JL Audio 10W6v3, 12W6v3, 12W6v3-D4, 10W6v3-D4 Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

10W6v3 Subwoofer Driver

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.

JL AUDIO 10W6v3-D4

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10W6v3 SUBWOOFER

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Nominal Diameter:

10.0 in
250 mm

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C

SUBWOOFER 10W6v3-D4

Free Air Resonance (Fs): 30.12 Hz

Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.543

W6v3 Terminal Jumper System

Please note that the W6v3 is a dual voice coil driver.

BOTH voice coils must be connected to the amplifier
(in series or parallel) for the speaker to operate
properly. To accomplish this, each W6v3 features a
pair of main input connection push-terminals and

four voice coil configuration tab terminals. These are

located behind the main input connectors and are

used to interconnect the dual voice coils in one of

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two ways: Diagram A shows a series connection
(8Ω nominal impedance per speaker). Diagram B
shows a parallel connection (2Ω nominal impedance
per speaker) and is the way the speaker is configured
at the factory. After verifying that the tabs are
properly configured using the supplied jumper(s),
connect the amplifier’s output wires to the W6v3s
main input push-terminals and install the speaker

into the enclosure.

Overall Diameter (A):

10.5 in
267 mm

Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 9.228

Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.513

Mounting Hole Diameter (B):

Bolt Hole Circle (C):

Magnet Diameter (D):

Mounting Depth (E):

Required Pole-Vent Clearance:

Net Weight:

Driver Displacement:

* Xmax specifications are derived via one-way voice coil overhang method with no correction factors applied.
** Efficien cy (1W/1m) is not an accurat e indicator of a subwoofer’s outpu t capability and should not be u sed as a comparison to

other subwoofers to determine which one is “louder” !

*** Re (DC resis tance) is measured with t he voice coils in series , for parallel-wired specification divide R e by 4. All other

specif ications remain th e same.

9.02 in
229 mm

9.86 in
250 mm

6.3 in
160 mm

6.89 in
175 mm

0.50 in

12.5 mm

20 lbs

9.1 kg

0.078 ft

2.21 liters

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Equivalent Compliance (Vas):

One-way, Linear Excursion

(Xmax)*:

Efficiency (1W/1m)**: 82.7 dB SPL

Effective Piston Area (Sd):

0.821 ft

23.25 liters

0.75 in
19 mm

49.303 in

0.0318 m

Diagram A: Series Connection (8Ω):

Use one jumper from “VC1–” to “VC2+”

Warning! Failure to properly connect the

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2

configuration tabs will result in no output and
may damage the speaker.

DC Resistance (Re)***: 6.452 ohm

Nominal Impedance:

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Power Handling (continuous): 600 W

Dual 4-ohm
voice coils

Diagram B: Parallel Connection (2Ω):

Use two jumpers... one from “VC1–” to “VC2–” and
one from “VC1+ to “VC2+”.

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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