JL Audio
M7-12IB-S-GwGw-4
12" 4Ω Marine Subwoofer (Subwoofer Grille, Gloss White)

Special Price $899.99 Regular Price $999.99
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Overview

Engineered as the reference standard for marine subwoofer performance, the M7-12IB is capable of producing staggering amounts of jaw-dropping bass in infinite-baffle applications.

Built to withstand real-world marine duty, this M7-12IB is designed to operate without a dedicated enclosure. It boasts a monstrous 4-inch voice coil and rugged suspension system to deliver outstanding linear excursion for high output and power handling.

M7-12IB is best used with amplifier power in the 200W – 600W range and is optimized to operate with a large volume of air behind it (at least 3 cu. ft. / 84.95 l).

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

Dynamic Motor Analysis - DMA Optimized Motor

JL Audio's proprietary Dynamic Motor Analysis system is a powerful suite of FEA-based modeling systems, first developed by JL Audio in 1997 and refined over the years to scientifically address the issue of speaker motor linearity. This leads to vastly reduced distortion and faithfully reproduced transients... or put simply: tight, clean, articulate bass.

Marine Materials / Testing

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

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.

Built-In USA with Global Components

At a time when most audio products are built overseas, JL Audio’s commitment to in-house loudspeaker production continues to grow. To pull this off in a competitive world market, our production engineering team has created one of the world’s most advanced loudspeaker assembly facilities and established a global network of quality component suppliers who build to our specifications. This, combined with our commitment to state-of-the-art assembly technology, allows our skilled workforce to efficiently build JL Audio products to extremely high quality standards, right here in the U.S.A.

Specifications

Subwoofer Size
12" (300 mm)
Power
600W RMS
Nominal Impedance (Znom)
Color
Gloss White
Grille
Sport

Parameters

Free Air Resonance (Fs)
35.34 Hz
Electrical “Q” (Qes)
0.856
Mechanical “Q” (Qms)
10.389
Total Speaker “Q” (Qts)
0.791
Equivalent Compliance (Vas)
1.99 cu ft / 56.35 L
One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)*
0.73 in / 18.5 mm
Reference Efficiency (no)
0.28%
Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)**
86.7 dB SPL
Effective Piston Area (Sd)
80.54 sq in / 0.052 sq m
DC Resistance (Re)
3.543 Ω

* Xmax specifications are derived via one-way voice coil overhang method with no correction factors applied.

** Efficiency (1 W / 1 m) is not an accurate indicator of a subwoofer’s output capability and should not be used as a comparison to other subwoofers to determine which one is “louder”.

Enclosure Specifications

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

Dimensions

Nominal Diameter
12.00 in / 300 mm
Overall Diameter (A)
14.00 in / 356 mm
Bolt Hole Circle Diameter (B)
12.813 in / 325 mm
Frontal Grilles Protrusion* (C)
1.45 in / 37 mm
Mounting Hole Diameter (D)
12.0625 in / 306 mm
Mounting Depth (E)
7.94 in / 202 mm
Driver Displacement
0.148 cu ft / 4.19 L
Net Weight
25.35 lb / 11.5 kg

*Frontal grille protrusion measured from mounting surface.

More Information
Brand JL Audio
Color White
RMS Power 600W RMS
Subwoofer Size 12"
Nominal Impedance 4 Ω