JL Audio TR650-CSi

I'm a recording engineer with 30 years experience. I'm not picking speakers for "bling" or "boom" appeal. Checked out half a dozen different pairs in the $100/pr range, from 2-way to low-end components. 2-ways IMHO are terribly spongy in the bottom end, and tend to be overly bright (sometimes brittle) in the top end. But this JL TR650-CSi component was clear as a glass of spring water. The snare sounded like a snare (instead of a fish slapping a tin can) and the bass sounded round and full, without a sub-woofer. Harmon-mute trumpet was transparent without high-end artifacts. I'm getting two pair of these to replace the old factory gear in my Jeep Cherokee.
Can hardly wait to log some miles with Miles (Davis). :)

I bought the JL TR-650-CSI to replace the junk stock front 2 speakers in my 2011 Subaru Outback and couldn't be more pleased. I connected them direct to the stock powerhead without an amp and the sound is still clear as a bell at decent levels. I had an issue with the cross over when installing the speakers wires (my fault) so I called JL direct and the Customer Service rep was great. He sent me out a replacement wire with Crossover No Charge in just a few days. Install is not the easiest if you're using the recessed tweeter but sound is great.

Let me start off by saying that these speakers don't sound bad by any means, but if you are looking for exciting sound these are not for you. I have had these speakers for about six months running 50 watts RMS via external amp. I have tweaked and tweaked but still cant get the sound I expected from JL. They have no depth to them at all, and when I can get them to sound good at low volumes they will distort terribly at mid to high volume. Yes they have more depth than my stock bose speakers, but an expensive speaker like this should sound better than a 12 year old stock speaker. Realistically these speakers are about the same thing as a coax speaker. The "crossover" is simply a resistor and a wire.... don't believe me just look at them! the only difference between them and your standard coax is a length of wire connected to the tweeter. The price here is much better than what I paid locally, but you can still get twice the speaker for the same money here at sonic. I will say the install went quite smooth with only a wire to hide. The speakers are well built and I expect they will last a while, but you are paying too much for the JL name. My next set will be either Focal or MB Quart since I have heard for myself that they sound much better than these. Then I can finally kick these to the back of the car

The Speakers where just as described New in box original
they have been played loud for long periods and sound great
I will buy the same jl speaker for my next 6x9 needs in the future
the company has my trust
Keep up the good deals and professional service sonic

Well i got an e-mail 6 months later to ask if I could write a review. Thats caring after the sale if you ask me. Thanks SonicE! Actually the 2 sets I bought are still unopened. But the last 4 sets 8 total JL 6 1/2 and 5 3/4 have been the most bang for that price. Not the very best but if you got the money JL has a higher brand. Overall very happy for years using this product from JL in alot of my installs in my past cars and friends cars. And use JL amps to hear the real sound of these speakers. See past video contest in forums i had theCaddy EXT done with the new JL 15wo at 139.9db on a real iassca metered show. not bad for 2 low cost 15's. Man bottom line JL has endlessly put out a rock solid product. See ya in daytona beach FL for spring break nationals 2011.