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JBL Club 602C
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Application areacarcar
Typecomponentcomponent
Size6.5" (16.5 cm)6.5" (16.5 cm)
Number of bands22
Specs
Rated power70 W50 W
Max. power
210 W /Peak/
150 W /Peak/
Frequency range55 – 20000 Hz55 – 20000 Hz
Impedance3 Ohm3 Ohm
Sensitivity92 dB92 dB
External crossover
Size
Woofer size165 mm
Mounting depth49 mm
Added to E-Catalogaugust 2021may 2019

Rated power

Rated power of the acoustic system. Most often, the average (root mean square) sound power is indicated as rated.

The most obvious point related to this characteristic is the volume of sound: the more powerful the sound system, the louder the sound it can produce, all other things being equal. In addition, compatibility with an external amplifier depends on this indicator: its power should not exceed the power of the sound system, otherwise overloads and damage to the speakers are possible.

Max. power

The maximum power of a short-term (up to several seconds) incoming signal that the speaker can withstand without physical damage. Just like the nominal power, it matters for the selection of acoustics for an amplifier (or vice versa): it is believed that the maximum power of the speakers should be at least 2 times higher than the maximum power of the signal source.

External crossover

Crossover is part of acoustic system that divides the overall signal into separate frequency bands fed to the corresponding speakers (for more details, see "Bands"). All multi-band speakers (component and coaxial, see "Type") have their own crossover; it is usually located directly in the speaker body. However, in some models, usually the most advanced ones, the crossover can be made as a separate device, in its own body. External crossovers are considered to provide better sound quality and introduce less distortion into it; in addition, they often provide the ability to fine-tune the sound.

Woofer size

Size of the low-frequency speaker(s) provided in the speaker system.

This size is specified only for models with separate bass speakers. In such acoustics, it is the LF emitter that is the largest (this is due to the physical characteristics of the bass range). Accordingly, the space occupied by the entire system is determined mainly by the diameter of the LF speaker. And since the power and richness of the bass also directly depends on the size of the emitter, then when choosing, you have to proceed from a compromise between the capabilities of the acoustics and the available space in the car.

Mounting depth

The mounting depth of car audio is, in fact, the size of the speaker in depth. Note that for component sets (see "Type") this parameter is given for the largest speaker, and for case models it is generally irrelevant.

The mounting depth, along with the diameter of the speaker (see above), determines the amount of space needed to mount the speaker — in this case, how deep a niche would be required for normal mounting. At the same time, the larger the speaker, the larger, usually, the installation depth. And with similar diameters of equal size, a more powerful model is likely to be more “deep”.

The smallest amount of space — up to 15 mm deep — is required by some tweeters. A depth of 16 – 30mm is normal for tweeters and very shallow for general range speakers, most of these models have a depth of 30mm or more. At the same time, full-range speakers are usually "recessed" by less than 60 mm, component systems — by less than 90 mm, and more depth may be required only for some coaxial and mid-range models and, oddly enough, tweeters.
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