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SoloX Subwoofer
Enclosures
Enclosures
The SoloX is one of the most advanced subwoofers on the market,
therefore, care must be taken when designing an enclosure. We will
provide you with enough information for you to properly construct
an enclosure. If you feel you are not capable of building it yourself,
we highly recommend letting one of our Authorized Dealers build it
for you. It will save you a lot of heartaches and headaches. The SoloX
subwoofer is capable of handling unheard of power. A simple enclo-
sure will not be enough. The enclosure will need to be made of a min-
imum of 1” MDF and properly braced. You may use 4” x 4” (10.16cm x
10.16cm) triangular braces between each of the larger unsupported
panels or a center brace (as seen on the next page). We also recom-
mend using a good grade wood glue and silicone rubber to insure an
airtight seal.
The wood support inside your SoloX shipping carton can be used as
a template for cutting the speaker mounting hole in the enclosure.
Since the wood cut out is the same size as the basket of the SoloX,
when you make the cut along the line drawn through the template,
make sure to cut right on the line to get the correct opening size.
All the cubic feet numbers given in the following pages 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. Keep in mind the pressure inside of a
ported enclosure exceeds that of a sealed enclosure
Note: If you prefer an ultra-smooth bass response, you should
loosely fill your SoloX Enclosure with polyfil. Ported designs will
require covering the entrance to the port (inside the box) with hard-
ware 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.
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.
For more advice on box building, see the Choosing and Building
Enclosures page in the Tech Tips & FAQs section of the Support area
on the Kicker website,
www.kicker.com
Or call Technical Services at 1-
405-624-8583.
A note on power handling capability
SoloX subwoofers will handle massive amounts of power in any of
the recommended enclosures. The power ratings given are assuming
that both voice coils are used. You should never hook up a dual voice
coil woofer using only one coil.