I tired to chrome plate a turd once. Let me tell you it's tough. I found that eating high concentrations of iron before making a brick would cause the plating process to stick better, but then when you try to pick it up it just goes all mushy, assuming it survived the acid vat. I guess I could try eating a piece or rebar and hope it doesn't kill me on the way back out (I'll sand down any burrs) and then plate that.
Seriously though, when dealing with subwoofers the big names are by no means the best option. JL makes great equipment but you can find similarly performing stuff at half the price. Audiobahn can be matched for even less. Just let your ears do the buying and tell your eyes that the pretty stuff is just that.
