Kicker SoloX Subwoofer Tech, Version 1.0 (01/14/2003) Owner's Manual
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1. 18X SUV Enclosure 10 cu ft KICKER zoze a B ee 1 eee J IAT gt N TET ZENE LAA all 55 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 12 vented Box Response Curves 18X SPL Enclosure 10 cu ft LIVIN L OID 20 Frequency 1 We know what you re thinking why The Trucker s Car Wash It s simple Beavis It s Big it s Bad and it doesn t take amp off of no one Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 13 Box Building amp Mounting Hints All the cubic feet numbers given in the supplied charts include the displacement of the woofer For the ported boxes the displacement of the port must be added to the final design It will be impractical to use round ports for these designs The rectangular port information given will yield the best results Always use 1 or thicker MDF and make sure all the joints are secure and well sealed The peak pressure in a ported box can exceed that of a sealed enclosure All of these designs need some internal bracing Be sure to add a minimum 4 4 triangle braces between each of the larger unsupported panels Kicker recom mends using a good grade of wood glue and silicone sealer for an airtight box Note If you prefer an ultra smooth bass response you should loosely f2. Speaker Connection Coil 2 C Coil 1 Amplifer 2 Speaker Connection SOE Coil 2 Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 17 Wiring Option If you are using our KX1200 1 amplifiers you have the ability to run Four amplifiers to one mammoth SOLOX woofer For those of you who payed attention in math one less than five one more than three or two more than two In other words TON OF POWER Check out the diagram below for the lowdown If you still have questions check out our website www kicker com or call Jerimy WB in Technical Services at 1 405 624 8585 3 5mm 1 8 Tip Sleeve Mono 2 conductor Primary AMP AMP STRAPPING SIGNAL IN IN UU _ 7 k 12 7 SODDDEI e Amplifer 1 4 Speaker Connection Coil 1 O O Coil 2 ANg aS Amplifer 1 3 R Speaker Connection IR gt V Coil 2 OVO Y er OUT IN n 4 7 7 7 Amplifer2 Speaker Connection QUAM Amplifer 2 Speaker Connection SOOO i COOH e Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 18 5 0 Cf Fb 35 2 50 Cf Port Vol 518 2 Enclosure Side View 22 Front View R2 7 8 16 11 16 L 2 21 32 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 19 POWER HANDLING 5000W with 25Hz Subsonic Filter set at 24dB Octave Without subsonic filter 2500
3. 10000 with 2512 subsonic filter with 25hZ subsonic filter Above tuning freq only See below This enclosure is intended for SPL ONLY It is designed to be used with test tones above 56 2 Playing music with frequencies below 56Hz will result in very very bad things happening In other words THIS IS AN SPL ENCLOSURE ONLY NOTE The use of a subsonic filter is necessary to insure the life of the woofer in a ported enclosure Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 10 Characteristics of Vented Enclosures A vented enclosure is not much more complex than a sealed box It consists basically of a box with a hole in it However despite its simple design vented boxes are considerably harder to get good performance from than sealed boxes although many times the extra effort can be worth it The vent in the enclosure interacts with the volume of air in the cabinet and the driver to help increase output and reduce cone excursion at and around the tuning frequency In fact at box tuning almost all the bass is pro duced by the vent NOT the woofer The trick in building a vented box is to get the right size enclosure and the right size vent You can t be to far off on either of these factors or your speaker s performance will suffer In particular using a too small box or a too high vent tuning frequency can eliminate bass instead of increasing it Porting a sealed box that is too small usually does nothing to i
4. built cone suspension system which allows it to drive well into the non linear operating range and still compress air to make SPL So what you are saying is that the Solox is a high distortion high SPL subwoofer No No No We are saying the SoloX is capable of EXTREME SPL output and at those levels you will have high distortion ALL subs have high dis tortion when played into a very non linear range If the SoloX is played under NORMAL in other words NOT EXTREME SPL conditions it can play very loud and very low with very high linearity low distortion just like you would expect from a KICKER subwoofer Now that you know what EXmax is and what it means hit the wood shop eat some dust and get your enclosure built Your SoloX wants to go outside and play Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 25 Mounting Hole Cutouts Ann 16 11 16 S18X Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 26 The Adventures Sam Stikman If you did not take the time to Check out before Please take minute to read about SAM It will Save you a trip to the Hospital or worse a broken woofer an empty wallet NO Chics The WRONG uay SEE SAM SEE SAM FLAT ON HIS BACK SEE SAM HAULED OFF IN AN SAM failed to read the Instructions IN AGONY AMBULANCE IF SAM had read the Instructions he Don t be a SAM Read the would have known this speaker Instructions weighs more than a Mini
