S12L7
2 3
BOX BUILDING NOTES
Use 3/4” (1.9cm) or thicker MDF (medium density fi berboard) and seal the joints with silicone. Use the
“template” inside your Solo-Baric’s shipping carton to mark the mounting hole, then cut directly on the
line. These designs need internal bracing. Add triangular bracing between each of the larger unsupported
panels. See Figure 3.
All the cubic feet (L) measurements in this manual include the displacement of the woofer. For the vented
enclosures the displacement of the port must be calculated and added to the internal volume of the fi nal
design. Use the outer dimensions of the port and multiply “X x Y x Z”, convert to cubic feet, for example
the S12L7 vented Compact design’s external port dimensions are, using 3/4” (1.9cm) MDF: [ (13.25” +
1.5” total MDF wall thickness) x (2.5” + 1.5” total MDF wall thickness) x 22.5”] x (1 ft
3
/ 1728 in
3
) = .77
ft
3
, and add this number to the internal volume of the enclosure, S12L7’s 1.75 ft
3
+ .77 ft
3
= 2.52 ft
3
. See
Figure 4. Due to the necessary length of these ports, you may want to fold the port along the bottom and
back walls. It will be impractical to use round ports for these designs.
SPECIFICATIONS
WIRING
Solo-Baric L7 subwoofers are available with dual 2 (ohm) or dual 4 voice coils. Both coils must be
connected to a source of amplifi cation. The dual 2 woofer will generate a 1 load if the coils are wired
in parallel or a 4 load in series. The dual 4 woofer will provide a 2 load wired in parallel or 8 load
wired in series. The terminals with the white dots are for the fi rst voice coil. The terminals with solid-red
and solid-black markings are for the second voice coil. See Figure 1.
SOLO-BARIC L7 SUBWOOFER
OWNER’S MANUAL
Authorized KICKER Dealer:
Purchase Date:
Speaker Model Number:
Speaker Serial Number:
Model S8L7 S10L7 S12L7 S15L7
Nominal Impedance [Zn], ohm 2 or 4 2 or 4 2 or 4 2 or 4
Resonance Frequency [fs], Hz 47.2 37.5 34 26.3
Power Handling Watts, Peak (RMS) 900 (450) 1200 (600) 1500 (750) 2000 (1000)
Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m 82.37 85.87 86.90 88.56
Effective Excursion [EXmax™], in (mm) .48 (12.2) .55 (13.9) .56 (14.1) .63 (16.1)
DC Resistance [Re], ohm 6.6 7.9 6.8 7.0
Mechanical Q-Factor [Qms] 8.828 9.791 9.488 11.868
Electrical Q-Factor [Qes] .802 .535 .571 .565
Total Q-Factor [Qts] .735 .507 .539 .539
Equivalent Volume [Vas], ft³ (L) .322 (9.127) 1.0 (28.347) 1.916 (54.274) 5.263 (149.048)
Outer Frame Diameter, in (cm) 8-3/16 (22.4) 10-11/16 (27.1) 12-5/8 (32) 15-5/8 (39.7)
Hole Cut-Out Diameter, in (cm) 7-1/4 (18.4) 9-5/16 (23.7) 11-1/16 (28.1) 13-3/4 (34.9)
Mounting Depth, in (cm) 4-3/4 (12.1) 6-1/4 (15.9) 6 13/16 (17.3) 8 11/16 (22.1)
S8L7 / S10L7 / S12L7 / S15L7
Models:
Note: All specifi cations and performance fi gures are subject to change. Please visit www.kicker.com for the most
current information. To get the best performance from your new KICKER Subwoofer, we recommend using genuine
KICKER Accessories and Wiring. Please allow two weeks of break-in time for the subwoofer to reach optimum
performance.
Figure 1
Series Wiring
Parallel Wiring
Figure 2
Cutout Dimensions
Dual 2 Voice Coils = 4 Load
Dual 4 Voice Coils = 8 Load
Dual 2 Voice Coils = 1 Load
Dual 4 Voice Coils = 2 Load
coil 1+ coil 1+
coil 2+ coil 2+
amplifi er +
amplifi er +
amplifi er -
amplifi er -
coil 2- coil 2-
coil 1- coil 1-
Sound Check: Poor bass response? Check the system phasing by reversing the positive and negative
speaker connections on the subwoofer. If the bass improves, then the subwoofer was out of phase in
reference to the rest of the audio system.
S8L7
S10L7
S12L7
S15L7
13 3/4”
(34.9 cm)
11 1/16”
(28.1 cm)
9 5/16”
(23.7 cm)
7 1/4”
(18.4 cm)
13 3/4”
(34.9 cm)
11 1/16”
(28.1 cm)
9 5/16”
(23.7 cm)
7 1/4”
(18.4 cm)
Corner Radius:
S8L7 - 1.5” (38.1mm)
S10L7 - 1.5” (38.1mm)
S12L7 - 1.75” (44.5mm)
S15L7 - 1.7” (43.2mm)
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