JL 8.8 Tower speakers worth the money?

[jmvotto]

I was impressed with the icons in the tige z1 we rode at southern surf fest..

I have heard all three not sure you can go wrong with any of the choices WS, exile or jl.

[sandm]

at $699 for the ws icon 8's and $999 for the jl 880's, no brainer in my book considering the reputation of both vendors.

[MLA]

Not to take anything away from JL's build quality and sound quality, but @ $1K for an 8" coax, one would have to ponder hard about spending a couple hundred more for a 10" HLCD.

[DatTexasBoy]

Looking to get started on my audio on the new Craz... had Exiles in the last but Im looking to get away from HLCDs cause all we do is surf anyway. My question is how good are the JL stuff because the are way up there in price compared to even wetsounds ( non HLCD) speakers. Any audio guys care to chime in ?
Thanks,
Josh

Exile makes a Surf Speaker SXT9Q. I am installing four of them as we speak. I have heard nothing but good things about them. I am sure JL is a good speaker too, but Exile does have an option for you.