can jbl600.1 run JL subs

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Topic: can jbl600.1 run JL subs

Posted By: accord_coupe01
Subject: can jbl600.1 run JL subs
Date Posted: May 13, 2005 at 6:08 PM

Can I use the JBL 600.1 amp to run:
JL audio 10W6v2 preferably or
JL audio 10w3v2

will it be sufficient and the ohm has to work

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 13, 2005 at 8:10 PM

Your title says "subs" but you don't say if you are using one, two or more. So how many are you using?

Posted By: LTHLQUICKSILVER
Date Posted: May 13, 2005 at 9:06 PM

That amp should be able to run two w3's and one w6

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Posted By: accord_coupe01
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 2:56 AM

no, just one sub

I thought a w6 is a 4ohm only setup and the amp can only push 300 watts at 4ohm where the sub is 400 rms is that healthy for the equipment?

a w3 can be ran at 2,4,6 ohm, and at 2 ohm the amp pushes 600 watts for a 300 watt rms sub

Posted By: LTHLQUICKSILVER
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 3:30 AM

If I recall correctly, w6's are dual voice coil and can be dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm.

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 3:42 AM

They're both dual voice coil subs. The W6v2 is dual 4 ohm, which will wire to either 2 ohm or 8 ohm. The W3v2 is DVC 2,4 or 6...which gives you, depending on which model you get, the wiring options of the W6v2 plus: either 1 ohm or 4 ohm with the DVC 2; either 3 ohm or 12 ohm with the DVC 6.

300 watts is healthy power for either one of those subs. The 10W3v2 DVC 2 ohm would be a good matchup, whereas you would have to run the amp at a 2 ohm load (never mind the 8 ohm option) to use the W6, which would be too much power for it.

https://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/10w3v2.html

https://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/10w6v2.html

Wiring is shown in the linked PDF manuals.

If you choose to add another sub later, you can use that amp to power two 10w3v2 DVC 2's at a 2 ohm impedance load for about 300 watts to each sub... adding about 6 decibels.

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Posted By: accord_coupe01
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 3:55 AM

thanks guys ...sucks being a noob

Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 10:05 AM

The 10" 2 ohm DVC W3v2 will work the best with that amp. And if you want more volume in the future you can buy another and wire them to present a 2 ohm load to your amp. Each sub would then receive 300 watts continuous.

1 2 ohm DVC sub, 300 watts continuous

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two 2 ohm DVC subs, each recieves 300 watts continuous

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Posted By: accord_coupe01
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 2:50 PM

I just saw a good deal on an new JL8w7 on one of the honda forums I'm thinking of jumping on that, will it work with this amp and I never heard how an 8" sub sounds I love the sound of a 10" is it worht it?