Kicker L5 manual Performance

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Specifications

Performance

Model:

S8L5

 

S10L5

S12L5

S15L5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominal Impedance [Zn], ohm [per coil]

2 or 4

2 or 4

2 or 4

2 or 4

Resonance Frequency [fs], Hz

43.4

 

34.9

 

32.2

 

23.4

Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m

83.1

 

86.5

 

87.9

 

88.8

Effective Piston Area [Sd], in2 (m2)

42.32 (.0273)

68.05 (.0439)

99.98 (.0645)

163.7 (.1056)

Power Handling Watts, Peak (RMS)

600 (300)

900 (450)

1200 (600)

1500 (750)

Effective Frequency Range, Hz

28-100

24-100

20-100

18-100

Effective Excursion [EXmax], in (mm)

.433

(11.0)

.51 (12.9)

.51 (12.9)

.59 (15.1)

DC Resistance [Re], ohm [coils in series]

7.78

 

7.1

 

7.0

 

7.53

Voice Coil Inductance [Le], mH

5.36

 

5.9

 

6.05

 

7.69

Voice Coil Diameter [d], in (mm)

2 (50.8)

2 (50.8)

2 (50.8)

2.5 (63.5)

Voice Coil Length [h], in (mm)

1.24

(31.5)

1.36

(34.5)

1.36

(34.5)

1.59 (40.5)

Mechanical Q-Factor [Qms]

9.925

10.764

11.884

12.847

Electrical Q-Factor [Qes]

.850

 

.523

 

.594

 

.547

Total Q-Factor [Qts]

.783

 

.499

 

.566

 

.524

Force Factor [BL], Tm

15.9

 

22.38

22.43

25.72

Equivalent Volume [Vas], ft3 (L)

.498

(14.1)

1.19

(33.75)

2.41

(68.27)

7.93 (224.67)

Moving Mass [Mms], oz (g)

3.56

(101.0)

5.93

(168.2)

7.44

(210.9)

11.54 (327.2)

Net Displacement, in3 (cc)

52.3

(857)

97.7

(1601)

135.2 (2215)

229.3 (3757)

Outer Frame Dimension, in (cm)

8 13/16 (22.4)

10 11/16 (27.1)

12 9/16 (31.9)

15 5/8 (39.7)

Mounting Depth, in (cm)

4 3/4 (12.1)

6 (15.2)

6 3/4 (17.1)

8 1/2 (21.6)

Magnet Weight, oz (kg)

41.27 (1.17)

77.25 (2.19)

77.25 (2.19)

114.64 (3.25)

Measurements based on 4 ohm dual voice coil models.

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Solo-baric L5 Subwoofers

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L5 specifications

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