5. simple of all speaker enclosures is the sealed box or acoustic suspension design The acoustic suspension design has several advantages it is easy to build easy to tune and offers high power handling tight response and extended low end output Acoustic suspension enclosures roll off at 12 dB per octave Cone motion is better controlled at all frequencies because of the constant pressure on the back side of the cone which enables you to run more power to the woofer They are called acoustic suspension enclosures because the air inside the box acts like a viscous brake to control the woofer That is why the box must be sealed tight and braced Shown below is an example of bracing needed If there are any air leaks in the enclosure the woofer cannot function properly ys bat 1 High power handling capability 2 Extended low frequency response and smooth rolloff 12 dB octave 3 Excellent transient response 4 Tolerant of minor enclosure size variations 5 Easiest enclosure to build Cons 1 Not as efficient as other designs Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 7 Sealed Box Response Curves 518 3 0cu ft Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 8 Sealed Box Response Curves 518 9 0cu ft Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 9 Ported Vented Enclosure Applications Ported SOLOXs incorporate massi
6. 18 19 ACHTUNG ATTENTION Follow the pattern hand tightening each then go back and tighten using the same pattern with tool of your choice Warning Hammer is not rec ommended N i NN _ Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 31 Installing This E 14 Pop open a cold beverage and admire your work You have just installed the 8th wonder of the Car Audio World See professionally drawn cartoon below for correct way to celebrate Chics Phone Numbers Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 32 Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 33 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 from an Authorized Kicker Dealer unless this product is labeled B Stock in which case it is warranted for ninety 90 days from date of purchase Should service be necessary under this war ranty for any reason due to manufacturing defect or malfunction during the warranty period Stillwater Designs will replace or repair at its discretion the defective merchandise with equivalent merchandise at no charge Warranty replacements on Stock may have cosmetic scratches and blemishes Discontinued products may be replaced with equivalent products This warranty is valid only for the original purchas
7. Cooper AMBULANCE The CORRECT way SEE SAM SEE SAM amp SID FOLLOW THE SEE SAM amp SID CRUISIN SM faac e Out INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE CHICS He now pe ee i than Sam knew the speaker weighed Be a SAM Chics dig guys who Mini Cooper more than a Mini Cooper so he can read asked his friend Sid for help In return Sid gets to cruise with Sam Cm Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 27 Unwrapping and installing This Bad Boy Now that you have read The Adventures of Sam stikman again and decided on which enclosure design to use you may now remove the Solox from it s box Please follow the instructions lined Fig 1 out here to insure proper installation you found the Optional DVD yet We haven t either Huh must be part of the STXL package 1 With assistance from a friend or an engine hoist remove the Solox from the cardboard facili tation chamber or if you will Fig 1 2 Once out of the carton remove the 4 four acorn head nuts and 8 eight bolts securing the SPAIR to the BAM and wood baffle assembly Place SPAIR in safe clean location This does not mean on the floor next to the car where it gets kicked and tripped over everytime you walk by Fig 2 ATTENTION 3 Install the Gap Cap into the BAM around the pole piece to protect the motor assembly from debris while you are installing the woofer any metal sha
8. W Cut List 3 4 MDF 2 25 x 19 8 Bottom A 2 22 x19 Sides B 2 20 x 25 Front 8 1 14 5 x 20 Port D 6 4 x 4 Gusset E R3 8 19 1 3 1 TT 20 10 0 cf Fb 55 2 1 82 Cf Port Vol 518 2 50 Enclosure Side View C R2 7 8 16 1146 5 5 32 4 E 2 16 11 16 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 20 POWER HANDLING 4500W with 25Hz Subsonic Filter set at 24dB Octave Without subsonic filter 2250W EW Cut List 3 4 MDF 2 25 x 35 8 Bottom A 2 27 25 Sides B 2 25 55 Front 8 Back C 1 21 x 25 Port D 6 4 x 4 Gusset E A R3 8 1 6 4 25 10 0 cf Fb 55 2 1 56 Cf Port Vol 518 2 5 Enclosure Side View R2 7 8 16 11 16 5 5 32 4 E 2 16 11 16 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 21 POWER HANDLING 10000W with 56Hz Subsonic Filter set at 24dB Octave Without subsonic filter 5000W Cut List 3 4 MDF 2 25 x 35 8 Bottom A 2 27 x 25 Sides B 2 25 x 35 Front 8 1 9 x 25 Port D 6 4 x 4 Gusset E R3 8 25 2001 8cu yds Fb 6Hz 2 single axle Dump trucks Port Vol POWER HANDLING S18X2 The Trucker s Car Wash 1 Large Nuclear Facility with a Uranium Transsonic Filter set at 384 dB Octave Side View 1 Small Nuclear Fac
