JL Audio C3-100ct Owner's Manual page 8

CoaXIal PlaCemenT ConsIDeraTIons
Inmostcases,speakersinthecoaxial
configurationwillbeplacedintofactoryspeaker
locations.Ifyouhavesomespeakermounting
flexibility,keepthefollowinginmind:Lower
mountinglocations,suchasthelowerfrontcorner
(SeeDiagramF)ofadoororakick-panelprovide
thegreatestpathlengthdistancesforthesound
emittedbythespeakers.Forthisreason,theyare
generallymoredesirablethanhighermounting
locations.Highermountinglocationswillusually
resultinextremenear-sidesoundstagebiaswhich
compromisesthestereolisteningexperience
(SeeDiagramE).

DIaGram e: CoaXIal ConFIGuraTIon - less Desirable Door speaker Placement
DIaGram F: CoaXIal ConFIGuraTIon - more Desirable Door speaker Placement
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ComPonenT PlaCemenT ConsIDeraTIons
Acomponentsystemconfigurationgivesyouthe
abilitytoplacethewooferandtweeterseparately
inyourvehicleinterior.Thiscanbegoodorbad,
dependingonhowit'sdone.Asageneralrule,the
tweetersshouldbeplacedrelativelyclosetothe
woofersforbesttonalbalanceandmostcoherent
imaging(thecloser,thebetter).Anyseparation
greaterthan8inches(20cm)islikelytoresultin
degradedsoundquality(SeeDiagramH).