jl w3

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: jl w3

Posted By: gsr-teg23
Subject: jl w3
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 2:06 AM

so here is the deal i just bought two new jl w3v3 2 ohm and im not sure how to tune my amp for them i have a jl 500 1 and my old speakers wich were older w3 dual voice coil sounded great but i pushed them to hard and they finaly gave out so i got these ones and they pop when i turn them up and they dont seem that loud what can i do to fix this and how should i tune my amp?? please help

ps in a sealed box.

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drive fast and play it loud!

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 4:10 AM

play only one woofer at a time. Does the level of bass increase with just one speaker connected? That amp is not capable of driving a 1 ohm load. Do you have the speakers wired in series?

Posted By: gsr-teg23
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM

ok i will try that thank you

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drive fast and play it loud!

Posted By: icearrow6
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM

i may be wrong, but isn't the V3 W3 rated at 300W? The V2 was rated at 400W. i could be wrong.

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 2:15 PM

He has 2 woofers. I am not totally familiar with the line, but I do know that they make more than one size speaker with that labeling. So I can not even tell if he has 8s 10s 12s or 13.5s.

Posted By: icearrow6
Date Posted: August 18, 2010 at 6:12 PM

you are right, i don't know why i just assumed they were 12". LOL.

So yeah need more info from this guy to figure it all out.
The phase of the woofers is the most likely cause though. . .

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