9. e everyone has outies we decided innies work better e Dual Ultra Length High Temp 3 5 Voice Coils For high excursion increased power handling and flexible wiring options With the increased circumference of the coil we needed to increase the size of our pole piece Our engineers locked themselves in a room and got out their slide rules and calipers to come up with the proper size pole needed for such an enormous motor structure OK so they just flipped a coin e Strain Relief Boots for Tinsel Lead Wires Large heavy gauge tinsel lead wire with strain relief boots Because the cone moves in and out with such force our engineers came up with strain relief boots for the lead wires This reinforces the lead wire so it will not break under stress e B3 Link 3 Way Connection System which allows you to use 1 Binding post 2 Terminal Block 3 Barrier strip for connecting the speaker wires Uniplate V 2 with Vented Hyper Extended Pole Patent Pending 1 Utilizes X Vent technology to insure proper heat dissipation Slits were cut into the pole piece The slits increase the surface area of the pole as well as channel the air down the pole keeping it cooler 2 Provides enhanced heat transfer for cool operation and maximum power handling The heat is transferred from the pole piece to the back plate effectively acting like a radiator in an engine This lowers the operating tem perature of the voice coil Note The increase in temperature increas
10. eed to add 1 2 of the ports height to the length See Below Example Fig 1 Fig 1 Fig 2 3 3 4 5 Woort 10 A 10 20 E 4 40 Fig 2 Since Hport is 5 you need to add 1 5 L2 1 2 of to This means that 20 12 21 5 3 Always measure and L2 down the center to get an accurate measure 11 ment Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 15 Box Building amp Mounting Hints Here are a couple more examples of the different shape enclosures you can build The woofer can be mounted on the same side as the port or the back side of the enclosure can be slanted to fit up against your back seat On the cut sheets we provide change the dimensions to accommodate the woofer and the vent on the same side Make sure the internal volume does not change Top Side OR Top Side Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 16 Wiring Options The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using Dual voice coil woofers They show a typical single channel wiring scheme Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers If your like most people you ve already thrown it away but wait there is an alternative Most manufacturers have discovered that the internet is on computer
11. er and is not extended to owners of the product subsequent to the original purchaser Any applicable implied warranties are limited in duration to a period of the express warranty as provided herein beginning with the date of the original purchase at retail and no warranties whether express or implied shall apply to this product thereafter Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties therefore these exclusions may not apply to YOU This warranty gives you specific legal rights however you may have other rights that vary from state to state WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED WARRANTY OR SERVICE Defective merchandise must be returned to your local Authorized Stillwater Designs Kicker Dealer for warranty Assistance in locating an Authorized Dealer can be obtained by writing or calling Stillwater Designs direct You can confirm that a dealer is authorized by asking to see a current authorized dealer window decal If it becomes necessary for you to return defective merchandise call the Kicker Customer Service Department at 405 624 8510 for a Return Authorization RA number Package all defective items in the original container or in a package that will pre vent shipping damage and return to Stillwater Designs 5021 North Perkins Road Stillwater OK 74075 The RA number must be clearly marked on the outside of the package Return only defective components Return of entire system packs pairs etc increases your return freight char
12. es the impedance of the speaker This results in lower output and is referred to as Power Compression 3 Reduces non linear magnetic fields around the voice coil gap for superior cone motion control The extended pole assures the voice coil is always in the magnetic field when moving peak to peak When the speaker reaches it s Xmax the voice coil is still in the gap between the pole piece and magnet structure due to its extended pole piece 4 Releases pressure under ISD for freer cone motion and enhanced low frequency response Air trapped under the ISD is forced out though the pole piece to allow the cone to move freely Heat and pressure build up under the ISD and need to be released to allow the speaker to function properly Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 3 Jamod euJeJ1xe pue 1 1009 104 ABO OUYIE JU9A X MAN Z A e3eidiun rio SENS 90 28d lod 84 03 1109 3IOA 4 454 43 Jew s se Joul de pidey de 7 Jeay saqedessip AI A112991J 9210A INN dwel y6IH 55 s3Jed 1405 ejduuis e p uBis p SJeeuibue JNO 501001 Ul Ajquuesse Jexeeds eu U3IM ejqe3Jesul edy allvds 1109 asi
13. ge gt problem is found that is not covered under the warranty as described in the warranty statements you will be charged for the cost of the repair and freight charge to return the unit to you LIMA Ved Box 459 Stillwater Oklahoma 74076 U S A 405 624 8510 or www Kicker com
