They Charged What? – JL Audio’s CS113TG-TW5

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Is paying $30 for a subwoofer box, branded and custom built and tuned for your high quality subwoofer too much to pay?  Well if it makes you feel better we would charge much more to build the same thing.

The CS113TG-TW5 is a custom built enclosure designed to house and include the 13” TW5 subwoofer.  The 13TW5-3 is a 3 ohm subwoofer rated at 600 watts RMS and is JL Audio’s first thin line subwoofer.  The technology used for this subwoofer was also patented by JL Audio many years before the subwoofer passed final inspection and was released.  If you are a JL-o-phile and want a comparison, the TW5 sounds a lot like a W6.  You should keep in mind though, the thin line sub is meant for thin spaces such as behind or under truck seats.  It would be ideal for the 3rd row SUVs that have little room to spare for such things, however, depending on your ears, you may not find it as “heavy” as 2-12” subs rated at the same power.

The TW5 is the only thin line subwoofer or shallow subwoofer that can deliver high quality and hard bass.  It has inspired and motivated JL Audio’s design team to create numerous new stealthboxes that before were either not possible or on the wimpy side.

I think I have strayed from my original intent.  JL Audio does in fact charge a measly $30 for the enclosure.  See the picture and you’ll notice the design and how it will fit several possibilities. (https://teamcaraudio.com/?page_id=49&wppa-album=51&wppa-photo=264&wppa-occur=1) Behind a truck seat, wedged under a truck seat, it can lay flat in a rear hatch space.  When it first debuted in 2008, we built a fiberglass enclosure to fit in the spare tire well of a Kia Sportage.  It sounded great; so that gives you an idea of the size vehicle that best suits this particular subwoofer.

Here’s the best part.  When you buy this subwoofer in the enclosure, you automatically get a 2 year warranty.  How many subwoofer manufacturers offer that?  They can’t because they make them cheap along with 20 other brands in a far-far-away factory.  In fact, any JL Audio subwoofer bought in its JL Audio specific enclosure comes with a 2 year warranty.  Not only that, the 13TW5-3 has been up-fitted a bit.  The basket design is a little different and the sound is somewhat deeper.  The current pictures on JL’s website do not reflect the aesthetic change, that’s how recent it is.

If you are wondering why I haven’t mentioned other sizes for this particular subwoofer line; it’s because there aren’t any.  They originally hoped to release a 12” but the recipe was never quite right.  JL is no pushover.  They get it right or the design never sees the public.  They have designed a new series of thin line subwoofers that are expected out this summer.  They will be different sizes and different power and price.

I am not sure how JL Audio justifies only charging $30 more when you buy the 13TW5-3 with the enclosure as opposed to without the enclosure, but they do.  Maybe they are feeling really generous.  Chris said he thinks it’s a mistake and someone’s going to get an earful.  I think JL Audio just believes in the product and wants to share that love with their JL-o-philes.  Come see us and listen to this skinny thing and hear for yourself!

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