JL Audio · Updated July 2026

JL Audio 12W7AE-3: price & specs

Name: JL Audio 12W7AE-3
Brand: JL Audio
Price: 1449.99 USD
Availability: InStock

The JL Audio 12W7AE-3 costs $1449.99, the most expensive car subwoofers (median $449.95). It earns a Bronze Deskmark — 16/100 pay-blind standing, #10 of 10 in class.

Verified Jul 11, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below

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Source: classiccarstereos.com verified 2026-07-11 ✓ corroborated verify in ledger

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Is the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 a good buy?

At $1450, the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 is the most expensive of the 7 car subwoofers we track, where the median is $449.95. On the spec sheet, its mounting depth of 9.5 in is the highest of the 9, its xmax of 29 mm is the highest of the 7, and its weight of 45 lb is the highest of the 4.

Specifications

Price (US)	$1449.99 US price $1,449.99 as listed (in stock) on the Classic Car Stereos product page for the JL Audio 12W7AE-3, Item #12W7AE-3 (figure shown verbatim as "$1,449.99"). Reflects typical US retail for this premium W7 Anniversary Edition driver; JL Audio's own storefront no longer exposes a machine-readable price.
Brand	JL Audio
Released	—
Cone size (in)	12
Rms power watts	1000
Peak power watts	—
Impedance ohms	3
Voice coil config	single-voice-coil
Sensitivity (dB)	86.2
Frequency response (Hz)	—
Enclosure type	component-driver
Mounting depth (in)	9.5
Xmax (mm)	29
Weight (lb)	45

Source: classiccarstereos.com (verified 2026-07-11) · corroborated by loudspeakerdatabase.com. The Classic Car Stereos product page (source) reproduces JL Audio's official spec table for the exact model 12W7AE-3 (Item #12W7AE-3), confirming it as the 3-ohm, single-voice-coil 12-inch W7 Anniversary Edition driver ("commemorates the 10 year anniversary of the JL Audio W7 3 Ohm 12-inch subwoofer series", "comes in a single, 3 ohm voice coil") and listing a US price of $1,449.99, RMS power 1000W, efficiency 86.2dB @ 1W/1M, mounting depth 9.5" (241mm), and net weight 45 lb. The Loudspeaker Database entry (corroboration) independently confirms the same 12" 3Ω driver and supplies the rated one-way linear excursion of 29 mm (x max) plus matching 1000 W power and 241 mm mounting depth. JL Audio's own live product pages now redirect to a JS-rendered Garmin storefront and the official spec sheet is a scanned/binary PDF, neither of which yields machine-readable verbatim text via fetch-clean, so the retailer page reproducing JL Audio's spec sheet was used as the primary readable source.

Is the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 worth it vs cheaper car subwoofers?

JL Audio 12W7AE-3 against its closest cheaper and pricier car subwoofers on the specs that matter — every value sourced. See all 7 ranked →

Product	Price	Cone size (in)	Rms power watts	Impedance ohms	Voice coil config	Sensitivity (dB)
JL Audio 12W7AE-3 this	$1449.99	12	1000	3	single-voice-coil	86.2
Audiomobile Encore 4412	$799	12	1000	4	dual-voice-coil	—

Frequently asked questions

How much does the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 cost?

The JL Audio 12W7AE-3 has a US price of $1449.99 (US price $1,449.99 as listed (in stock) on the Classic Car Stereos product page for the JL Audio 12W7AE-3, Item #12W7AE-3 (figure shown verbatim as "$1,449.99"). Reflects typical US retail for this premium W7 Anniversary Edition driver; JL Audio's own storefront no longer exposes a machine-readable price.), as of 2026-07-11.

How does the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 compare on price?

At $1450, the JL Audio 12W7AE-3 is the most expensive of the 7 car subwoofers we track, where the median is $449.95.

What are the JL Audio 12W7AE-3's key specs?

JL Audio 12W7AE-3 (JL Audio): coneSizeIn 12, rmsPowerWatts 1000, impedanceOhms 3, voiceCoilConfig single-voice-coil, sensitivityDb 86.2. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-11.