Kicker Solo-Baric S8L7, Solo-Baric SBL7, Solo-Baric S10L7, Solo-Baric S12L7, Solo-Baric S15L7 Owner's Manual

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SOLO-BARIC
OWNER'S

MANUAL

L7

SUBWOOFER

Authorized
Purchase

KICKER

Date:

Dealer:

Speaker Model Number:
Speaker Serial

Number:

SPECIFICATIONS

Models:

SBL7

2

or

4

47.2
900 (450)

SBL7

S10L7

2

or

37.5

I

S10L7

4

(600}

I

S12L7

S12L7

2

or

4

34

1500(750)

86.90

.56(14.1)

6.8

9.488

I

S15L7

S15L7

2

26.3

2000

88.56

.63 (16.1)

7.0

11.868

.565

or4

(1000)

WIRING

Note:

All

specifications and performance figures are subject to change.
current information.
KICKER

performance.

Accessories and Wiring.

Solo-Baric
connected to a source of amplification. The dual
in

parallel

wired

or a

in

series. The terminals with the white dots are for the first voice

and solid-black markings

Sound Check:

speaker connections on the subwoofer.
reference to the rest of the audio system.

To

get the best performance from your new

L7

subwoofers

40

load

in

series. The dual

are

Poor bass response?

Please allow

are

available

two weeks of break-in time for the subwoofer to reach optimum

with dual

40

woofer

for the second voice coil.

Check the system phasing by reversing the positive and negative

If

the bass improves, then the subwoofer was out of phase

20

20

KICKER

(ohm)

woofer

will

provide a

See

(15.9)

Please visit

Subwoofer, we recommend using genuine

or dual

will

generate a

Figure

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40

voice coils. Both coils must be

10

load

20

load wired

coil.

The terminals with solid-red

1.

if

in

parallel

8

11

/l6

the coils

(22

.1

}

for the most

are

wired

or

80

load

in

2

Dual 2n
Dual 40

Parallel

Voice
Voice

Wiring

Coils
Coils

Figure 1

Series Wiring

Load

4Q

=

Coils

Load

n

1

=

Load

2n

=

Dual 2n
Dual 4Q

Voice
Voice

Coils

Load

8Q

=

-

oil1

c

+

coil1

BOX

Figure 2

BUILDING

Cutout Dimensions

NOTES

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amplifier

--

amplifier

13

(34.9

11

(28.1

9

+ amplifier

-

3/4"

em)

1/16"

em)

5/16"

(23.7 em)

1/4"

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7

(18.4 em)

coil1

coil1

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-

+

1

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+

Corner adius:

mm)

(38.1

1.5"

S8L7
S10L7
S12L7
S15L7

I

--

--

-

mm)

(38.1

1.5"

-

- 1.75" (44.5mm)

(43.2mm)

7"

- 1.

S8L7

OL7

51

S12L

7

1-

S15L7

.9cm) or thicker MDF (medium density fiberboard) and

(1

3/4"

Use
"template"
line.

panels.

the cubic feet (L) measurements

All
enclosures the

inside your

These designs need

Figure 3.

See

displacement

Solo-Baric's

internal

shipping carton to mark the mounting

bracing. Add

this manual include

in

triangular

of the port must be
design. Use the outer dimensions of the port and
the S12L7 vented Compact design's

1.5" total

fP,

Figure 4.

back walls. It

MDF

and add this number to the

Due to the necessary

impractical

be

will

thickness) x

wall

(2.5"

internal volume

length of these ports, you may want to

to use round ports for these designs.

external

+

port dimensions are, using

1.5" total
of

bracing between each of the

calculated

multiply

wall

MDF

enclosure,

the

-

r -

--

-

seal the joints with

displacement

the

and added to the

convert to cubic feet, for

Z",

x Y x

"X

thickness) x

22.5"]

S12L7's 1.75

fold

directly

unsupported

Use the

on

silicone.

hole, then cut

larger

of the woofer. For the vented

internal volume

of the

example

3/4"

the port

.9cm) MDF: [

(1

1728

I

fP

(1

x

3

.77

+

ft

along the bottom and

(13.25"

3

=

)

in

3

2.52

=

ft

the

ft3.

final

+

.77

See

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