Owner's Manual

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Solobaric L7 Subwoofers
Installation
Box Building Notes
The cardboard support inside your Solo-Baric’s shipping
carton can be used as a template for cutting the speaker
mounting hole in the enclosure you build. The cardboard cut out
is the same size as the basket of the L7. After marking your
baffle with the template make sure to cut right on the line to get
the correct opening size.
All the cubic feet numbers given in the following pages include
the displacement of the woofer. For the ported boxes the
displacement of the port must be added to the final design. It will
be impractical to use round ports for these designs. The
rectangular port information given will yield the best results.
Always use 3/4" or thicker MDF and make sure all the joints
are secure and well sealed. The peak pressure in a ported box
can exceed that of a sealed enclosure.
All of these designs need some internal bracing. Be sure to
add 2"x 2"(5.08cm x 5.08cm) to 3"x 3"(7.62cm x 7.62cm)
triangle braces between each of the larger unsupported
panels.
X
X
X
x=3"x 3” for S15L7, S12L7
x =2"x 2” for S10L7, S8L7
Kicker recommends using a good grade of wood glue and
silicone sealer for an airtight box.
Note: If you prefer an ultra-smooth bass response, you should
loosely fill your Solo-Baric Enclosure with polyfil. Ported designs
will require covering the entrance to the port (inside the box) with
hardware cloth, chicken wire, or expanded metal to prevent the
polyfil from being blown out through the port. Use of polyfil will
slightly decrease efficiency, but will deepen and extend low bass
response.
Do not install a ported box with the port against a solid
surface. The port opening must remain unobstructed. Use the
smallest dimension of the rectangular port as the minimum
amount of space required between the port and any surface to
insure unrestricted airflow.
For more advice on box building visit your local dealer or see
the Choosing and Building Enclosures page in the Tech Tips &
FAQs section of the Support area on the Kicker website,
www.kicker.com.
A note on power handling capability
Solo-Baric subwoofers will handle massive amounts of power
in any of the recommended enclosures, minimum or maximum.
The smaller enclosures are best for use in limited space
applications. The larger (maximum) recommended enclosures
will yield slightly more bass at the lowest frequencies.
The power ratings given are assuming that both voice coils are
used. You should never hook up a dual voice coil woofer using
only one coil.