W7AE Owner’s Manual
An Introduction Thank you for purchasing a JL Audio W7AE subwoofer driver. The W7AE embodies JL Audio’s commitment to pushing the envelope of speaker technology. Each W7AE model has been meticulously engineered to reproduce sub-bass with extreme fidelity at any volume level, provided it is installed and tuned properly. Please review the information in this document carefully to maximize your enjoyment of the W7AE’s capabilities.
W7AE Subwoofer Drivers: Tight. The ultimate no-compromise subwoofer for those seeking extreme output and sublime sound quality. 1-O verRoll™ Surround By utilizing space wasted in conventional speakers, this ground-breaking innovation controls the W7AE’s massive excursion without sacrificing precious cone area.
W7AE Subwoofer Drivers: Mounting Guide. Please review the mounting procedures thoroughly before attempting to remove the speaker from its shipping baffle. The W7AE mounts like no other speaker and care must be taken to follow these instructions precisely. 2e 2c 1 When you remove the W7AE from its shipping carton, it is attached to an MDF baffle board.
Step 5: Ready to Install You are now ready to install the W7AE into its enclosure. The parts are shown below. Step 6: Connect the speaker wires and place the W7AE into the enclosure Connect the positive wire to the red terminal and the negative wire to the black terminal of the W7AE (picture 6a). The 13W7AE (not shown) has dual voice coils and must be wired with its coils in series or in parallel. Once the speaker is wired, gently lower it into the enclosure (picture 6b).
8W7AE-3 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 35.2 Hz Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.654 Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 9.50 Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.612 Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 0.61 cu. ft. (17.4 ltrs) One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Thermal Power Handling (Pt): 500 Watts Continuous Reference Efficiency (no): 0.112 % Efficiency (SPL @ 1W/1m): 82.7 dB DC Resistance (Re): 2.78Ω Effective Piston Area (Sd): 38.0 sq. in. (0.0245 sq.
8W7AE Subwoofer: Driver & Enclosure Specifications Grille Clearance: 2.3125 in. (25 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside surface of the grille. Mounting Hardware: Twelve #8 x 1.00” long clear, zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #8-32 long steel Phillips pan-head machine screws with #8-32 T-Nuts, each at least 1/2-inch (12.5 mm) longer than the thickness of the mounting baffle (not included). Displacement: 0.06 cu. ft. (1.
10W7AE-3 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 30.6 Hz Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.578 Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 7.647 Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.537 Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 1.28 cu. ft. (36.1 ltrs) One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 0.9 in. (23 mm) Thermal Power Handling (Pt): 750 Watts Continuous Reference Efficiency (no): 0.171 % Efficiency (SPL @ 1W/1m): 84.3 dB DC Resistance (Re): 2.75Ω Effective Piston Area (Sd): 59.8 sq. in. (0.0386 sq.
10W7AE Subwoofer: Driver & Enclosure Specifications Grille Clearance: 2.25 in. (57 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside surface of the grille. Mounting Hardware: Twelve #10 x 1.75” long clear, zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #10-32 long steel Phillips pan-head machine screws with #10-32 T-Nuts, each at least 1/2-inch (12.5 mm) longer than the thickness of the mounting baffle (not included). Displacement: 0.09 cu. ft. (2.
12W7AE-3 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 27.2 Hz Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.514 Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 7.807 Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.482 Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 2.33 cu. ft. (66.0 ltrs) One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 1.15 in. (29 mm) Thermal Power Handling (Pt): 1000 Watts Continuous Reference Efficiency (no): 0.249 % Efficiency (SPL @ 1W/1m): 86.2 dB DC Resistance (Re): 2.47Ω Effective Piston Area (Sd): 84 sq. in. (0.0542 sq.
12W7AE Subwoofer: Driver & Enclosure Specifications Grille Clearance: 2.6 in. (66 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside surface of the grille. Mounting Hardware: Twelve #10 x 1.75” long clear, zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #10-32 long steel Phillips pan-head machine screws with #10-32 T-Nuts, each at least 1/2-inch (12.5 mm) longer than the thickness of the mounting baffle (not included). Displacement: 0.14 cu. ft. (4.
13W7AE-D1.5 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 23.5 Hz Electrical “Q” (Qes): 0.476 Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 7.517 Total Speaker “Q” (Qts): 0.448 Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 3.68 cu. ft. (104.3 ltrs) One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 1.25 in. (32 mm) Thermal Power Handling (Pt): 1500 Watts Continuous Reference Efficiency (no): 0.269 % Efficiency (SPL @ 1W/1m): 86.3 dB DC Resistance (Re): 2.41Ω Effective Piston Area (Sd): 107.35 sq. in. (0.0693 sq. m) Nominal Impedance (Znom): Dual 1.
W7AE Subwoofer: Driver & Enclosure Specifications Grille Clearance: 2.7 in. (69 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside surface of the grille. Displacement: 0.21 cu. ft. (5.9 ltrs) Net Weight: 52 lbs. (23.6 kg) Mounting Hardware: Twelve #12 x 1.75" long clear, zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #12-28 long steel Phillips pan-head machine screws with #12-28 T-Nuts, each at least 1/2-inch (12.
13W7AE Subwoofer: Dual Voice Coil Wiring The 13W7AE-D1.5 employs dual 1.5Ω voice coils. BOTH voice coils must be connected to the amplifier for proper operation. Connecting only one voice coil will result in poor performance and is NEVER recommended.
Limited Warranty JL AUDIO warrants this speaker to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is not transferrable and applies only to the original purchaser of the product from an authorized JL AUDIO dealer.
w w w . j l a u d i o . c o m 10369 North Commerce Parkway • Miramar, Florida • 33025 • USA ©2018 JL Audio, Inc. “How we play”, “JL Audio” and the JL Audio logo are registered trademarks of JL Audio, Inc. “W7AE”, “OverRoll”, “W-Cone” and their respective logos are trademarks of JL Audio, Inc. For more detailed information please visit us online at www.jlaudio.com. Due to our policy of continuous product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice. SKU#011171 04-2018 Printed in U.S.