14. ges Non defective items received will be returned freight collect Include a dated proof of purchase from an Authorized Dealer Warranty expiration on items returned without proof of purchase will be determined from the manufacturing date code Coverage may be invalidated if this date is greater than 18 months previous to the date item is sent in Freight must be prepaid items received freight collect will be refused Failure to follow these steps may void your warranty Any questions can be directed to the Kicker Customer Service Department at 405 624 8510 WHAT IS NOT COVERED This warranty is valid only if the product is used for the purpose for which it was designed It does not cover Install slips screwdriver holes Items previously repaired by any Damage caused by exposure to water unauthorized repair facility and or excessive heat Items returned from unauthorized e Damage through negligence misuse or individuals or dealers accident Return shipping on non defective items e Items physically damaged due to abuse Speakers damaged due to amplifier e Freight damage clipping or distortion e The cost of shipping product to Stillwater e Speakers with silicon caulk used for gasket Designs Service material HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE Stillwater Designs maintains a goal of 24 hour service for all returns Delays may be incurred if lack of replacement inventory or parts is encountered INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY Co
15. gt Scattered Smothered Covered and Chunked units The SPAIR and BAM are not covered under warranty for any damage due to shipping or improper packaging So what will KICKER cover under warranty gt Poor or misaligned glue joints gt Poor or misaligned parts gt Material Machining or Assembly flaws with the BAM So in a nut shell if and when you break it which takes A LOT you simply return the soft parts assembly the SPAIR to your local dealer and purchase another SPAIR Special Note OK that all sounds pretty black and white but we are KICKER and we know stuff happens If your Solo X stops working and after pulling the SPAIR you find a failure other than that mentioned above that you feel is a manufac turing defect or poor workmanship you may call Stillwater Designs KICKER for a RMA Return Merchandise Authorization You will then have to wrestle the big unit meaning the Solo X Subwoofer BAM and SPAIR both and pack them in the original shipping container that you got at the time of purchase You MUST use the original packing to protect the unit during shipping You will be responsible for the freight charges After receiving your Solo X and examining it one of three things will happen gt If a problem is found that is indeed covered under warranty we will repair the unit and return it to you at no additional charge gt If no problem is found we will return the unit to you and you will be responsible for the freight char
16. i4 KICKER SOLOX Technical Manual Kicker SoloX Subwoofer Recommended Applications Version 1 1 January 14 2002 e Mica Filled Polypropylene with a Titanium Deposit Impregnated Cone An Ultra High Performance look that makes the SoloX truly a statement piece Look at it this way we needed high tech look to the SOLOX because the first thing you notice about speakers are their cones e Advanced Cone Technology The outer edge of the cone has been rolled to increase cone rigidity to decrease cone flex under high excursion The cone gives you deeper and stronger bass at higher listening levels with less distortion due to less tendency to flex Because when a woofer cone flexes there is a loss of output This loss of output translates into less bass e Massive Surround Radius High SPL VMAX Cone area Xmax surround radius What does this mean According to Dr Koneairea the Vmax of the driver takes into account the cone area as well as the Xmax of the driver To increase the Xmax the distance the cone can move in one direction the surround must be large enough to handle the demands Taking this into consideration the new SOLOX surround has been designed to han dle the massive power needed for high SPL e SPAIR Simple Pull Apart Insertable Replacement Patent Pending Because this woofer assembly weighs over 100lbs or 45 36 kGs to you across the pond we developed a removable soft parts assembly to ease the installation and remo
17. ility without Transsonic filter Cut List 1 ft thick Californian Redwood trees 96 years old preferred 2 25ft x 94ft Top amp Bottom A 2 27ft x 25ft Sides B 2 25ft x 94ft Front amp Back C 1 25ft x 23ft Port D 6 6ft x 6ft Roofing trusses E A R 3ft R2 7 8 16 11 16 inches 1 25 75 16 11 16 inches Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 22 Resistance Formulas Series Resistance R1 IZ Rt 40 49 80 Rt Parallel Resistance R1 R2 R1 X R2 Rt s ALL em L 1 __________ ___ 4 x 4 4 4 Rt 2 O 15 7 287 Rt Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 23 Thiele Small Parameters Model 618 1 618 2 Nominal Impedance 1 2 Coil impedance SPL 1W 1M 90 27 89 7 Displacement cc 3930 3930 Displacement Culn 239 8 239 8 Mounting Depth 11 3 8 11 3 8 Revc 2 05 4 07 Inductance mH 3 247 4 289 Sd SqM 0 1426 0 1426 BL 31 45 40 36 Vas Liters 185 64 177 61 Vas CuFt 6 55 6 27 Mms gms 859 8 836 5 Fs 21 4 22 18 Qms 8 838 7 83 Qes 0 240 0 291 Qts 0 233 0 281 Pmax Peak watts 10000 10000 RMS wa
