Car Speaker User's Manual

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Congratulations! You have just purchased one of the most advanced subwoofers in the history of car audio. Your KICKER Solo-Baric is

the latest in KICKER’s trend-setting Solo-Baric line, designed and engineered to deliver the ultimate in low bass performance and

unmatched durability when installed in a properly designed system. Thanks for buying KICKER. Enjoy.

Solo-Baric Features

Cast Aluminum Basket (patent pending) for strength and to reject stray magnetic fields

Perimeter Venting in basket for continuous voice coil cooling and highly linear response

Highly Rigid Cone (patent pending) with high internal damping and excellent resistance to sunlight, pollution, and moisture

Inverted Structural Dome™ further increases cone’s resistance to flex under pressure

Stitched Surround (patent pending) prevents cone/surround separation at high excursions

Blackened Motor Parts for superior heat dissipation and long life

Dual Ultra-Length Voice Coils for high excursion and flexible wiring options

High-Temp Kapton Voice Coil Former prevents cone meltdown to minimize warping and rubbing

One piece UniPlate™ pole piece and back plate:

Blackened Pole Piece provides effective heat transfer and cool operation for maximum power handling

One-Piece Hyper-Extended Pole reduces non-linear magnetic fields around the voice coil gap for even more heat sinking and

excellent cone motion control

Vented Pole Piece releases pressure under dustcap for freer cone motion and enhanced low bass

Sleeved High-Power Tinsel Lead Wires to resist lead breakage and power-robbing resistance losses

Spring-Loaded Nickel Plated Terminals for solid connections with large gauge speaker wire

Rubatex front and rear gaskets for airtight seal

S15L7, S12L7, S10L7, S8L7

Specifications

Model Max amp power Sensitivity Voice Coil Fs Vas Qts Xmax Mounting Cutout Outer flange Mounting depth

(watts) (dB 1w/1m) (in.) (Hz) (cu.ft) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)

S15L7 1000 90.2 2.5 23.0 9.9 .477 .60 14.1 x 14.1 15.6 x 15.6 7.83

S12L7 750 89.1 2.0 29.7 3.1 .419 .50 11.2 x 11.2 12.54 x 12.54 7.00

S10L7 600 87.3 2.0 35.1 1.2 .410 .50 9.5 x 9.5 10.66 x 10.66 6.25

S8L7 450 84.5 2.0 43.5 .46 .551 .41 7.6 x 7.6 8.8 x 8.8 4.63

Based on measurements of Dual 2 Ohm models

Important Break-In Information

Every Solo-Baric L7 subwoofer is individually computer-tested before shipment to insure the highest performance standards possible.

Like many precision machines, the Solo-Baric L7 requires a break-in period before it will reach optimum performance.

When brand new, the L7-series high performance suspension system is very stiff. After approximately two weeks of daily usage, the suspen-

sion will loosen, or break-in, to a point of equilibrium. This time period may vary depending on the amount of play time, volume level, and type

of music you listen to. More play time, with medium volume levels and more bass content, will break in the subwoofer most quickly.

For those of you with more sophisticated audio equipment, the Solo-Barics can be broken-in on the test bench overnight with the following

procedure.

Solo-Baric Freeair Break-In Procedure

1. Connect the speaker to a power amp of about fifty watts or more. The speaker should not be mounted in any enclosure - just freeair.

2. Connect an audio generator to the input of the power amp, and adjust the generator to approximatley 45Hz for the S8L7, 35Hz for the

S10L7, 30Hz for the S12L7, and 20Hz for the S15L7.

3. Now adjust the gain on the amplifier and generator so that the cone is moving to Xmax. This can be determined visually by looking at the

"blur depth" of the logo on the dustcap. A close approximation will do. On the S8L7 this will be about 3/4", on the S10L7 about 1", on the

S12L7 about 1", and on the S15L7 about 1 1/4".

4. Operate the speakers in this manner for about eight hours. A quick break-in will give acceptable results in four hours, and a very thorough

break-in would be closer to 16 hours.

NOTE: Keep in mind that as the speaker is used under normal conditions the break-in will continue, so if you don't have time for the complete

break-in period the speaker will still break-in itself under normal usage.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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S15L7, S12L7, S10L7, S8L7 Congratulations! You have just purchased one of the most advanced subwoofers in the history of car audio. Your KICKER Solo-Baric is the latest in KICKER’s trend-setting Solo-Baric line, designed and engineered to deliver the ultimate in low bass performance and unmatched durability when installed in a properly designed system. Thanks for buying KICKER. Enjoy.
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Wiring Solo-Baric L7 woofers are available with dual 2 Ohm and dual 4 Ohm voice coils. Both coils should always be hooked up. The dual 2 Ohm woofer will give you a 1 Ohm or a 4 Ohm load depending on if the coils are wired in parallel or in series. The dual 4 Ohm woofer will give a 2 Ohm or 8 Ohm load depending on how they are wired. The terminals with solid red and black markings are for one voice coil. The terminals with the white dots are for the second voice coil.
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Recommended Enclosures Solo-Baric L7-Series Sealed Enclosure Applications The Kicker Solo-Baric L7 woofers are obviously different than any woofer you have ever seen. Designed to give more output than an equivalent round speaker, the L7 is amazing when used in the recommended sealed boxes. These sealed enclosure SQ recommendations will give the smoothest response with the most energy at really low frequencies, around 20 to 30 Hz.
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Recommended Ported SPL Enclosure for S8L7
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Recommended Ported SPL Enclosure for S10L7
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Recommended Ported SPL Enclosure for S12L7
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Recommended Ported SPL Enclosure for S15L7
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SPEAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED WARRANTY Stillwater Designs warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of one (1) year from date of original purchase, unless this product is labeled “B Stock”, in which case it is warranted for ninety (90) days from date of purchase.