JL Audio 6W3v3-8, 6W3v3-4 User Manual

6W3v3-4 / 6W3v3-8

Subwoofers

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.

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6W3v3 SUBWOOFER PHYSICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

Nominal Diameter:

Overall Diameter (A):

Mounting Hole Diameter (B):

Bolt Hole Circle (C):

Magnet Diameter (D):

Mounting Depth (E):

Net Weight:

Driver Displacement:

6.5 in.
165 mm

6.85 in.
174 mm

5.5 in.
140 mm

6.125 in.
156 mm

4.25 in.
108 mm

4.25 in.
108 mm

6.1 lbs

2.8 kgs

0.02 ft³

0.57 litres

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SUBWOOFER 6W3v3-4 6W3v3-8

Free Air Resonance (Fs): 41.80 Hz 44.05 Hz

Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.533 0.666

Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 11.027 10.291

Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.508 0.625

Equivalent Compliance (Vas):

One-way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*:

0.181 ft³

5.13 litres

0.35 in.

8.89 mm

0.78 ft³

5.04 litres

0.35 in.

8.89 mm

Efficiency (1W/1m)**: 80.49 dB 80.13 dB

Effective Piston Area (Sd):

17.36 in²

0.0112 m²

17.36 in²

0.0112 m²

DC Resistance (Re): 3.476 ohm 7.917 ohm

Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm 8 ohm

Power Handling (continuous): 150W 150W

* 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” !

JL AUDIO 6W3v3-4/6W3v3-82