Description
JL Audio W0-Series 15-Inch 500-Watt Subwoofer Driver, 4-Ohm SVC
The JL Audio 15" W0v3 automotive subwoofer driver offers excellent excursion capability and linearity in a 500W price point. This 15-Inch sub features a very beefy 2.5 in. diameter voice coil and JL's patented Elevated Frame Cooling design for enhanced power handling and reliability.
The 15W0v3-4 is best used with an amplifier in the 150-Watt - 500-Watt range and is optimized to operate in a moderately sized 1.875 cu. ft. (53.1 l) sealed enclosure, or a 2.75 cu. ft. (77.88 l) ported enclosure.
General Specifications
| Continuous Power Handling | 500W RMS |
| Recommended Amplifier Power | 150W - 500W RMS |
| Nominal Impedance | 4Ω |
Physical Specifications
| Nominal Diameter | 15.0 in / 380 mm |
| Overall Diameter (A) | 15.5 in / 394 mm |
| Mounting Hole Diameter (B) | 13.75 in / 349 mm |
| Bolt Hole Circle Diameter (C) | 14.56 in / 370 mm |
| Motor Outer Diameter (D) | 6.3 in / 160 mm |
| Mounting Depth (E) | 7.15 in / 182 mm |
| Driver Displacement | 0.109 cu ft / 3.09 L |
| Net Weight | 15.8 lb / 7.2 kg |
Parameters
| Free Air Resonance (Fs) | 24.43 Hz |
| Electrical “Q” (Qes) | 0.508 |
| Mechanical “Q” (Qms) | 9.474 |
| Total Speaker “Q” (Qts) | 0.482 |
| Equivalent Compliance (Vas) | 5.106 cu ft / 144.60 L |
| One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)* | 0.50 in / 12.7 mm |
| Reference Efficiency (no) | 0.18% |
| Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)** | 88.20 dB SPL |
| Effective Piston Area (Sd) | 122.317 sq in / 0.0789 sq m |
| DC Resistance (Re) | 3.555 Ω |
* Xmax specifications are derived via one-way voice coil overhang method with no correction factors applied.
** Efficiency (1 W / 1 m) 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”.