Kicker ES154, ES104, ES124 manual Box Building Notes

Installation

Box Building Notes

The cardboard “Template” inside your ES Subwoofer’s shipping carton can be used as a pattern for cutting the speaker mounting hole in your enclosure. The cardboard template is the same size as the ES Subwoofer’s basket. After marking your baffle with the template, make sure to cut directly on the line. This will maintain the proper baffle cut-out size for the ES Subwoofer’s basket.

All the cubic feet numbers given in the following pages include the displacement of the woofer. For the ported enclosures the displacement of the port must be added to the final design.

Always use 3/4" (1.9 cm) or thicker MDF and make sure all the joints are fastened and well sealed. The peak pressure in a ported box can exceed that of a sealed enclosure. All of these designs need some internal bracing. Add 2" x 2" (5 cm x 5 cm) to 3" x 3" (8 cm x 8 cm) triangle braces between each of the larger unsupported panels.

Kicker recommends using a high-grade wood glue and silicone sealer for an airtight box.

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x = 3" x 3" for ES154, ES124

X	x = 2" x 2" for ES104
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Note: If you prefer an ultra-smooth bass response, you should loosely fill your ES Subwoofer’s enclosure with poly-fil (polyester fiberfill) stuffing. Ported designs will require covering the end of the port (located inside the box) with grill cloth, chicken wire, or expanded metal to prevent the poly-fil from being blown out of the port. The use of poly-fil stuffing will slightly decrease efficiency, but will deepen and extend the low frequency output.

Do not install a port opening against a solid surface, such as an internal brace, back-panel or trunk wall, seat or interior panel of your vehicle. The port opening must remain unobstructed. Use the smallest dimension of the rectangular port or the diameter of the round port as the minimum amount of space between the port opening and any solid surface to insure unrestricted airflow.

For more advice on box building, click on the SUPPORT tab on the Kicker homepage, www.kicker.com. Choose the Technical Support tab, choose the Tech Manuals tab, and then download or view the corresponding information. Please E-mail support@kicker.com or call Technical Services (405) 624-8583 for specific or unanswered questions.

A Note on Power Handling Capacity

ES Subwoofers will handle large amounts of power in any of the

recommended enclosures, sealed or vented. The smaller enclosures are best for use in limited-space applications. The larger recommended enclosures will yield slightly more bass at the lowest frequencies. The infinite baffle (free-air) mounting method will handle moderate amounts of power and take up less trunk or passenger space.

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