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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 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?
mike_in_nc
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I use an Anthem STR also. In my system, it tends to roll off the sub slowly, which smooths FR of the mains in the octave above the crossover frequency. One reason that works is that the JL Audio Fathom is cleaner than most subs above the usual sub range. That for me is a reason to stick with JL Audio -- though I admit I have not researched performance of competitive subs.
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mattlathrop OP
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@mike_in_nc Thanks for the advice! I think I’m leaning to repair. It seems like they haven’t changed even the new versions much so it is worthwhile to invest more in making this one like new!
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