JL AUDIO 10 Inch Marine Subwoofer Driver with RGB LED Lighting - M3-10IB-S-Gw-i-4

M3 10-inch Marine Subwoofer for Infinite-Baffle Use (175 W, 4 Ω) - Gloss White Sport Grille with RGB LED Illumination

With appropriate system setup, the addition of a subwoofer allows your smaller main speakers to be free of the burden of reproducing low frequencies. This allows your whole system to play louder and to sound cleaner at all listening levels.

Purpose-engineered and built for real marine duty, the M3 infinite-baffle subwoofers are designed to operate without a dedicated enclosure and are targeted towards moderate power applications.

Integrated into the Sport Grille’s frame, the internal LED lighting assembly was meticulously designed to uniformly illuminate the woofer’s cone area with a lively glow, adding a dramatic visual experience to your high seas journey. Add an optional RGB controller to create thousands of color variations. Professional installation is strongly recommended.

The M3-10 is best used with amplifier power in the 50W - 175W range and is optimized to operate with a large volume of air behind it (at least 2 cu. ft. / 56.6 l). If you need a Subwoofer that operates in a small sealed enclosure, select our M6-10W, instead.

Like all JL Audio marine speakers, this driver is built to withstand a real saltwater marine environment and deliver years of listening enjoyment.

General Specifications

• Continuous Power Handling (RMS) :175 W
• Nominal Impedance (Znom): 4 Ω

Parameters

• Free Air Resonance (Fs) :41.84 Hz
• Electrical “Q” (Qes) :0.806
• Mechanical “Q” (Qms) :11.751
• Total Speaker “Q” (Qts) :0.754
• Equivalent Compliance (Vas) :1.29 cu ft / 36.53 L
• One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)* :0.42 in / 11 mm
• Reference Efficiency (no) : -   
• Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)**: 87.23 dB SPL
• Effective Piston Area (Sd) : 50.68 sq in / 0.0327 sq m
• DC Resistance (Re) : 3.957 Ω

Enclosure Specifications

• Infinite Baffle Use :Yes (preferred)
• Min. Sealed Enclosure Volume :2.0 cu ft / 56.6 L (or larger)
• Optimum Sealed Enclosure Volume : 2.5 cu ft / 70.8 L

Technology

Marine Materials / Testing

Summary:

The design of marine products requires extensive materials testing to achieve reliability and longevity.

Detailed Information:

Building serious marine products requires a real commitment to environmental testing and materials specification. To this end, JL Audio has invested in Ultraviolet testing chambers (to simulate years of sun exposure) and Salt Fog chambers (to simulate years of exposure to salt-water environments). This testing is critical to building products that will not only sound great in your boat, but will also sound great for many, many years.

Materials Used:

• injection-molded mica-filled polypropylene cone bodies with synthetic rubber surrounds, specifically formulated with UV inhibitors for marine duty.
• Marine-grade, synthetic fiber spiders with progressive roll designs to withstand high humidity.
• Specifically engineered polymer baskets are corrosion and UV-resistant and encapsulate the woofer's motor system to prevent corrosion.
• Gold-plated, marine-grade brass connection terminals
• Marine-grade stainless steel mounting hardware is included.