JL Audio® C3 Car Speakers
Overview


OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. MAXIMUM VERSATILITY.
Get the perfect installation — whether it's a separate woofer and tweeter or a coaxial system. With C3 convertible component systems, the same product can be deployed in either configuration while delivering amazing sound quality.
CONVERTIBLE COMPONENTS FOR MORE FLEXIBLE INSTALLATIONS
ELEVATED FRAME COOLING™ SPEAKER DESIGN IMPROVES POWER HANDLING
DMA-OPTIMIZED WOOFERS FOR BETTER BASS RESPONSE
PURE SILK DOME TWEETERS FOR SMOOTHER, CLEANER SOUND
TRUE TWO-WAY OUTBOARD CROSSOVERS
1-YEAR WARRANTY
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

COMPLETE FLEXIBILITY
Our unique convertible components give you the option to install the speakers as separate components or as a coaxial system. Switching takes just a few seconds.

COAXIAL INSTALLATION
Get easier installation by placing the tweeters onto the center of each woofer.

COMPONENT INSTALLATION
Place the tweeters where they're less likely to be blocked by legs or other obstructions.

PREMIUM OUTBOARD CROSSOVERS
Experience true two-way crossover design with premium components, featuring low- and high-pass filters as well as midrange compensation for optimization of coaxial or separate tweeter mounting. Plus, the 4-position tweeter level sets the brightness of the system according to mounting location or listener tastes.

LONG EXCURSION WOOFER
The C3 system provides a DMA-optimized woofer for exceptional bass response and output capability, featuring oversized 1.2-inch woofer voice coils and durable composite basket. Plus, the Elevated Frame Cooling speaker component design improves power handling and sound quality by minimizing heat build-up in the woofer motor.
In the Box
Component Tweeters (C3-100ct)
- Two tweeters
- Two inline crossovers
- Two flush mount tweeter housings
- Two surface mount tweeter housings
- Four 1" mounting screws (for surface mounting)
- Two metal spring clips (for flush mounting)
- Two 30 mm machine screws
Component Systems (C3-525, C3-570, C3-600, C3-650)
- Two woofers
- Two tweeters
- Two crossovers
- Eight speed clips
- Two 0.250" female crimpable connectors
- Two 0.185" female crimpable connectors
- Two 0.185" male crimpable connectors
- Two 0.110" male crimpable connectors
- Four 0.110" female crimpable connectors
- Twelve 1-1/4" speaker mounting screws
- Two flush mount tweeter housings
- Two surface mount tweeter housings
- Four 1" mounting screws (for surface mounting)
- Two metal spring clips (for flush mounting)
- Two 30 mm machine screws
- Twelve crimpable spade connectors
- Two grilles with JL Audio logo badges
Component Woofers (C3-650cw, C3-600cw and C3-525cw)
- One woofer
- Six 1-1/4" mounting screws
- One grille with JL Audio logo badge
Specs
General | |
| Warranty | 1 year |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 1"/5 x 7"/5.25"/6"/6.5" |
| Continuous power handling (RMS) | 75 W |
| Sensitivity (SPL @ 1 W/1 m) | 90 dB 6": 89.5 dB |
| Frequency response (+/- 3 dB) | 5.25"/5 x 7"/6.5": 48 Hz-25 KHz ± 3 dB 6": 48 Hz-25 KHz 1": 4 kHz-25 KHz |
| Nominal impedance | 4 Ω |
| Recommended amplifier power (RMS) | 25-150 W/Channel |
| Voice coil diameter | 1.2" (30 mm) |
| Cone material | Mineral-filled polypropylene |
| Tweeter type | Silk Dome |
| Tweeter size | 1" (25 mm) |
| Grille(s) included | yes (5 x 7": no) |
Networking & Connections | |
| Speaker connections | Spade connectors |
|---|---|
Mounting Dimensions | |
| Frame outer diameter | 5.25": 5.80" (147 mm) 5 x 7": 5.52 x 7.68" (140 x 195 mm) 6": 6.21" (157.7 mm) 6.5": 6.5" (165 mm) |
|---|---|
| Mounting depth clearance | 5.25": 2.27" (58 mm) 5 x 7": 2.52" (64 mm) 6": 2.49" (63 mm) 6.5": 2.55" (65 mm) |
| Frontal grille protrusion | 5.25": 1" (25 mm) 6"/6.5": 1.03" (26.2 mm) |
| Mounting hole | 5.25": 4.56" (116 mm) 6": 5" (127 mm) 6.5": 5.56" (141 mm) |
| Grille tray outer diameter | 5.25": 6" (152 mm) 6": 6.46" (164.1 mm) 6.5": 6.74" (171 mm) |
| Motor outer diameter | 4.08" (104 mm) 5.25": 3.38" (86 mm) |
| Frontal coaxial tweeter protrusion (frontal grille protrusion measured from mounting surface) | 5.25": 0.69" (18 mm) 5 x 7": 0.78" (20 mm) 6": 0.81" (20.6 mm) 6.5": 0.75" (19 mm) |
Tweeter Specifications | |
| Flush mount fixture diameter | 2.12" (54 mm) |
|---|---|
| Surface mount fixture diameter | 1.9" (49 mm) |
| Flush mount mounting hole diameter | 1.875" (48 mm) |
| Flush mount mounting depth | 0.71" (18 mm) |
| Flush mount tweeter frontal protrusion | 0.32" (8 mm) |
| Surface mount tweeter frontal protrusion | 0.95" (24 mm) |
Crossover Specifications | |
| Width | 3.36" (85 mm) |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.44" (37 mm) |
| Depth | 4.72" (120 mm) |