Kicker Separates Series Competition and Freeair Drivers Owner's Manual
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1. Freeair Series Drivers MOOG F156 Nominal moedance 4Q 8Q SPL IW 1M 90 3908 90 548 Displacement ce 2677 31 267731 Disniocement Cdn 163 38 163 38 Hole Cutout in da 14 14 Mounting Depth in 8 e Reve 3 59Q 6 07Q Sd SaM 0 0830 0 0830 BL 10 38 11 9 Vos Uters 248 93 223 00 Vos CUR 8 66 782 Mme gne 12259 115 33 Fs 28 6 31 0 Qne 8 036 7 893 Qes 0 734 0 964 Qs 0 673 0 859 Pmax watts Verwed 500 500 Pmax warts Fresar 300 300 Xmaunm 7 68 7 32 Frea Response Hz 20 200 20 200 Mognet Weigtt Oz 60 60 C15a 4Q 8Q 90 5748 906708 267731 287731 16338 16338 ity 14 g 6 359Q 6 07Q 0 0830 0 0830 10 28 12 08 556 54 49404 19 53 17 33 118 17 11458 19 4 20 9 8 551 5 188 0 492 0 628 0 457 0 560 500 500 7 88 732 20 200 20200 60 60 r z F120 4Q 8Q 88708 398708 1523 686 1523 68 32 98 9298 1 8 Wye gt 5 3 59Q 6 07Q 0 0531 0 0531 961 11 51 1486 89 14822 5 15 5 20 90 99 7827 27 8 29 3 8 650 6 687 9613 0 661 0 572 0 601 00 400 250 250 788 732 20200 20 200 38 238 r r 4 ar dh C120 4Q 8Q 89 56e8 90 108 152368 1523 66 9298 92 98 Wyse We 5 5 3 59Q 6 07Q 0 0531 0 0631 9 61 11 79 44443 397 82 15 59 13 98 81 73 7863 16 7 18 8 985 7347 0 334 0 388 0 318 0 369 400 400 768 7 32 20200 20 200 38 38 r zr 100 4Q 8Q 89 74c9 90 0508 94504 946 04 5767 57 67 9 8 9 8 aye BB 3 59Q 6 07Q 0 0340 0 0340 8 69 1047 8195 7828 2 88 2 75 4548 89 4A 4 32 4 33 7 5 395 6 524 042. i4 KICKER Reece N o SEPARATES SERIES U S A m COMPETITION amp FREEAIR DRIVERS CONGRATULATIONS You ve just purchased an exceptional component driver from Stillwater Designs KICKER Separates bring one philosophy to car audio high performance Get ready for a demonstration of pure musical quality and sheer sonic power as you Listen to the Legend FEATURES OF KICKER SEPARATES ISD Inverted Structural Dome Cone High rigidity under pressure for accurate linear control Alright Polymineral Cones Stops enclosure pressure loss fo reduce pump down High internal dampening Excellent sunlight pollution and moisture resistance Stitched Surround Prevents cone surround separation at high excursions Blackened Pole Piece Improved heat trarsfer Uniplate Improved thermal and magnetic transfer between pole and backplate Extended Pole Piece Cooler operation increases power handling Improved magnetic field linearity around the voice coil gap Vented Pole Plece Pressure relief under the center dome improves low bass Extended Backplates Prevent damaging voice coil bottoming Optimum Magnet Size Excellent efficiency and bass performance Hemp Kapton Voice Coll Formers Prevents cone meltdown Eliminates warped rubbing voice coils Long Throw Voice Coll Enormous cone excursion capabilities High Power Tinsel Lead Wires Stops lead breakage Reduces power robbing resistance losses FEATURES OF
3. the display of a current Authorized Dealer window decal if It becomes necessary for you to send defective merchandise package all defective items In the orginal container or in a package that will prevent shipping damage and return to Stilwater Designs 5021 North Perkins Road Stillwater OK 74075 Return only defective components Return of entire cabinets system packs pairs etc increases your return freight charges 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 one 1 year 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 may be directed to the Warranty Deparment at 405 624 8510 WHAT IS NOT COVERED this warranty is valid only if the oroduct is used for the purpose for which it was designed it does net cover install slips screwdriver holes Items previously repaired by any unauthorized gt Damage caused by exposure to water and or repair facility 2xcessive heat Items returned from unauthorized individuals Domage through negligence misuse or or dealers accident Return shipping on non defective items itams physically dama
