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PERFORMANCE
Wiring to a single channel
Hooking up the supplied wires to your Kicker KS-Series Coax Speakers is easy. One end of
each wire is terminated with a large and a small connector. The larger connector is crimped
to the gray wire and connects to the larger positive terminal of the speaker. The smaller
connector is crimped to the black wire and connects to the smaller negative terminal of the
speaker. The other end of these wires connects to your source unit or amplifier with the four
(4) included red butt crimp-down style connectors. The gray wire connects to the positive
output of the amplifier or source unit. The black wire connects to the negative output of the
amplifier or source unit. These connections can also be made with solder and heat shrink or
electrical tape to prevent electrical shorting of the speakers. See Figure 4.
Figure 4
KSCOAXIALSPEAKER
Other channel
KS-Series Coax Speaker
wired to a single channel
Source Unit or Amplifier
Note: All specifications and performance figures are subject to change. Please visit the www.kicker.com for the most current information.
To get the best performance from your new Kicker speakers, we recommend using genuine Kicker Accessories and Wiring.
Wiring two KS-Series Coax Speakers to a single channel
Modern high performance coaxial speakers have a lower DC Resistance than what used to
be available. The Kicker KS-Series Coax Speakers are rated at four ohms and work with any
source unit or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm load. If you want to use two KS-
Series Coax Speakers on each channel of your source unit or amplifier wire the speakers in
series, as shown above. This will improve the sound quality, lower the total harmonic
distortion and lessen the thermal load at the source unit or amplifier. This may prevent an
amplifier from shutting down, due to over-current protection circuitry.
Source Unit or Amplifier
Two KS-Series Coax Speakers
wired in series to a single channel
Figure 5
INST
ALLA
TION
Insert and crimp wire using
included red butt connectors to
connect speaker wire to the wire
from source unit or amplifier.
Series
Wiring
Model: Speaker Design W
oofer Size, in (mm)
Tweeter Size, in (mm) Rated Impedance, ohm DC Resistance, ohm Power Range, W
atts RMS
Peak Power Handling, W
atts
Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W
, 1m
Ef
fective Fr
equency Range, Hz
Mounting Hole Diameter
, in (mm)
Top Mount Depth, in (mm) Bottom Mount Depth, in (mm) Tw
eeter Pr
otrusion, in (mm)
Specifications common to all models: Tweeter Magnet Material - Neodymium Tweeter Dome Material - Kaladex Tweeter Design - Balanced Dome W
o
ofer Cone Material - Polypr
opylene
W
oofer Surr
ound Material - Santopr
ene
If you have any questions about the installation of your Kicker KS-Series Coax Speakers, see the Authorized Kicker Dealer wher
e
you made your
pur
chase. For mor
e advice on installation, click on the SUPPOR
T tab on the Kicker homepage, www
.kicker
.com. Choose the T
echnica
l Support
tab, choose subject you ar
e inter
ested in, and then download or view the corr
esponding information. Please E-mail support@kicke
r.com or call
Technical Services (405) 624-8583 for specific or unanswer
ed questions.
KS
400
2 - W
a
y
4 (100) 1/2 (13) 4 3 6-30 60 88 60-20k 3 11/16 (94) 1 13/16 (46) 2 1/16 (52) 1/8 (3.2)
KS
460
2 - W
a
y
4x6 (100x150) 1/2 (13) 4 3 6-30 60 88 50-20k 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 (146x89) 1 13/16(46) 2 (51) 1/16 (1.6)
KS
4100
2 - W
a
y
4x10 (100x250) 1/2 (13) 4 3 6-35 70 88 45-20k 3 7/8 x 9 5/16 (98x237) 2 7/16 (62) 2 3/4 (70) 0 (0)
KS
5250
2 - W
a
y
5 1/4 (130) 3/4 (20) 4 3 6-45 135 90 45-21k 4 9/16 (116) 2 (51) 2 1/4 (57) 1/16 (1.6)
KS
350
2 - W
a
y
3 1/2 (89) 1/2 (13) 4 3 6-20 40 88 80-20k 3 3/16 (81) 1 9/16 (40) 1 7/8 (48) 1/4 (6.4)
P
erformance
Pro T
ip:
You are one Kicker Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure, one ZX
Mono-Amplifier and a few cables away from a slammin’ system! The Kicker ZX line of mono-amplifiers make it easy to upgrade to solid bass with your existing or stock source unit. Please ask your dealer about the Kicker Comp and CompVR Subwoofer upgrades.
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