After spending many months with the E series subs in my home I can say with certainty that JL Audio has produced a very fine product in the e110 and e112 subwoofers. I struggled to even come up with something to put in the column for “Cons”. These have some of the best fit and finishing I’ve seen on any speaker and they are so small that they should fit into anyone’s room. On my review units everything was tight and had the feel of quality. They were rock solid no matter what I put them through. Even throwing some of the most abusive low frequency signals around into their input jacks did not faze them. I have had opportunity to hear the Fathom F112 and F113 on a few separate occasions and I always came away with a positive impression but the E series was supposed to be JL’s slightly less expensive line and I have to say I may be more impressed with them. These subwoofers are very simple in operation with only the traditional controls which I am a big fan of. A lot of the extra “fluff” included with some subwoofers these days is of very questionable value in my estimation and certainly increases the price tag. Yes these are not budget subs but one look at pictures of this driver and it should give some indication of where JL thought that the money would best be spent in the E series design. The amplifier is also a quality unit that packs quite a wallop. With tiny sealed subwoofers there is only one way to get deep bass output out of them and that is with a high displacement driver and a lot of amp. Both of these things of course increase the costs. If you want a small subwoofer with big output you will have to pay for it. There is no way around it. JL Audio has managed to squeeze an amazing amount of output out of the E series subs. Most of the subwoofers I’ve encountered in this size class I have a hard time even considering real subs as  they are so limited in output and extension, but the e110 made me re-evaluate my stance on how small a legitimate subwoofer could be. I give a tip of the hat to the JL Audio engineering team as they really nailed it with the E series. The E series JL Audio subwoofers may be one of the best options on the market for those in need of a small yet powerful bass system.

The JL Audio e110 subwoofer easily meets the specified output thresholds to receive the Audioholics Bassaholic Medium Room rating but can’t quite meet the requirements to get the large room rating. Its larger brother the e112 was able to meet the output requirements needed to garner the Audioholics Bassaholic Large Room rating. The Medium room rating indicates that this sub is recommended as maintaining adequate headroom in rooms or spaces of 1,500-3,000 cubic feet and/or for users who usually listen at moderate volume levels. The Large room rating indicates that this sub is recommended as maintaining adequate headroom in rooms or spaces of 3,000-5,000 cubic feet and/or for users who usually listen at moderate volume levels with occasional high volume playback. For further information in how we make these recommendations see the full article here.

JL Audio e112 Subwoofer Youtube Review

See: Audioholics Subwoofer Room Size Rating Protocol

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MSRP: $1500-1700 (e110)
MSRP: $1900-2100 (e112)