18. ill your ported SOLOX Enclosure with polyfil If you do so the entrance to the port inside the box must be covered with hardware cloth chicken wire or expanded metal to prevent the polyfil from being blown out through the port Use of polyfil will slightly decrease efficiency but will deepen and extend low bass response a a _50 filled with Polyfil 1 e 17 1 1 1 1 1 Chicken Wire Expanded Metal Chicken Wire or Expanded Metal Do not install a ported box with the port against a solid surface The port opening must remain unobstructed Use the smallest dimension of the rectangular port as the minimum amount of space required between the port and any surface to insure unrestricted airflow Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 14 Box Building amp Mounting Hints If you would like to use a vented enclosure but the box designs we provide you with in this manual do not fit because of width or depth the designs can be modified The shape of the enclosure is not vital but The Volume Is The volume of the design you choose must stay the same The following diagrams provide you with some help to insure your enclosure is built correctly AN TT TL 7S RSAC Front Com 45 Wedge _ Round Over Inner Corner Top Remember If you are going to bend the port at 90 you will n
19. is the B3 Link option as shipped from factory Fig 13 shows the Barrier strip method of con necting the speaker wires Make sure the screw is tight so the wires will not come off E Fig 14 shows the Terminal Block method of con necting the speaker wires Make sure the screw is tight so the wires will not come out Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 30 x O Fig 11 PEA 0190 Fig 12 JO S E D 1 1 Fig 14 Installing This Bad Boy Fig 15 shows the wires being pulled out through the BAM and after being connected using one of our stylish B3 Link Methods Fig 15 11 Remove the Gap Cap before inserting SPAIR Relax Beavis if you forget to remove the cap the SPAIR will not fit properly into the BAM Fig 16 12 Insert the SPAIR back into the BAM Be careful not to damage the voice coil The double thread ed studs and the ARCTIC Cap will help to center SPAIR as you lower it into the BAM When proper ly aligned these assemblies slide together easily Fig 17 13 Using the 1 4 20 acorn head nuts and eight bolts secure the SPAIR to the BAM When tighten ing the nuts follow the pattern in Fig 19 This will insure a proper fit Remember Big Brother is watching to make sure you follow the correct pattern Fig
20. m equilibrium The broken in sub will exhibit stronger bass performance smoother response and greater low bass extension For those of you with more sophisticated audio equipment the SOLOX can be broken in on the test bench overnight with the following procedure SOLOX Freeair Break in Procedure 1 Connect the speaker to a power amp with a minimum of 100 watts The speaker should not be mounted in any enclosure just freeair Please make sure it will not walk off the bench while it is playing 2 Connect an audio generator to the input of the power amp and adjust the generator to approximately 25Hz 8 Now adjust the gain on the amplifier and generator so that the cone is moving to Xmax This can be deter mined visually by looking at the blur depth of the logo on the ISD A close approximation will do On the S18X this will be about 1 1 2 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 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 5 Sealed Enclosure Applications The SOLOX is designed for Vented enclosure High SPL applications and that is where maximum output and power handling will be achieved If you are willing to give up maximum SPL and power handling for more low bass output then you can utilize our sealed enclosure recommendations These sealed enclo
21. mprove frequency response The vents placement within the enclosure is also important You must leave at least the equivalent of the vents diameter between the vent and any inside wall For example you would not place a vent with a 3 diameter within 3 of any wall The same is true for clearance between the vent opening and the bottom of the enclosure Pros 1 Reduced cone excursion and reduced distortion around vent tuning 2 Increased output capabilities around vent tuning 5 Vented boxes give you that extra Bump that is preferred in certain types of music Cons 1 Total loss of cone control below vent tuning which can result in high distortion and driver mechanical failure 2 Midrange sound coming from inside the box through the vent can produce unpleasant sound coloration 5 Vented enclosures are more sensitive to changes such as temperature humidity and driver fatigue 4 Enclosure design is more complex and the enclosure itself must be more solidly constructed because internal pressure at frequencies around vent tuning can be nearly twice as high as a sealed enclosure 5 Vented enclosures usually don t sound as fast as sealed boxes because the resonant effects of the vent tuning which is always slightly out of phase with the driver s output Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 11 vented Box Response Curves S18X Tuner Enclosure 5 0 ft LEnmp KICKER Lrvin Lowa 70 NP
