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| JL Audio - C5-653 Owner’s Manual
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Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.
Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.
C5-653 speCifiCations:
Woofers:
Cast Alloy Frame, Patented Elevated Frame Cooling
(U.S. Patent #6,219,431 & #6,229,902), DMA-Optimized Motor
System, Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cone, Butyl Rubber
Surround, 1-in. / 25 mm Voice Coil, Kapton® Former, Low-
Profile, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet
Midrange Drivers:
DMA-Optimized Motor System, Mineral-
Filled Polypropylene Cone, Butyl Rubber Surround, 1-in. / 25
mm Voice Coil, Kapton® Former, Low-Profile, Symmetrical Roll
Spider, Ferrite Magnet
Tweeters:
0.75 in. / 19 mm Silk Soft Dome
RSR Variable-Angle Flush-Mount System, Ferrofluid Cooling
and Damping, Neodymium Magnet
Crossover Networks:
3-way network with 2nd order
low-pass, 2nd order bandpass and 2nd order high-pass circuit,
premium capacitors and inductors, 4-position adjustable
tweeter output level, 3-position midrange presence control,
Polyswitch tweeter protection
Continuous Power Handling:
75 Watts (RMS Method)
Peak Music Power:
225 Watts
Recommended Power Range:
25-150 Watts (RMS)
Frequency Response:
48 Hz - 25 KHz (± 3 dB)
Efficiency @ 1W/1m:
89.5 dB @ 1W/1m
Nominal Impedance:
4 ohms
Included Components and Parts:
• Two C5-650cw 6.50-inch (165 mm) Woofers
• Two C5-400cw 4.0-inch (100 mm) Midrange Drivers
• Two C5-075ct 0.75-inch (19 mm) Tweeters
• Two C5-653-XO Crossover Networks
• Two Flush-Mount Tweeter Fixtures
• Two Surface-Mount Tweeter Fixtures
• Two Metal Spring Clips for Flush-Mount Tweeter Fixtures
• Two Metal Woofer Grilles with ABS Grille Trays
• Two Metal Midrange Grilles with ABS Grille Trays
• Two ABS Midrange Frame Adaptors and Flush-Mount Rings
• Four Self-Adhesive JL Audio Nameplates for Grilles
• Butyl Adhesive Putty for Woofer Grilles
• Twenty #8 x 1.25 inch (32 mm) Sheet Metal Screws
• Sixteen #8 Mounting Clips
• Eight #6 x 1.25 inch (32 mm) Sheet Metal Screws
• Eight #6 Mounting Clips
• Two 1.18-inch (30 mm) Machine Screws
• Four #6 x 1-inch (25 mm) Sheet Metal Screws
• Sixteen Crimpable Spade Connectors
• Four 6.4 mm Female Crimpable Connectors
• Six 4.7 mm Female Crimpable Connectors
• Two 2.8 mm Female Crimpable Connectors
• Four 2.8 mm Male Crimpable Connectors
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woofer physical Dimensions
frame outer Diameter (a)
6.52 in. / 165.5 mm
Grille tray outer Diameter (B)
6.76 in. / 171.7 mm
magnet outer Diameter (C)
3.54 in. / 90.0 mm
frontal Grille protrusion (D)
0.98 in. / 24.9 mm
mounting Hole Diameter (e)
5.56 in. / 141.2 mm
mounting Depth (f)
2.54 in. / 64.6 mm
midrange physical Dimensions
frame outer Diameter (a)*
3.94 in. / 100.0 mm
Grille tray outer Diameter (B)
4.76 in. / 121.0 mm
magnet outer Diameter (C)
2.83 in. / 72.0 mm
frontal Grille protrusion (D)
0.83 in. / 21.1 mm
mounting Hole Diameter (e)
3.625 in. / 92.1 mm
mounting Depth (f)
1.62 in. / 41.1 mm
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B
A
Crossover network physical Dimensions
Height (a)
5.86 in. / 148.9 mm
width (B)
4.17 in. / 105.8 mm
Depth (C)
1.68 in. / 42.8 mm
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C
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D
tweeter fixture physical Dimensions
flush-mount
surface-mount
fixture outer Diameter (a)
1.75 in. / 44.5 mm
1.61 in. / 40.9 mm
fixture mounting Hole Diameter (B)
1.50 in. / 38.1 mm
N/A
fixture mounting Depth (C)
0.56 in. / 14.2 mm
N/A
tweeter frontal protrusion (D)
0.36 in. / 9.1 mm
0.87 in. / 22.1 mm
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*Does not take into account Mounting Tabs
