Kicker L5 - Manual (Page 10)

Ported/Vented Enclosure Applications
Ported Solo-Barics incorporate massive 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.
Compact 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. This smallest vented design is for places where you
can only give up the room normally taken up by two L5s in the normal small sealed boxes. The two other ported
designs have proportionately more output in this region.
Street Bass is a medium sized enclosure that will kick out bass that can be heard for blocks away. And it does
go LOW!
Finally, SPL / Deep Bass is a large enclosure that has it all. It is high efficiency and will deliver the output needed
to win SPL contests, yet low frequencies go all the way down to the basement - with power that will shake the
foundations! We’re talking truly awesome.
If space is not at a premium and you want to get the most from your Solo-Baric L5, try one of these designs. You
won’t be disappointed. Note: You must add the port volume to the volume of the box! See the cut
sheets.
Recommended Ported Enclosure
– High Efficiency –
Model Compact Street Bass SPL / Deep Bass
S8L5 .66 cu.ft. + port, .8 cu.ft. + port; 1.0 cu.ft. + port;
1.5x9.5" port, 19.25" long 1.75x9.5" port, 19.75" long 2x9.5" port, 21.25" long
Power Handling = 300W Power Handling = 300W Power Handling = 300W
S10L5 1.25 cu.ft. + port; 1.75 cu.ft. + port 2.25 cu.ft. +port;
2.5x11.25" port, 19.75" long 2.75x11.25", port 17.75" long 3x11.25" port, 18" long
Power Handling = 425W Power Handling = 450W Power Handling = 450W
S12L5 1.75 cu.ft. + port; 2.5 cu.ft. + port; 3.25 cu.ft. + port;
2.5x13.25" port, 22.5" long 2.5x13.25" port, 16.5" long 3x13.25" port, 14.5" long
Power Handling = 600W Power Handling = 600W Power Handling = 600W
S15L5 3.0 cu.ft. + port; 4.5 cu.ft. + port; 6.0 cu.ft. + port;
2.5x16.25" port, 19.5" long 3x16.25" port, 14.75" long 3.5X16.25"port, 13.75"long
Power Handling = 750W Power Handling = 750W Power Handling =750W
NOTE: The use of a subsonic filter is necessary to insure the life of the
woofer in a ported enclosure.
Kicker Solo-Baric L5-Series Subwoofers
Recommended Applications
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