22. ntact your International Stillwater Designs dealer or distributor concerning specific procedures for your country s warranty policies STILLVA TEI P O Box 459 e Stillwater Oklahoma 74076 U S A e 405 624 8510 Ver 14 es KICKER drivers are capable of producing sound levels that can permanently damage your hearing Turning up a system to a level that has audible distortion is more damag 0 ing to your ears than listening to an undistorted system at the same volume level The thresh old of pain is always an indicator that the sound level is too loud and may permanently damage your hearing Please use common sense when controlling volume February 2003 SOLOX Limited Warranty Ok you have read all the fine print on the opposing page describing the warranty on a Solo X Subwoofer enough there to make even Judge Judy happy but what does it all mean Well let s just lay it all out in as simple of terms as possi ble The Solo X is a high performance machine that is built to take gobs of power play extremely loud and create enough low bass to rattle the fillings out of your friend s teeth who lives in the next county It is built using the finest materials and highest degree of workmanship we have available It is the NASCAR of subwoofers designed to be driven hard into all four corners and we are sure you will drive it just that way With all that being said we know some of you will still be able to break this
23. oaid Jepids 75 2 WW 4 kg sonsiJe32eJeuo Suolsinox euoo uoli dns Jooj e2ueu0JJad en 103 409 saeu402 pEqqia Burjeoo 3150 yum punoJ4ans ANSIA Aemezn XoIos Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 4 Break In Procedure Thank you for your support of Kicker products and especially our SOLOX square subwoofer The SOLOX is truly a unique product in the world of subwoofers Our technical and R amp D staffs have designed some extreme enclosures beyond the small sealed boxes KICKER woofers are famous for They have truly outdone themselves with the SOLOX In this paper we will explore some applications for the SOLOX complete with box drawings and cut sheets plus some important information regarding the break in period for this ground breaking speaker Important Break In Information Due to the complex nature of the SOLOXs they require a little extra time to break in Especially in sealed enclo sures break in is a must in order for woofers to produce optimum low bass response Due to the high perform ance suspension system incorporated in the SOLOX it is very stiff out of the box Approximately two weeks of daily playing will allow the suspension to break in and reach its optimu
24. on was not a measuring criteria What then This is where EXmax comes into play SPL is all about compressing air and besides who cares if it is 40 distortion Mr SPL Microphone sure doesn t Your not listening to it for pleasure only trying to compress the air inside a vehi cle to impress a microphone We personally would never want to listen to a system at 40 distortion for more than about 05 seconds tops most people under the age of say umm 80 would agree But if you are standing out side a vehicle sealed up tighter than a frog s bum burping test tones to get a really big number on a meter sub woofer linearity distortion is not a factor Compressing the air is your goal in this scenario not necessarily linearity This does not mean a high SPL sub is designed to be non linear or exhibit high distortion it just means ANY sub driven into non linearity will exhibit high distortion But if the sub can continue to compress air even though it is operating at a high distortion level you will get more SPL Make sense Great The SoloX was designed to excel in vented enclosures and achieve extreme SPL numbers when asked to do so That is why the EXmax specification is shown to let you know just how far this baby can go when asked to bring the house down The figure is derived from driving the Solox until 55 linearity is achieved and measuring the EXmax at that point The Solox has a TREMENDOUS amount of motor strength and an over
25. product it is a plain and simple fact When you build an extreme product to be used by extreme people these people can and will find the breaking point just like Tony Stewart snapping a rod in a motor That is why we designed the Solo X to have a permanently mounted BAM Basket And Motor assembly with a replace able soft parts assembly the SPAIR Simple Pull Apart Insertable Replacement so that when you find the breaking point and if you can still hear or feel you can re build it on the spot If you read the big poster that came with your woofer you did right you know Sam amp Sid told you this thing weighs more than a Mini Cooper well really it weighs in at near 100 pounds The BAM which is about 90 of the weight in a Solo X stays mounted in your enclosure AND in your car you simply exchange the much lighter SPAIR This saves you all the fun of wrestling with the entire Solo X and the ENORMOUS costs of shipping a 100 pound woofer to Stillwater Oklahoma The SPAIR and all the parts contained within it are not covered under warranty This includes Burnt Shucked Bent Unraveled or Open Voice Coils Torn Ripped or Punctured Surrounds Torn Ripped or Punctured Cones Torn Ripped or Punctured Spiders Burnt or Frayed Tinsel Leads vy v Vv VV We also do not warranty the SPAIR for gt Wear and Tear under normal use gt Product damaged due to abuse gt Damage to Vehicle and or other components of the sound system
