JL Audio 10W6AE, 12W6AE Owners Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of a JL Audio subwoofer component. Your JL Audio subwoofer is a
precision loudspeaker which has been engineered to produce the highest quality sub-bass performance in
your vehicle. Authorized JL Audio dealers have extensive technical information for many different
applications of your new speaker. They also have the knowledge, skills and tools to build a high-quality
enclosure that will maximize the performance of your speaker. We highly recommend that you have
your enclosure built by an authorized JL Audio dealer.
Inside you will find specifications and two recommended enclosures for your speaker; one is a sealed
enclosure, the other is a ported design. Both types of enclosures will give you excellent sound quality and
low-frequency extension. The sealed enclosure is a better choice if space is extremely tight, but the ported
enclosure will produce 3dB more output at the same power if you have the extra space to work with.
If you decide to build one of these enclosures yourself, you must have the construction of the box
inspected and approved by your authorized JL Audio dealer in order for the 1 year limited warranty to
be valid. Please read the warranty information carefully.
10W6AE 12W6AE
Subwoofers
owner’s manual
• The W6AE’s employ a pole vent to remove heat and pressure from the inside of the
speaker. This vent is located at the rear of the speaker. A minimum distance of 3/4inch (20mm) is required between the back of the speaker and any wall of the
enclosure to allow proper operation of the pole vent.
• The enclosure recommendations listed are external dimensions which assume the
use of 3/4" (19mm) thick material. If you are using 5/8" (16mm) thick material,
subtract 1/4" (6.5mm) from each dimension. Do not use any material with a thickness
of less than 5/8" (16mm) as this may compromise the rigidity of the enclosure.
• All enclosure volumes listed are net internal volumes! Box volume displacement,
port displacement and brace displacement must be added to obtain the final gross
internal volume. All enclosure dimensions listed have already taken this into account.
• When using two subwoofers in a common enclosure simply double the
required volume and, in the case of a ported enclosure, use two times the
recommended port(s).
• We recommend the use of this speaker in a bi-amplified system using high-
quality satellite speakers and amplifiers. We do not recommend the use of this
subwoofer with a passive crossover (coil), as this type of device will adversely
affect performance.
2 JL AUDIO 10W6AE/12W6AE
SUBWOOFER: 10W6AE 12W6AE
Free Air Resonance (Fs): 23.2 Hz 20.9 Hz
Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.463 0.462
Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 6.567 6.897
Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.432 0.433
Equiv. Compliance (Vas): 2.30 ft
3
5.73 ft
3
65.1 litres 162.3 litres
One-way, Linear Excursion: 0.469 in 0.438 in
(Xmax)* 11.9 mm 11.1 mm
Efficiency (1W/1m)**: 84.2 dB SPL 86.9 dB SPL
Effective Piston Area (Sd): 53.6 in
2
82.5 in
2
0.0346 m
2
0.0532 m
2
DC Resistance (Re)***: 10.8Ω 10.8Ω
Nominal Impedance: Dual 6Ω Dual 6Ω
Power Handling (continuous): 300W 300W
Mounting Depth: 4.875 in 5.625 in
124 mm 143 mm
Mounting Hole Diameter: 9.125 in 11.0625 in
232 mm 281 mm
Driver Displacement: 0.06 ft
3
0.085 ft
3
1.7 litres 2.4 litres
* Xmax specifications are derived via one-way voice coil overhang method
with no correction factors applied.
** Efficiency (1W/1m) is not
an accurate indicator of a subwoofer’s output
capability and should not be used as a comparison to other subwoofers to
determine which one is “louder” !
*** Re (DC resistance) is measured with the voice coils in series, for parallel-
wired specification divide Re by 4. All other specifications remain the same.
SUBWOOFER SPECIFICATIONS
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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W6AE VOICE COILS IN SERIES: W6AE VOICE COILS IN PARALLEL:
12.0Ω
6.0Ω
4.0Ω
3.0Ω
1.5Ω
1.0Ω
WIRING OPTIONS
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