15" Jl W3

[WickedClown77 10+ year member]

I just bought a mint condition W3 in a sealed box for $40 from a friend and I was wondering if I sent it 600 @ 2 ohm and I turned the gain down to about 1/2 do you think I would be over powering it? Thanks, WickedClown

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[DrtySthV6SE 10+ year member]

no i owned a JL W3 V1 and it could have taken more power than the 500 watts that i gave it, JL subs are very durable especially the new ones if you have the W3V2

 

[WickedClown77 10+ year member]

Ok, thanks DrtySthV6SE....I've never owned any JL subs, i've always stuck with kicker and memphis (my current setup is 2 memphis 12's). So do you think pushing 600 @ 2 ohm will be perfect for it? (Sorry for all the questions I've just never dealt with JL) Thanks WickedClown

 

[fnzpntz 10+ year member]

I run 2 10w3v2s off 1 500/1 gain all the way up

soo i duno.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

u need 2 run 800 to that w3 if u really want it to shine.........i have one 10w3 with 600watts going to it at it likes it alot

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[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

ugh, you n00bs! GAIN IS NOT A BASS VOLUME KNOB!

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

I run 2 10w3v2s off 1 500/1 gain all the way upsoo i duno.

gain all the way up? i bet that is one horriblly clipped signal.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

wow....i didnt even read that......dude u have 2 turn your gains down.....all it does is let alot of noise into your signal..and it greatly increases your chance of clipped signals

just get a jl 1000/1 and send them a good clean signal

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[Diplexers 10+ year member]

Jl's are durable subs if you don't overheat them. Remember that a wattage rating is a thermal limit, not a mechanical limit. Gains up =ded JL. Feed them a nice clean, unclipped signal and they are gonna sound sweet.

What is the vioce coil config, and what amp are you going to use?

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

i did a install years ago with 2 15w3's in a bandpass box 80square inch port tuned at 35hz with 2 rf bd1000's and was able to get well into the 150's ..and that was on the old tl mic

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[WickedClown77 10+ year member]

Well sorry for being a f*cking n00b but not everybody knows everything about car audio, and thanks to everyone else that has helped me. Oh and by the way i'm going to be running a memphis PB1KD 1000 watt amp to the w3, the amp will do 1000@1 ohm

600@2 ohm

400@4 ohm

Thanks, WickedClown

 

[SmokeyNChris 10+ year member]

I run 2 10w3v2s off 1 500/1 gain all the way upsoo i duno.

shame on you for the gain all the way up!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[Diplexers 10+ year member]

Well sorry for being a f*cking n00b but not everybody knows everything about car audio, and thanks to everyone else that has helped me. Oh and by the way i'm going to be running a memphis PB1KD 1000 watt amp to the w3, the amp will do 1000@1 ohm600@2 ohm

400@4 ohm

Thanks, WickedClown

If your sub will wire to 2 ohms, that amp will be perfect. Just remember to be easy on the gain