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The Polk also has a lot more power to begin with. I wouldn't see the JBL's as an upgrade.

You can upgrade to a higher power amp, but I don't think you'll beat the Polk when it comes to loudness.

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Hey guys, I just got my hands on a jbl 150 subwoofer but compared to my old polk psw110, it doesn't get nearly as loud. Is the polk one just better/louder than the jbl one or am I missing something?

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What do you have as input?

I use a lepai lp 2020a to connect to the speaker wire ports

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The Polk also has a lot more power to begin with. I wouldn't see the JBL's as an upgrade.

You can upgrade to a higher power amp, but I don't think you'll beat the Polk when it comes to loudness.

o ok thanks man! I'll just keep my polk then

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The Polk also has a lot more power to begin with. I wouldn't see the JBL's as an upgrade.

You can upgrade to a higher power amp, but I don't think you'll beat the Polk when it comes to loudness.

They are active subs, input amp would not make much of a difference.
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