26. properly center the voice coil under high excursion e Triple Stack Custom Tooled Magnets With excursion capabilities of this monster speaker a single magnet structure just would not do We figured it worked for Wendy s why not us Triple stack is the only way to satisfy even the largest appetite for sound and with BAM this big a single just wouldn t fill the appetite of the SOLOX e Stitched Surround A signature of KICKER woofers has always been the stitched surround It prevents the sur round from separating from the cone at high excursions When the woofer is moving back and forth it puts a lot of strain on the adhesive that is holding the surround to the cone and often causes the two to separate Stitching the surround to the cone eliminates this from happening f stitching were inexpensive everybody would do it Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 2 ISD Inverted Structural Dome Kicker was one of the first companies to switch to the Inverted Structural Dome We have designed a cone with a groove for the ISD to lock into further adding strength to structure When cone reaches it s peak it wants to buckle because it s momentum keeps it moving out The ISD provides structur al support for the cone to resist buckling NOTE When the cone buckles the output of the woofer decreases Therefore the ISD is not just a cosmetic thing it is an integral part of the woofer to maintain it s maximum per formance Whil
27. s now So go to the website of KICKER and download the owners manual for the model of amplifier you have If you bought some one else s amplifier we re sorry save your lunch money and buy one of ours We always post our owner s manuals on our website to give our consumers the ultimate technical support Okay a little wiring 101 Remember 4 Ohm mono is equivalent to 2 Ohm stereo But you already knew that Right Parallel Series Coil 1 Coil 1 zat Oa Amplifer Speaker Connection Amplifer Speaker Connection Coil 2 O lt gt O Coil 1 Coil 2 C Coil 1 Amplifer Amplifer Speaker Connection Oe Speaker Connection Coil 2 Coil 2 Due to the extreme nature of this woofer some applications may require the use of two amplifiers per woofer Double check the diagram to make sure you have the voice coils wired properly For example both terminals of Coil 1 Red and Black are wired to a single amplifier and both terminals of Coil 2 Silver are wired to the second amplifier Please make sure to check the polarity We know that sounds obvious but even a seasoned veteran of 2 weeks in the install bay can make that mistake If you re man enough check out the next page for the lowdown on using four amplifiers to one SOLOX If you re not your probably the type of guy who puts import racing decals on your camaro Coil 1 PER Amplifer 2 Amplifer 1 Speaker Connection
28. sure recommendations will give the smoothest response with the most energy at really low frequencies around 20 to 30 Hz The recommended Tuner sealed box will deliver massive amounts of high impact bass and can be driven with punishing levels of amplifier power One of the benefits of the Solox series high performance suspension system is that they can operate in larger sealed enclosures for ultra low bass performance SUV applications while still maintaining excellent control and power handling SOLOX series woofers also perform well in any sealed enclosure between the Tuner and SUV sizes These systems will exhibit some benefits of both high impact and low extension generally sounding more like the box to which they are most closely sized These enclosure volume recommendations are for the airspace inside the enclosure and include the displace ment of the woofer Do not make the airspace any greater than recommended LS ee IC 518 Recommended Enclosures Model Tuner minimum 5 cu ft 31 6Hz Pmax 6000W Tuner maximum 6 cu ft 26 5Hz Pmax 3500W SUV minimum 9 cu ft 24 8Hz Pmax 3000W SUV maximum 12 cu ft 25 8 2 Pmax 2500W For more enclosure choices check out our website www kicker com or call Jerimy WB in Technical Services at 1 405 624 8583 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 6 Characteristics of Sealed Enclosures The most basic and
29. tape to temporarily hold the SPLAT in place while securing the BAM This tape can be removed after the corner hardware has been started Fig 9 Fig 9 9 With your assistant insert the BAM and start the corner hardware Now is the time you remove the unidirectional bonding strip Tape Tighten the double threaded studs to secure the BAM to the baffle Now take inventory to make sure noth ing dropped on the floor while wrestling the big unit into position Fig 10 Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 29 10 Before you pull the wires through the BAM you must decide which of the three metods you will use The parts needed for this step are shown in Fig 11 In addition to the included parts you will need a brain larger than a pea If you are not sure about the size of a pea our graphic artist has provided one here for your use Keep in mind the pea is for measurement purposes only and has no real purpose in the final installation The Binding posts must be removed when using the other methods of connecting the speaker wire When connecting the wire make sure you are using proper polarity otherwise the POLARI TY POPO will be after you If you reverse the polarity you ll know it that 18 inch woofer will slam like a solid 8 incher Fig 12 15 Fig 12 shows the Binding Post method of con necting the speaker wires Make sure the bind ing post is tight so the wires will not come out This
