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Is it a ported one?

hows the car now?

What a gem of a video.

This was awesome. I don't even own any of this stuff but did have a 12W7 in my car years back.. Just wondered what the home stereo was like with JL and found some of your videos. It's great to see an easy fix and the relief when you finally got it going. I bet those things sound outrageous

I am French, I know Focal very well since its creation in 1979, I made quite a few loudspeakers at the time when JM lab (Jacques Mahul) the founder of Focal sold his speakers to retailers, they have then started making their own speakers and stopped the distribution and sale of speakers and DIY kits towards the end of the 80's! The large Utopia EM is equipped with an excitation woofer with a separate gray and black power supply which can be seen at 9:30 min, it is the best system for powering a woofer and obtaining speed and performance performance. adaptation to its load volume and therefore to the response in the first octaves, it has an adjustment system on the case! The design of the speaker cabinet in several boxes makes it possible to eliminate resonances between speakers, limit phase inversions, arrange the speakers on an arc in order to obtain a more coherent diffusion, it is the same principle that we use in sound reinforcement (line array) with speaker systems stacked in clusters and oriented differently from each other to form an arc and improve dispersion over medium or long distances and limiting delays between certain frequency groups! All the boxes are mechanically decoupled from each other by vibration-damping systems, they are stiffened inside and the curved shapes of the sides prevent there being standing waves, so the listening is more neutral, no noise. harmful resonances, more definition and details on all frequency registers! The speakers that equip this model are the best (magnet, chassis, membrane), as well as the design of the filter with high quality components. It is a real chance for this Texas store to practically own the entire range of Focal brand products and the Utopia EM which are quite rare to listen to, because their prices make them difficult to access!

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You guys are such a great power couple! Great video as always! -Donny

Man, how was this 15 years ago?! Much simpler times back then lol

These are overpriced in car audio, i guess in home audio is even worse. Many home audio speakers drivers are overpriced af

GR-555 is the same method?

Svs sb1000 vs jl audio d110 which deep bass strong boomy?

I just did exactly what you said and I am back up and running Thank you. Very much

Have had one for a few years now : always thought they made two version.....thanks for showing how to go blue !

STILL WORKING FINE 2 YEARS LATER! -----Wanted to update, I passed the 2 year mark since uploading this video on Dec 9, 2021. Sub is performing as it should and having zero problems. I listen to my two F113's almost daily with music and movies. I leave them both in the "AUTO" position at all times. I do unplug them both from the wall when we get an occasional thunderstorm with lightening, but it's rare... HAPPY LISTENING FOLKS AND ENJOY YOUR AWESOME JL AUDIO FATHOM SUBS!

Thank you so very much! You helped me get my F113 working again! I took the advice from @pigeralt and didn't remove the heat sink or RTV. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hey Paul, had this issue occur on my 2nd hand Fathom 212 after only 1 month of ownership, being in Australia, I thought a mega repair bill was the only way to get it fixed, but having found this video and the forum posts detailing it's a very simple cap or two to fix it, I found a local PCB specialist, supplied him just the PCB board and $50 later, it was all fixed!

My Fathom f113 v1 died last night whilst playing a movie for the kids at lowish volume (50dB). I knew something was wrong when it made a couple of thud noises about 5 seconds apart (probably about 60dB or so). I went over and the power light was out, oddly, when I switched it to the off position, the power light came on, but then when I switched to the auto position, the power light went off, then when I switched it to the on position, the light briefly flashed on and then went out, then when I switched it to the left to off, the light came back on again. At this point I switched it off at the wall (I'm in the UK with those sockets that have power switches). After about 30 seconds, I switched it back on at the wall, and in the off position the power light was now off, but when switching it to auto, it very briefly flashed on and then went out, and the same again when I switched it to on. When I apply mains power, I hear it click, so that's the good news. I'm hoping that it's the capacitor, but the thing that has me worried, is that, from what I've read so far, the power lights very quickly flashing on when moving to the auto and on switch positions isn't something that people seem to mention as a symptom, unless it's an ommited detail that others have seen? The other thing is, my f113 underwent a full refurbishment about 8 months ago and I was told that "all capacitors have been replaced with much higher quality parts than were originally fitted". Again, I really hope it is the power-on capacitor, but given the caps were replaced not all that long ago, I'm not convinced. Before I pull it apart, following this excellent tutorial, I thought I'd ask, is the power light flickering on between switch positions normal with this capacitor issue?

