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Repair Or Replace Sub

My JL F112 v1 blew it’s cone out the other day. I called my dealer and they said JL would replace it and the caps (since they were getting to that point too) for ~$900. While I love this sub it did get me thinking if it would be better to take the opportunity to spend say $1500 on a new sub from someone like rythmik rather than pour more money into the old one. Can anything compare to the JL in that price range or am I just going to be disappointed.  
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mattlathrop OP
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I think that may have been the price for just replacing the cone. But updating the caps was extra? I sent a note to JL to verify. 
mike_in_nc
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Sorry, with my bad eyes, I missed that you had blown the cone! The $400 I paid was for fixing electronics only.
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Good to know!
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m-db
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Only if you concluded the F series ARO didn’t provide your room any worthwhile improvement.

Regarding driver size I found a v1 F-113 every bit as potent as the Velodyne DD-18 I compared it to in my room.
The ARO’s auto only calibration gave a slight edge to the flexibility of Velodyne’s manual adjustability.

Considering Mike’s positive repair experience I'd go for the repair and keep an eye out for a used e-110 to slave off your F-112 or the JL Audio CR-1.
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mattlathrop OP
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I don’t use the ARO because my Anthem STR does the same thing but for all speakers. In that case would you recommend trying something else?
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