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Illusion Audio Carbon C3 CX 3" 2-way car speakers

Item # 840C3CX

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About the Illusion Audio Carbon C3 CX

Alexander H.

Beautiful sound

Where do I start? How about with just... wow. Illusion Audio packages their Carbon Series car speakers in a box worthy of a Saville Row tailor-made suit, and that comparison in quality doesn't stop there. Just from holding one hefty speaker in my hand, it's evident that every square inch of these petite Carbon C3 CX 2-way speakers had been pondered, fussed over, and perfected. For Illusion, beautiful design is just as important as innovative sound, and that holistic approach to car audio means that your day-to-day musical experience has the potential to be truly transcendent.

Beautiful sound

Where do I start? How about with just... wow. Illusion Audio packages their Carbon Series car speakers in a box worthy of a Saville Row tailor-made suit, and that comparison in quality doesn't stop there. Just from holding one hefty speaker in my hand, it's evident that every square inch of these petite Carbon C3 CX 2-way speakers had been pondered, fussed over, and perfected. For Illusion, beautiful design is just as important as innovative sound, and that holistic approach to car audio means that your day-to-day musical experience has the potential to be truly transcendent.

Illusion Audio C3 CX

Impactful lows, extraordinary highs

The Carbon Series gets its name from Illusion's tremendously effective woven carbon fiber woofer cone in its aluminum basket, which gracefully handles the wear and tear of high-level playback while giving your music surprising depth and presence. Illusion uses an aluminum alloy to create a dome tweeter that delivers optimal detail and incredibly smooth highs. Just like every other aspect of this compact C3 CX, Illusion refuses to skimp on materials, and so the resulting sound quality can only be described as extraordinary. It's no wonder their work has been lauded by the industry year after year.

Grilles are not included; the factory grilles should be suitable for most applications.

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Product highlights:

  • 2-way 3" speakers (pair)
  • woven carbon woofer cone with rubber surround
  • aluminum basket
  • aluminum/magnesium dome tweeter
  • external 2-way crossover with 7-level tweeter attenuation
  • handles up to 50 watts RMS (100 watts peak power)
  • frequency range: 80-30,000 Hz (-6dB)
  • sensitivity: 88 dB
  • mounting depth: 1-1/2"
  • grilles not included
  • warranty: 1 year
  • MFR # C3 CX

What's in the box:

  • Two 2-way Speakers
  • 2 Crossovers
  • Twelve 1/2" Screws
  • 12 Flat washers
  • 12 Speed clips
  • Four 1" Screws
  • Owner's manual

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More details on the Illusion Audio Carbon C3 CX

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Features & specs

General
Speaker Size 3
Design 2-way
Tweeter Design 14mm Dome
Impedance (Ohms) 4
Tweeter Composition Aluminum/Magnesium
Woofer Composition Woven carbon
Woofer Surround Rubber
Parts Warranty 1 Year
Labor Warranty 1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) N/A
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts 88
Frequency Response 80 - 30k Hz
Minimum RMS Wattage ---
Maximum RMS Wattage 50
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 100
Top-mount Depth (Inches) 1 1/2
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) N/A
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 2 15/16
Mounting Height (Inches) 0.295
Frame Width 3.484
Frame Length 3.484

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Features

Point Source Tweeter: The recessed tweeter is coincidentally mounted with the woofer cone, so sound radiates from the same point for both, creating perfect time alignment and using the woofer cone boundary as a wave guide.

Crossover: The outboard crossovers have screw terminal inputs and outputs (0.3" wide). The slope is 12 dB/octave and the crossover point is 3 kHz. Jumpers inside each crossover allow you to adjust the tweeter output level 0 to -6 dB in 1 dB increments. A switch also enables bi-amping the speakers.

Crossover Dimensions:

  • Width: 3.33"
  • Height: 1.475"
  • Depth: 5.135"

Electronic Crossover: In addition to the included passive 2-way crossover, Illusion Audio recommends using an electronic high pass crossover at 250 Hz, 12 dB/octave.

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