4. 0 100 480 4 10 30600 30 600 20 20 15 15 SPEAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED WARRANTY Stillwater Designs warrants this product to be free trom defects In material and workmanship uncer normal use for a period of one 1 year from date of orginal purchase Should service be necessary under this warranty fe y reason due to manufacturing defect or malfunction during the Hirst year from date of original purchase Stillwater Designs will replace or repair at its discretion the defective merchandise at no charge This warranty Is valid only for the original purchaser and is not extended to owners of the product subsequent to the orginal 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 etall and no warranties whether express or implied shall apply to this product thereafter Some states do not cilow 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 sfate 3 WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED WARRANTY OR SERVICE Detective merchandise must be returned to your local Authorized Stillwater Designs Kicker imouise Dealer for warranty Assistance in locating an Authorized Dealer can be obtained by writing or calling Stillwater Designs directly You can confirm that a dealer is authorized for service by
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6. KICKER SEPARATES Enclosure construction Your enclosure should be made of 1 2 8 drivers ana smaller or 3 4 10 drivers and larger material minimum Avoid low density materials such as common particle board The recommended materials are high density particle board medium density fiberboard MDF or high quality void free 7 or 13 ply prywood such as marine plywood Include glue blocks to strengthen the corners of your box and add cross braces if you detect panel vibration Use quality wood giue such as Elmer s Professional or Titebond NOT silicone rubber hot giue or caulkl and seal inside joints with a pressed in bead of sillcone rubber to be absolutely certain that no air leaks exist If your design includes multiple woofers operated at high power seal each wooter in its own enclosure WARNING the use of silicone rubber to seal in a woofer will void your warranty If any sealing is needed In addition to the speaker s Gasket use caulking cord or vinyl weather strip Loosely fill a sealed box about nait full with poryester fiber typically used as pillow filling Line the inside of a vented box with 1 fiberglass insulation Schedule 40 PVC pipe is recommended for making port tubes for vented enclosures The pipe should be roughed up before gluing it into the box with silicone rubber or epoxy The inside end of the vent should be at least one diameter from the nearest Ccbinet wall Rounded edges on the vent can be useful in r
7. and Freeair woofers reflect the largest power amplifiers suitable for use with each speaker model We feel that this rating ls more useful to the consumer than misleading music power continuous or other ratings often used Stillwater Designs power ratings are based on clean power with minimal amplifier clipping Amplifier clipping produces an extremely distorted signal that is capable of destroying drivers and may void your warranty RECOMMENDED ENCLOSURES The table below shows suitable enclosures for Competition and Freealr drivers F3 values listed Indicate the 3 dB down point of the system Fb represents the tuning of the vented enclosure Remember that while a vented speaker has a slight theoretical advantage in output a sealed enclosure produces more low bass because of Its much slower roll off below the 3 cB point In addition cone motion Is more controlled in a sealed box reducing the chance of mechanical damage to the woofer Stillwoter Designs has been using sealed enclosures in its show vehicles for a number of years They have proven to be very reliable with highly predictable performance even under extreme power demands The sealed enclosure sound is very tight and controlled yet very full and solid with extended low bass response Note that a large box improves low bass performance and a small box produces more mid bass bump A vented box also produces lots of bump because of the
8. educing vent chuffing noises Remember fo observe polarity Hooking up one or more woofers in reverse phase will drastically reduce bass output AMERICAS MUSIC MACHINES Se Petia OS coh aa eee oe ee a Ss ee ne ae ra a Bi Se RO ee a oS FREEAIR MOUNTING The specialized design of KICKER Freeair woofers allow these speakers to work effectively in Infinite baffle applications This does not mean however that the driver doesn t need an enclosure What If means Is that the enclosure can be of very large volume such as a car door dash rear panel or trunk In these applications the driver needs a relatively rigid panel to mount to as excess vibration will color the sound and reduce