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Sony Xplod XS-L12S

Shallow-mount 12" 4-ohm subwoofer

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Sony's Slim Series subwoofers dish out powerful low-frequency performance, and their compact profile enables you to add bass to the tight confines of smaller vehicles. Find a suitable box or build a custom enclosure to fit your needs, and let Sony's advanced technology turn those areas behind or under your seats into premium bass outposts.

The XS-L12S 12" subwoofer incorporates the superior rigidity of polypropylene into its unique five-sided cone. The pentagonal design also helps reduce standing waves found in round subwoofers, eliminating potential distortion which can harm your bass output. A tough rubber surround allows the sub to take a pounding and stay under control.

No worries about power — the XS-L12S can handle 380 watts RMS without fear of a meltdown. Gold-plated, 5-way binding posts offer a convenient, super-efficient connection to your amplifier.

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Highlights:

  • 12" 4-ohm shallow subwoofer
  • five-sided polypropylene cone with rubber surround
  • shallow-design basket
  • power range: 90-380 watts RMS (1,500 watts peak power)
  • frequency response: 18-2,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 89 dB
  • top-mount depth: 3-1/8"
  • sealed box volume: 0.95 cubic feet
  • ported box volume: 0.90 cubic feet
  • Recommended Q-Logic Box Type: 1
  • warranty: 1 year
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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
Size
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12 -inch
Impedance
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4 ohms
Cone Material
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Polypropylene
Surround Material
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Rubber
Ideal Sealed Box Volume (cubic feet)
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0.95
Ideal Ported Box Volume (cubic feet)
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0.9
Port diameter (inches)
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3
Port length (inches)
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15.75
Free-Air
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No
Dual Voice Coil
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No
Sensitivity
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89 dB at 1 watt
Frequency Response
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18 - 2000 Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts)
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90-380
Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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1500
Top Mount Depth (inches)
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3 1/8
Bottom Mount Depth (inches)
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3 7/8
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches)
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11 1/16
Vas (liters)
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39.4
Fs (Hz)
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32.3
Qts
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0.57
Xmax (millimeters)
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5.7
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
Labor Warranty
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1 Year

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Download owner's manual

  • One 12" Woofer
  • 39" Adhesive backed foam gasket
  • Ten 1.25" Self-tapping screws
  • Spec sheet
  • Installation/Connections sheet (English/Spanish/French)
  • US Warranty sheet
  • Canadian Warranty sheet
  • Mounting template
  • Warning sheet about matching speaker impedance and amplifier

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Features
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Features

Shallow Mount Woofer: Sony's Slim Series subwoofers are designed to provide wider installation options for a broad range of vehicles. They can be mounted behind or under the seats of many vehicles where full size woofers won't fit.

P5 Cone: This woofer has a five-sided polypropylene one-piece, cap-less cone. The unique Turbo cone design stiffens the cone and increases rigidity, resulting in lower distortion and higher power handling. The five-sided cone also cuts down on standing waves on its surface because none of the five sides is parallel to another.

Stroke Stabilizer Rubber Surround: The rubber surround provides enhanced cone control and flexibility, as well as durability. Hash Marks in the surround provide added stability.

Binding Posts: The gold-plated binding posts will accept bare wire up to 10 Gauge, pin connectors, spade lugs and banana plugs. The binding posts are spaced too far apart to accept dual banana plugs.

Enclosure

Sealed Box Volume: Sony recommends mounting this woofer in a sealed enclosure with an internal volume of 0.95 cu/ft.

Ported Box Volume: Below the Thiele/Small parameter chart on the spec sheet Sony recommends mounting this woofer in a sealed enclosure, but in the box dimension section they list a ported enclosure with an internal volume of 1.20 cu/ft and one 3" diameter x 10.875" long port.

 

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3 out of 5

Small price for a small sub

Written By Geoff, Arizona on Saturday, April 11, 2009
 
I have this sub in a 14X14X4 inch mdf sealed box. I wanted something nice and compact and it has a nice hit in the higher volume levels. By any means is this a competition speaker, it will just add some kick to your music without taking up a lot of room.
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Accessories

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Extras

Test Discs
Autosound 2000 discs are designed to test specific performance parameters of your vehicle's audio system.
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