Running MBQuart components and an Eclipse 10 sealed. Strong bass...really strong. Plays really well at volume....excellent quality of highs as well. Great starter amp..but will surprise a lot of more experienced audio fans. Gives around 160-170WRMS bridged for the sub, and around 50WRMS each to the fronts. Playing through an Alpine HU. Similar Products Used: Baby Alpine V12....good sound but no where near as much poke as the JBL for the money. |
[Feb 11, 2000]
Ben Van De Peer
Model Reviewed:
1999
Strength:
The power handling in a 2 ohm is amazing. Great bass with a sealed enclosure with using a couple of JL's. Speaker connections are damn near perfect. All round great amp to run a few subs and a couple of mids or tweets. Great listening amplifier. Similar Products Used: McIntosh 2x100 (mc2100) is piece of monkey crap. |
[Jun 17, 2001]
Joe Watts
Model Reviewed:
Ford Ranger 84
Strength:
everthing form price to performance
Weakness:
none amp does not get warm at all.Very high quality.Amp will not clipp at all, and will play tunes very very loud i am running Diamond M55.1 and Boston 6 1/2s you can turn up the tunes loud and get out of the truck walk about fify feet away and it blows me away at how clean this amp can reproduce an audio signal Similar Products Used: Jensen it is not even it the same leauge with the JBL |
[Aug 02, 2001]
David
Model Reviewed:
2001 JBL P80.4
Strength:
Small size, great quality connections, clean and underrated power output. Killer sound quality.
Weakness:
Can't find one yet. I usually stay away from 4 channel amps, but this one is great. Very clean and underrated power output. Bumps 4 2-way 6X9's in my boat very efficiently and with great SQ. Very durable. Similar Products Used: Sony, MTX, Orion, Etc |