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Touring the JL Audio Factory JL Audio is known for its high-quality audio products manufactured entirely in the United States. At the huge Miramar, Fla. facility, the company utilizes state of the art tools and technology—including an on-site machine shop—to make everything in-house. WORDS BY JOEY KNAPP
Back in September I was in South Florida, and reached out to Stephen Turrisi (Director of Training and Technical Services for JL Audio) to see if I could go on a tour of their facility. Regular readers of Tech Today may remember that I had a chance to tour the Focal factory a few years ago, so I was eager to see what was happening at JL Audio.
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I have known Steve for many years and it seems fitting for a man so obsessed with magnets to be working for one of the top audio manufacturers. I was thankful that he was able to spend time with me since my trip down was arranged at the last minute. Steve was quick to note that normally their productions teams are not scheduled to work on Fridays (the day of my visit), but because of the incredible, increasing demand for products,
the company added another shift and overtime to catch up with the backlog of orders. This was good for me since most of the areas were up and running. We started off in the main office. JL Audio has several locations, but the Miramar, Fla. office is the main headquarters. They also have locations in Phoenix and Portland, plus some smaller offices scattered around the country and around the globe. After a quick visit to the OEM
