Kicker KS25, KS20, KS13 Owner's Manual

KSTWEETERS

KS25, KS20, KS13

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The Kicker KS series tweeters are specifically designed to bring out the high frequency definition of your vehicle’s audio system. The KS tweeters can easily replace stock tweeters in factory locations and offer several mounting options to deliver a wide range of applications for custom installations.

Location

Your Kicker KS Tweeters can be mounted in several locations throughout your vehicle. The easiest way to improve the high frequency response of your car stereo system is to replace the OEM tweeters in their original factory location. There are several other places tweeters can be custom mounted in your vehicle. The most common locations for tweeter mounting are in the door, the sail panel, the dash, the kick panel, and in the A-pillars. See Figure 1. Mounting the tweeter near the woofer maintains a more cohesive sonic response between the lows and the highs, but tweeters are often mounted in a higher location in the vehicle to elevate the sound stage.

INSTALLATION

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INSTALLATION

KSTweeters

Owner’sManual

KS25 / KS20 / KS13

Models:

KSTWEETERS

Figure 2

Flush Mount

Surface Mount

Shorter

Mounting Nut

Surface Mount Cup

Panel

Tweeter Flange

Tweeter

Figure 3

M3 Screw

TweeterMounting

The tweeter can be mounted one of three ways: flush, surface, and angled mounting. For flush mounting applications, please refer to the illustration in Figure 2. Choose a flat location on the panel with space behind the panel to allow room for the mounting nut and motor structure. After checking the clearances, cut the recommended diameter mounting hole in the panel. Position the shorter mounting nut behind the panel. Use the longer mounting nut if the panel’s thickness prohibits the use of the shorter mounting nut. Feed the wire through the optional tweeter flange, the hole in the panel, and the mounting nut. Mount the tweeter by screwing the mounting nut onto the tweeter.

For surface mounting applications use the surface mount cup as a template and pre-drill one 7/64” (2.5mm) screw hole for attaching the surface mount cup to the panel, and a 5/16” (8mm) hole for the wires. A M3 pan-cross head wood screw is supplied to attach the surface mount cup to the panel. Position the tweeter over the surface mount cup and press it into position. See Figure 3.

For angled mounting applications choose a flat location on the panel with space behind the panel to allow room for the longer mounting nut and back angle ring. After checking the clearances, cut the recommended diameter mounting hole in the panel. Place the front angle ring (does not fit through the longer tweeter mounting nut) in front of the panel. Then place the wire and tweeter through the tweeter flange, front angle ring, and into the panel. Next place the wire through the back angle ring (fits through the longer mounting nut), place the back angle ring over the rear of the tweeter, and line-up the narrow part of the front angle ring for the preferred angle of operation. Place the wire through the longer mounting nut and loosely tighten the mounting nut around the tweeter. Rotate all the parts in unison until the tweeter is angled in the desired direction. Secure the assembly by tightening the longer mounting nut. See Figure 4.

Figure 1

Sail

Panel

Door

Panel

Dash

A-Pillar

Kick

Panel

Factory Location

in Door Panel

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KSTWEETERS

INSTALLATION

PERFORMANCE

Figure 5

Wiring

Hooking up your Kicker KS tweeters is easy. Mount the external crossover in a location free and clear of water and mechanical components of the vehicle with the enclosed phillipshead wood screws. There are two lengths of wire attached to each end of the KS Series Tweeter Crossover. The gray wire is positive and the black wire is negative. One set of wires is labeled “INPUT” and is used to connect the source unit or amplifier to the crossover. The other set of wires is labeled “KS TWEETER” and is intended to connect to the wires coming off of the tweeter with the included red butt connectors. See Figure 5.

KS13

1/2 (13)

Kaladex

Neodymium

4 (3)

150 (75)

4500-21K

9/16 (14)

1 9/16 (4.0)

12, 4500

KS25

1 (25)

Aluminum

Neodymium

4 (3)

300 (150)

3500-20k

13/16 (21)

1 15/16 (4.9)

18, 4000

Performance

Model:

Tweeter Size, in (mm)

Dome Material

Magnet Type

Impedance ohms, Rated (DC Resistance)

Power Handling Watts, Peak (RMS)

Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m

Effective Frequency Range, Hz

Flush Mount Tweeter Depth, in (mm)

Flush Mount Tweeter Hole Diameter, in (cm)

High Pass, dB, at Frequency, Hz

KS20

3/4 (20)

Titanium

Neodymium

4 (3)

190 (95)

4500-21k

9/16 (14)

1 9/16 (4.0)

12, 4500

Note: All specifications and performance figures are subject to change. Please visit the www.kicker.com for the most current information.

To get the best performance from your new Kicker speakers, we recommend using genuine Kicker Accessories and Wiring.

Please allow two weeks of break-in time for the speaker to reach optimum performance.

Angled Mount

Longer

Mounting Nut

Back

Angle Ring

Front

Angle Ring

Panel

Tweeter

Flange

Tweeter

Figure 4

Pro Tip: You are one Kicker Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure, one ZX Mono-Amplifier and a few cables away from a slammin’ system! The Kicker ZX line of mono-amplifiers make it easy to upgrade to solid bass with your existing or stock source unit. Please ask your dealer about the Kicker Comp and CompVR Subwoofer upgrades.

Tweeter

KS Series

Crossover

Source Unit or Amplifier

Red Butt

Connectors

WiringAdditionalTweeters

Modern high performance tweeters have a lower DC Resistance than what used to be available. The Kicker KS-Series tweeters are rated at four ohms and work with any source unit or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm load. If you want to add additional KSSeries tweeters to your existing component, coaxial, or tweeter system, on each channel of your source unit or amplifier wire the tweeter crossover in series as shown below. This will add more high frequency response while improving the sound quality, lowering the total harmonic distortion, and decreasing the thermal load at the source unit or amplifier. This may prevent an amplifier from shutting down due to over-current protection circuitry.

Figure 6

Source Unit or Amplifier

Tweeter

INPUT OUTPUT to

KS Tweeter

Red Butt

Connectors

Series

Wiring

Red Butt

Connectors

Tweeter

INPUT

OUTPUT to KS Tweeter

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