efficiency Also the panel should effectively seal the alr behind the panel from the alr in front of Ht If your mounting panel doesn t meet these two requirements you may need to modify it with bracing or an additional panel sandwiched onto it in some manner Dash mountings are almost impossible to seal however this is not too critical since the drivers used in this application are for midbass and midrange and only low bass performance is sacrificed KICKER Freeair woofers are also well suited for use in vented enclosures When used In their recommended enclosures these woofers exhibit a boosted bass response which is often popular for rap or rock music POWER HANDLING Power handling ratings on Competition
9. ged due to abuse Speakers damaged due to amplifier clipping Freight damage or distortion e ihe 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 repiacement inventory or parts is encountered INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY Contact your International Stillwater Designs deoler or distributor concerning specific procedures for your country s warranty policies STILLWATER P O Box 459 Stillwater Cklahoma 74076 U S A e 405 624 8510 KICKER drivers are capaole of producing sound levels that can permanently damage your hearing Turning up a system to a level that has audible distortion is more damaging a to your ears than listening to an undistorted system at the same volume level The threshold E of ocin is aiways an inaicator that the sound level is too loud and may permanently nes COMNCGe you hearing Please use common sense when controlling volume
10. output from the vent Some prefer this boosted bass sound while others favor accuracy of the sealed enclosure Consider the type of sound you want and choose your enclosure to produce it SEALED ENCLOSURE VENTED ENCLOSURE Competition Series Drivers Freeair Series Drivers Box Volume F3 Box Volume Vent Diometer VentLength Fb F3 Model Cubic Feet 368 Model CubicFeet qty Inches inches Hz 3dB C 18 4 44 20 Maumum 35 F 1 3 60 20 Maximum 1 4 42 32 34 3 70 Recommended 37 3 00 Recommended Or 2 3 6 35 37 2 96 20 Minimum 39 2 40 20 Minimum s i 39 4 C16 360 20 Maximum 315 F 12 210 20 Maxdmum 1 3 476 32 35 3 00 Recommended 335 1 75 Recommended K j 36 37 5 2 40 20 Minimum 3 1 40 20 Minimum Me s 4l 44 Ci2 210 20 Maximum 37 F10 1 50 20 Maxdmum 1 3 526 36 345 1 76 Recommended 3 1 25 i 38 1 40 20 Minimum al 1 00 20 Minimum j 45 40 6 C10 1 50 20 Maxenum 48 F8 0 78 20 Maxdmum 1 2 800 36 4 1 25 Recommended 29 0 66 Recommended J s 40 43 5 1 00 20 Minimum 50 0 52 20 Minimum J z 4 45 47 C8 0 78 20 Maximum 57 fF6x9 078 Moxdmum i 0 65 Recommended 58 0 685 Sil cy ees 40 135 0 52 20 Minmum 59 0 52 20 Minimum z 46 47 C85 9 42 20 Maximum 78 F85 0 42 20 Maamum 1 15 425 40 40 0 35 Recommended 79 0 35 Recommended i 46 44 0 28 20 Mimmum 80 0 28 20 Minimum 7 50 49 THIELE SMALL PARAMETERS T S parameters are
11. used to design sealed vented and other types of speaker enclosures The Information Is provided for users who have computer speaker CAD programs or wish to calculate box parameters long hand Random samples of each mode were selected for parameter testing from shipping stock Each driver was broken in by driving It at its resonant frequency to an excursion of Xmax for a period of two hours before testing This break in settled the driver s parameters which shift slightly during the first few hours of use Multiple test were taken of each driver and averaged for accuracy Test equipment used included an Audio Precision test instrument driven by a PC computer Additional data was calculated or verified by LEAP Loudspeaker Enc osure Analysis Pregram on a PC computer Because parameters shift during breakin optimum low bass performance should be expected after approximately four to five hours of normal use se Competition Series Drivers MOOEL C18a Nominal impedance 4Q 8Q SPL 1W 1M 918dB 924408 Displacemert ce 4720 28 4720 28 Displocerment Cuin 288 05 288 05 Hole Cutout in dia 16 2 16 2 Mounting Depth in 7 2 WZ Reve 3 23Q 86Q Sd SaM 0 120 0 1201 BL 13 32 17 13 Vos Uters 70732 691 49 Vas Cuff 2482 24 26 Mms gms 215 18 19905 Fs 18 5 19 4 Qms 6 719 8 660 Qes 0 454 0 484 als 0 425 0 451 Pmax wotts 1000 1000 Xmarmm 11 12 10 48 Freq Response Hz 20200 20 200 Magnet Weight Oz 110 110 Voice Coll Kapton 3 3
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