JL Audio 15W3v2 Series, 15W3v2-D2, 15W3v2-D4 Owner's 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.
15W3v2
Subwoofers
owner’s manual
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W3v2 VOICE COILS IN SERIES: W3v2 VOICE COILS IN PARALLEL:
W3v2-D4: 8.0Ω
W3v2-D2: 4.0Ω
W3v2-D4: 4.0Ω
W3v2-D2: 2.0Ω
W3v2-D4: 2.7Ω
W3v2-D2: 1.3Ω
W3v2-D4: 2.0Ω
W3v2-D2: 1.0Ω
W3v2-D4: 1.0Ω
W3v2-D2: 0.5Ω
W3v2-D4: 0.7Ω
W3v2-D2: 0.3Ω
2 JL AUDIO 15W3v2
*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 parallelwired specification divide Re
by 4. All other
specifications remain the
same.
SUBWOOFER SPECIFICATIONS
WIRING OPTIONS
SUBWOOFER: 15W3v2-D2 15W3v2-D4
Free Air Resonance (Fs): 22.5 Hz 23.0 Hz
Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.510 0.464
Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 10.155 8.794
Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.486 0.441
Equiv. Compliance (Vas): 6.86 ft
3
6.94 ft
3
194.3 litres 196.5 litres
One-way, Linear Excursion: 0.675 in 0.675 in
(Xmax)* 17.1 mm 17.1 mm
Efficiency (1W/1m)**: 88.2 dB 88.9 dB
Effective Piston Area (Sd): 127.5 in
2
127.5 in
2
0.0822 m
2
0.0822 m
2
DC Resistance (Re)***: 3.44Ω 6.80Ω
Nominal Impedance: Dual 2Ω Dual 4Ω
Power Handling (continuous): 500W 500W
Mounting Depth: 8.21 in 8.21 in
209 mm 209 mm
Mounting Hole Diameter: 13.95 in 13.95 in
354 mm 354 mm
Driver Displacement: 0.14 ft
3
0.14 ft
3
3.9 litres 3.9 litres
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