JL Audio

JL Audio
Consumer and professional audio manufacturer
Industry Audio
Founded 1975 (Speaker Warehouse)
Founder James Birch and Lucio Proni
Headquarters Miramar, FL
Products Audio electronics
Website jlaudio.com

JL Audio is an American manufacturer of consumer audio products. They produce marine, home, and mobile audio products, but are best known for their subwoofers. JL Audio is known as one of the pioneers of the car audio industry.

History

Formation

JL Audio was founded in 1975 by James Birch and Lucio Proni. They used the first letter of each of their names, to form a company name, hence "JL." Their first products were home speaker systems as well as home speaker "kits."

Speaker Warehouse

In 1977, when business did not turn out as well as expected, Birch and Proni invested in a retail store in Hollywood, Florida, called Speaker Warehouse which focused mainly on speaker repair and the sale of speakers, individually or as whole speaker sets. The original company, JL Audio, was still in operation during this time. As the businesses grew, Speaker Warehouse essentially became a dealer of JL Audio products.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, as the car audio revolution was starting to take place, Speaker Warehouse was a big seller of the early pioneering car audio products. Birch and Proni used their knowledge of speakers and audio to experiment with these systems, especially with component systems with subwoofers. By the early 1980s, Speaker Warehouse had become known as a place to go for high-end audio in South Florida.

Notable events

Notable Products

Two 10 inch JL Audio sub-woofers. Original "W0" series in JL Audio PowerWedge box

References

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  5. "Sounds Good to Me: JL Audio Marine Products Call for Pricing." Sea: America's Western Boating Magazine. Duncan McIntosh Company, Inc., 1 July 2005. Web. <http://www.seamagazine.com/Gear/Article/Sounds-Good-to-Me>.
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  8. "2006 Product of the Year Awards." The Perfect Vision 2006: 40. Print.
  9. Gilroy, Amy. "JL Audio Launches New Speakers." TWICE 29 Jan. 2007. Highbeam Business. Web. <http://business.highbeam.com/407703/article-1G1-158527520/jl-audio-launches-new-speakers>.
  10. "The Upgrade Is Here." Me-Mag. Mobile Electronics, May 2007. Web. <http://www.me-mag.com/ProductList.aspx?CurPage=65&SectionCode=01>.
  11. DellaSala, Gene. "High Output In-Wall Subwoofers - What's New for 2008?" Audioholics Online A/V Magazine. Audioholics, LLC, 11 Sept. 2008. Web. <http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/subwoofers/in-wall-subwoofer>.
  12. "JL Audio Introduces W0v2 Subwoofer Drivers." The Birmingham Times. Birmingham Times, 28 Jan. 2009. Web. <http://www.birminghamtimesonline.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234:jl-audio-introduces-w0v2-subwoofer-drivers&catid=43:the-auto-zone-news&Itemid=98>.
  13. "New XD 500/3 from JL Audio." The Audiozine. 1 Feb. 2011. Web. <http://www.audiozine.co.za/latest-audio-news/new-xd5003-from-jl-audio>.
  14. "JL Audio Introduces XD 500/3: New 3-Ch Amp for Smaller Systems." Car Audio and Electronics. Car Audio and Electronics, Formation Media, Inc., 26 Jan. 2011. Web. <http://caraudiomag.com/articles/jl-audio-introduces-xd5003>.
  15. "W3v3: Technologies." JL Audio. JL Audio, n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs_pages.php?page_id=200>.
  16. "13TW5." JL Audio. JL Audio, n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=30>.

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