Looks far better in amber!

i'm thinking of buying a JL E110 or E112 subwoofer that is used...do I need to be concerned with it also having problems like this...did JL fix all the new ones coming out after a certain date and what date was that if you know?

Good video of fixing the problem. I thought their subs comes with Three (3) years from the original date of purchase: Subwoofers and Electronics. ,JL Audio will (at its discretion), repair or replace the defective product with new or remanufactured product at no charge.

So those are basically the car audio W7’s??

Thanks for this write up. I’ve got the v2 and maybe at some point they will also need the caps replaced. So this vid will be helpful.

Help, please. I have bought an older Velodyne DD12 and it does not respond to any button I press on the remote control. The remote apparently works because the red led lights up and the infrared sensor blinks when checked with a phone camera. The subwoofer works when connected to a receiver but I can't change any equalization settings or else. What could be the problem and how can I solve it?

Hello sir what's a good price for a pair of fathoms.113 v1s in here in the Us

Crazy to see some of the cars I've tinted!

HOT GLUE GUN ALWAYS WORKED THE BEST FOR ME WHEN FIXING SPEAKER CONE DENTS, THANKS FOR THE VID

I would expect to see a lot of insulation in there.

She can’t even pronounce then brand name correctly

Цена у него не кислая!..

Okay but what about the Fatom?

So much cool gear!

Hey there, any suggestions on what to do if the machine screw bores out the wood instead of pushing out the amp? Tried it on 2 screw holes and I’m 0/2

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I was able to use a soft mallet and nylon automotive trim pullers to shake loose the plate. ANYWAY MUCH APPRECIATE THE TUTORIALS!

Amazing, thank for this video 🤙

How much for the 12 Fathom

lol Paul I was in the video 😂 at the starting taking pictures of the black SVJ in the winter jacket with my bag pack lol 😂

Hi, thanks for your video! I live in Italy and my F112 V2 have the same issue. I contact my local dealer to solve the problem and I wait for it... it's been passed 10 days but I don't know if JL Audio send me a new board to replace the defective. Do you think the CAP used in your V1 is the same for my V2? I prefer wait for the replacement parts because the sub is under warranty... in the other hand, I don't want to ship the sub to the service center. However I agree with you, is better to leave the sub in auto mode, soon I think it's better to connect the sub to the PS Audio PP. Please, if you can let me know something about the CAP of V2 version, thanks.

The most beautiful part of these is the back. Just awesome.

Are the v2 versions of the Fathom more reliable?

Cool video. Mine is not turning on either. Likely same capacitors. Mine is older model but has had new driver installed by JL Audio. They claim not good idea to just replace surrounds. Something about issues with Spyder I don’t know if they just want more money but that’s what they told me when sent mine in. At time they offered to replace all caps etc for 450.00 but I declined as was working fine. Also side note if your having to turn your Fathom up more than usual to get output the volume control could be the issue and have some crud in to since it is analog. With no signal going to sub but sub powered on Turn volume up all way and down all way about 10-20 times and it will clean it if it’s the issue. Made big diff on mine.

I’m so fucking jealous

replaced the cap today and it powered right up, to think I was going to send it in and pay $450 plus shipping. it took about 45 minutes start to finish...thanks for the video!!

Excelente

So it is just a 13w7 in there?

Thank you so much for this video and the work you put into everything. My Fathom F112 wouldn't power up yesterday after a brief power blip. I searched for schematics and a service manual but found none. Then I found your video and thought I'd see if mine would work after replacing the 100µf 35v capacitor. Muscled the beast out to the bench in the garage, disassembled, and found that the solder they used wouldn't flow at 750° so I increased it to 850°. Should have went a little higher but it got the job done. Reassembled, applied power and it works. Calibrated it and I'm now a happy guy again. Again, thanks so much.

Great video only thing I would add is that the speaker wire doesn't need to be disconnected there is a quick disconnect toward the amp under the white fuzz..I only knew cuz a tech from JL told me so.

Thank you for this video. I would be interested in buying the amber filters if you don't need them :)

i saw myself in it😄

Awesome vid!