JL Audio W7AE 13.5" Subwoofer Driver - 010-03032-00

JL Audio 92116 W7AE 13.5" Subwoofer Driver

Words like "extreme," "reference" and "ultimate" get thrown around quite a bit in the Subwoofer world, but rare is the product that can honestly lay claim to them. The 13W7AE does.

Taking the W7 design formula to its highest level, the 13W7AE offers a staggering linear excursion envelope that exceeds 1.25 inches (32 mm) one-way, along with a suspension capable of over 4-inches of peak-to-peak excursion. Combine that with a piston diameter that is 28% larger than the 12W7AE's, and you have a serious high-performance driver for the most demanding applications. With a 13W7AE, limits simply vanish and amazing sub-bass happens... on all fronts, at any level.

Our most potent Subwoofer is best used with amplifier power in the 500W - 1500W range and is optimized to operate in a 1.875 cu. ft. (53.1 l) sealed enclosure, or a 2.375 cu. ft. (67.3 l) ported enclosure.

W7AE (Anniversary Edition) Subwoofers celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the launch of the W7 subwoofers. Functionally, they are identical to the original W7's, but are they distinguished by the following cosmetic differences

Key Features:

• Satin-Black Powdercoated Baskets
• Bright Anodized Surround Clamp Ring
• Anniversary Edition Cone Badge
• Anniversary Edition Terminal Label

Features:

• Highly Linear, DMA Optimized Motor System
  Highly optimized motor system delivers linear motor force over a wide range of excursion and power levels to reduce distortion
• Ultra-Long Voice Coil
  To create an extreme linear range of operation, resulting in high output with minimal distortion
• W-Cone
  A unit-body cone assembly that delivers astonishing cone stiffness with minimal mass
• OverRoll
  Utilizes space wasted in conventional designs to maintain cone area while permitting a large surround
• Elevated Frame-Cooling
  Provides additional cooling by directing air flow over the top-plate and onto the voice coil windings
• Radially Cross-Drilled Pole-Piece
  An innovative venting system which greatly enhances power handling by directing air flow into the voice coil gap
• Floating Cone Attach Method
  Ensures proper surround geometry and moving parts alignment in the assembled speaker
• Plateau-Reinforced Spider Attachment
  Provides strain relief for the spider material at extreme excursion levels.
• Huge Diameter, Progressive-Roll Spider
  Provide precise centering and linear compliance over a wide range of excursion to further reduce distortion.
• Co-Extruded, Double Lead-Wires
  Carefully engineered lead wire system controls motion and relieves stress without compromising spider linearity.

Specifications:

Parameter

• 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 L
• One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 1.25 in / 32 mm
• Reference Efficiency (no): 0.27%
• Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)**: 86.3 dB SPL
• Effective Piston Area (Sd): 107.35 sq in / 0.0693 sq m
• DC Resistance (Re)***: 2.41 Ω