30. tts 5000 5000 EXmax mm 24 48 24 48 Excursion maximum see next page Kicker Solox Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 24 Excursion Maximum 101 As you read the specifications for your SoloX you may notice a new parameter called EXmax stands for Excursion Maximum and expresses the maximum one way linear excursion capability of the driver based on 1 Linearity how much distortion the speaker system exhibits 2 Excursion limits of the moving parts how far it can move before it breaks 3 BL the strength of the motor assembly In other words EXmax tells you just how far the woofer is capable of moving before reaching the physical limits of the moving parts diminishing motor strength and NOT taking into consideration how much distortion is created Strange statement huh Let s break it down When woofer is used for EXTREME SPL notice that EXTREME SPL applications it is driven well out of the linear range that would be used if sound quality low distortion high linearity were your goals Any woofer can be driven to the point where it starts exhibiting non linear response At this point the distortion of the system starts to rise and BL starts to fall off There may be more linear excursion available but your ears tell you it is starting to sound bad un natural so you stop turning up the volume as you have reached the limits of that system for a linear response low distortion But what if low distorti
31. val of the speaker Makes repairs a snap e SLAM SPAIR Lockdown Attachment Mechanism The aluminum frame attached to the SPAIR properly secures the removable speaker assembly SPAIR to the BAM Basket And Motor assembly With the excursion capa bilities of this woofer it is very important that there is a tight seal against the BAM to allow the speaker to perform properly SPLAT Speaker Precise Location Alignment Tool Locates and anchors the BAM to the baffle of your enclosure A picture frame like structure that must be used to insure a solid mount It is inserted into the enclosure prior to the BAM being installed Once the BAM is in place the SPLAT is located on the baffle around the rear of the speaker The supplied mounting hardware should be inserted to make sure the SPLAT stays put Once all 4 screws are sufficiently tightened the BAM will be secure ARCTIC Cap Aluminum Rapid Cooling Thermal Induction Centering Cap Mounted on top of the extended pole piece it is responsible for insuring the voice coil on the SPAIR is properly centered when inserted into the BAM adds more mass for increased thermal transfer from the voice coil to the pole piece and channels air into the Vent for increased cooling e S4 Quad Spider Array One spider cannot handle the demands alone Our engineers had to design a quad spi der array that would keep up with the demand of the enormous motor structure 4 Poly nomex spiders make up the array to
32. ve slot loaded ports with ultra low air velocity for ground pounding street bass that will make your hair stand on end if you have any left These are the enclosures of choice for outrageous street bass and high performance SPL contests The following chart shows three recommended ported enclosures for each Solo Baric driver Tuner has increased bass efficiency over a sealed enclosure yet can still fit in tighter applications It is the smallest design that will work well for each woofer Although it is the smallest ported enclosure the output from 30 to 80 HZ will be considerably higher than that of a sealed box The two other ported designs have propor tionately more output in this region SUV is a medium sized enclosure that will kick out bass that can be heard for blocks away And it does go LOW SPL is a high efficiency enclosure that delivers the output necessary to put up the big numbers If space is not at a premium and you want to get the most from your SOLOX try one of these designs You won t be disappointed You may want to take a look at The Truckers Car Wash Enclosure if you got the room for it Note You must add the port volume to the volume of the box See the cut sheets Recommended Ported Enclosure High Efficiency Model Tuner SUV SPL S18X 5 cu ft Port 60sq in x 14 5 10 cu ft Port 150 sq in x 21 10 cu ft Port 300sq in x 9 35Hz 5000W 35Hz 4500W 56Hz
33. vings were to fall into the gap they would be impossible to remove Please use the Gap Cap If this were not important we would have taken the money we spent to design and produce them and bought a spa for the tech bay So use the cap Fig 3 4 With the Gap Cap now installed remove the 4 double end threaded studs that lock the BAM to the wood baffle assembly Be careful not to let Baffle the SPLAT fall on you foot otherwise you BAM guessed it splat Fig 4 i 1 4 20 m H Fig 5 The SPLAT and wood baffle will now come free from the BAM The baffle will now become your mounting template Fig 5 1 4 20 4 UT 5 Place the wood template on your enclosure baffle to mark the holes for mounting Make sure it is in the correct spot before you start cutting 0 6 Remember Cut twice but only mark once Fig 6 Kicker SoloX Subwoofers Recommended Applications Page 28 Installing This Bad Boy 6 Once the holes are marked remove template Using a jigsaw cutout the woofer hole and use a 3 8 drill bit for the mounting holes Fig 7 Fig 7 ACHTUNG ATTENTION You will need assistance for the following steps 7 Insert the SPLAT into the cutout and move into position We know what your thinking How can this fit in through the hole Relax tried it once and it worked so we put it into production Fig 8 Fig 8 8 Use masking
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