Features
Enclosure Compatibility
Note

Features

Dual Voice Coils: For increased system flexibility, the woofer has two 4 ohm voice coils. When the voice coils are wired in parallel, the woofer presents a 2 ohm load. When the voice coils are wired in series, the woofer presents an 8 ohm load. In addition, each coil may be connected to a different amplifier channel and each channel will see a 4 ohm load.

Square Design: By making the Solo-Baric square, Kicker is giving you the most possible cone area (or Sd) for a given size baffle, 16% to 20% more area than a conventional subwoofer. More cone area means the Solo-Baric L5 moves more air, resulting in louder, deeper bass.

Cone Materials: The copolymer cone has superior internal damping, resulting in ultra-fast transient response and super-low distortion. In addition, the cone is also very resistant to environmental extremes.

Surround: The tough, flexible santoprene rubber surround has a long-throw, positive-roll design, which controls extreme cone excursion and is highly tear-resistant. The surround is stitched to the reinforced cone edge, making separation between them virtually impossible.

Inverted Structural Dome: The Inverted Structural Dome replaces a conventional dustcap and locks into the cone for unmatched structural integrity and greatly reduced cone flexing/resonance.

Heavy Duty Steel Frame: The heavy duty steel frame provides precision alignment and dependable motor structure support.

Spider: The durable resin-impregnated poly-cotton spider provides precise coil alignment and critical cone motion control.

Voice Coil: The multi-layer voice coil and Kapton former create a superior magnetic field and effectively dissipate heat.

One-Piece Extended Pole: The one-piece extended pole creates a broad, symmetrical magnetic field for superior power handling, precise voice coil control, and very low deep bass distortion. Venting in the pole piece eliminates noise and distortion caused by huge amounts of airflow created by cone excursion.

UniPlate Construction: The UniPlate construction combines the backplate and extended pole piece into a single unit to maximize magnetic efficiency and minimize alignment problems often caused by two-piece construction.

Black Plating: The black plating on the UniPlate and top plate provides maximum heat dissipation for cool operation and extended voice coil life.

Bumped Back Plate: The deep bumped back plate lets the voice coil reach maximum excursion without bottoming-out.

Perimeter Venting: The perimeter venting cooling system continuously pumps hot air away from the voice coil, replacing it with cool outside air.

WARG (Wrap ARound Gaskets): The woofer is equipped with a one piece rubber front and rear gasket to provide greater durability, resistance to separation and an airtight seal.

Rubber Magnet Boot: A black rubber boot covers the outside edge of the magnet structure to improve the cosmetics of the woofer and protect the magnet during installation.

Spring-loaded Terminals: The spring-loaded nickel-plated speaker wire terminals will accept bare wire up to 11 gauge and pin connectors.

Enclosure Compatibility: This woofer can provide extended bass in sealed and vented enclosures (please see the "Enclosure Compatibility" section for more information on the recommended enclosures).

Enclosure Compatibility

Power Handling: When the subwoofer is mounted in a sealed enclosure that has a volume from 0.88 cu/ft to 2.0 cu/ft, each coil can handle up to 300 watts RMS (600 watts peak). When the woofer is mounted in a vented enclosure each coil can handle up to 375 watts RMS (750 watts peak).

Recommended Sealed Box Volume: When mounted in a sealed enclosure, the woofer delivers massive amounts of high-impact bass and can be driven with punishing levels of amplifier power.

• Compact (minimum enclosure volume): 0.88 cu/ft; each coil can handle up to 300 watts RMS (600 watts peak)
• SQ (maximum enclosure volume): 2.0 cu/ft; each coil can handle up to 300 watts RMS (600 watts peak)

Recommended Vented Box Volume: The vented enclosures incorporate large slot-loaded ports with ultra low air velocity and hard-hitting bass. These are not your traditional port tubes; the slot-loaded ports are integrated into the enclosure design. Compact enclosures have increased bass efficiency over a sealed enclosure, yet can still fit in tight applications. Street Bass is a medium sized enclosure that will kick out bass that can be heard from blocks away. SPL/Deep Bass is a large enclosure with high efficiency that will deliver the output needed to win SPL contests and produce the bass that goes down to the lowest frequencies.

• Compact: 1.75 cu/ft; 2.5"x13.25" port opening; 22.5" port length; each coil can handle up to 375 watts RMS (750 watts peak)
• Street Bass: 2.5 cu/ft; 2.5"x13.25" port opening; 16.5" port length; each coil can handle up to 375 watts RMS (750 watts peak)
• SPL/Deep Bass: 3.25 cu/ft; 3"x13.25" port opening; 14.5" port length; each coil can handle up to 375 watts RMS (750 watts peak)

Cutout: The woofer will not mount in a standard enclosure with a round cutout. Instead, the woofer must be mounted in an enclosure with a 10.935"x 10.935" square opening.

Note

Manual Note: The specifications printed in the manual are for the 2 ohm model. The 4 ohm model specifications in the Crutchfield database were obtained directly from Kicker.