Kicker Comp Woofer, Техническое руководство

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Thank you for your support of KICKER products. Once you have had a chance to see and experience the capabili-
ties of the new KICKER Comp subwoofers, we believe that you will be as excited as we are about these modestly
priced masterpieces! The Comps truly set a new standard for bass performance in this category.
This latest revision of our KICKER Comp Subwoofers Recommended Applications/Enclosures Technical Update
brings together all of our Kicker Comp woofers into one manual.
The enclosure recommendations in this paper supercede any other previously published recommendations.
Especially when used in sealed enclosures, the new KICKER Comps will achieve maximum bass performance after
they have been broken in.
Approximately one to two weeks of daily playing will allow the suspension to soften, and reach its optimum equi-
librium. This time period may vary depending on the amount of play time, volume level, and type of music you lis-
ten to. More play time, with medium volume levels and more bass content, will break in the subwoofer most
quickly. The broken-in sub will exhibit stronger bass performance, smoother response, and greater low bass exten-
sion.
For those of you with more sophisticated audio equipment, the Comp woofers can be broken-in on the test
bench overnight with the following procedure.
KICKER Comp Freeair Break-in Procedure
1. Connect the speaker to a power amp of about fifty watts or more. The speaker should not be mounted in any
enclosure - just freeair.
Please make sure it will not walk off the bench while it is playing!
2. Connect an audio generator to the input of the power amp, and adjust the generator to approximately 37Hz for
the C8, 32 Hz for the C10, 28 Hz for the C12, and 17 Hz for the C15.
3. Now adjust the gain on the amplifier and generator so that the cone is moving to Xmax. This can be determined
visually by looking at the “blur depth” of the logo on the ISD. A close approximation will do. On the C8 this will be
about 3/4”, on the C10 about 3/4”, on the C12 about 7/8”, and on the C15 about 1”.
NOTE: Keep in mind that as the speaker is used under normal conditions the break-in will continue, so if you don’t
have time for the complete break-in period the speaker will still break-in itself under normal usage.
Kicker Comp Subwoofers
Recommended Applications / Version 2.0
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