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X Series Enclosure Fits Kicker Solo X 8" Subwoofer · Single 8" Ported enclosure

Net volume
0.88 Cubic Feet
Tuning
35.5 Hz
Max mounting depth
7.938 Inches (Kicker Spec)
Cutout
7.312 Inches (Kicker Spec)
External dimensions
25.00 Inches W × 14.00 Inches H × 13.75 Inches D
Front baffle
Three 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
Buy at Audio IntensityFactory-direct, ships from Tullahoma
Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8Buy at Audio Intensity
  • Alignment: 0.88 cu ft net vented at 35.5 Hz
  • Driver: Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2, 800 W RMS, 24.0 mm Xmax, 47.95 Hz Fs
  • Build: Front-firing standard box, 2.25" three-layer baffle with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, Kicker logo acrylic, dado joinery, 21.9 sq in slot port beside the woofer, internally braced
  • Cabinet: 25.00" W x 14.00" H x 13.75" D, 47 lb

Spec of record

Technical specifications

SeriesProline X Professional
Driver-Specific FitmentKicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2 (Dual 2 Ohm)
Enclosure TypePorted | Front-Firing Standard Box
External Width25.00 Inches
External Height14.00 Inches
External Depth13.75 Inches
Internal Volume (Net)0.88 Cubic Feet
Port TypeVertical Slot Beside The Woofer | Front Exit | Internally Braced
Port Area21.9 Square Inches
Port Tuning (Fb)35.5 Hz
Design Power Basis960 W RMS (1.2 x The Driver Rating)
Driver Fs47.95 Hz
Driver Qts0.651
Driver Qes / Qms0.770 / 4.211
Driver Vas4.134 Liters / 0.146 Cubic Feet
Driver Sd249.6 Square Centimeters
Driver Mms235.10 g
Driver BL18.07
Driver Re3.5 Ohm
Driver Xmax24mm (One-Way)
Driver Power Handling800 Watts RMS
Driver Overall Diameter8.812 Inches (Kicker Spec)
Mounting Depth Required7.938 Inches (Kicker Spec)
Cutout Diameter7.312 Inches (Kicker Spec)
Flush Mount Recess9.750 Inches In The Outer Layer
Voice Coil ConfigurationDual 2 Ohm
MaterialLangboard Elite 3/4" MDF
JoineryDado Joinery (CNC-Cut), Flat Panels
Front Baffle ConstructionThree 3/4" MDF layers, 2.25" total | Woofer Flush-Mounted In The Outer Layer
Baffle Layers3
AcrylicGlossy Black Kicker Logo Insert, Outer Layer, Standard
Terminal CupProline X ABS/Carbon Fiber Composite | Back Panel, Terminal-Cup Side | 12g OFC Pre-Wired
DampingNone - Ships Dry. Polyfill Detunes A Ported Enclosure
Carpet FinishPlush Black
Shipping Weight47 lb
ShippingUPS Ground Parcel, Included In The 48 States
Bundle OptionsEnclosure Only (Bring Your Own Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8)
Warranty2-Year Limited (Enclosure)
ManufacturedTullahoma, Tennessee, USA

Modelled response

Performance in this enclosure

Net airspace
0.88
cu ft
Tuning
35.5
Hz · Fb
Half power
29.8
Hz · F3, anechoic
Xmax at
5711
W RMS · 28 Hz subsonic
With NO filter
2751
W RMS · unfiltered
Port
13.1
m/s at the mouth · 960 W

01Is this driver right for a ported box?

Efficiency bandwidth product places the motor before anything else is decided.

EBP = Fs ÷ Qes = 62.3
SEALED 0–50 TRANSITION 50–100 PORTED 100–150 0 50 100 150 EBP 62.3
Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2 · EBP 62.3
Between 50 and 100 a driver takes either load, and the choice becomes one of priorities rather than of physics. The Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2 reads 62.3. Ported buys output and low-end reach around tuning; sealed buys a shallower rolloff below it. This cabinet takes the first trade.

02What the box does to it

0.88 cu ft net against a 4.1 L Vas, vented at 35.5 Hz.

Fb = 35.5 Hz  ·  F3 = 29.8 Hz  ·  passband ripple 3.69 dB
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 +8 +4 0 −4 −8 −12 −16 −20 −24 −28 −32 −36 FREQUENCY · Hz LEVEL · dB −3 dB Fb 35.5
Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2 · Fb 35.5 Hz, F3 29.8 Hz
Anechoic, before any cabin gain, with the 28 Hz subsonic filter already applied. The vent takes over below 36 Hz and the cone stops doing the work there, which is what holds travel down at the bottom of the passband.

03Ported vs Sealed

No sealed comparison is shown for this driver.

A ported-versus-sealed chart is only worth reading against a sealed box someone would actually build: the one we make for the driver, or the one its maker recommends. Neither exists for the Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 D2 — we do not build a sealed enclosure for it and Kicker publish no sealed volume for it — so rather than compare this cabinet against itself stuffed and sealed, a box no one would build, the comparison is left out.

04The watts that reach Xmax (in this enclosure)

Travel scales with the square root of power, so there is one wattage that puts the cone exactly on Kicker's published 24.0 mm. The two traces are the same cabinet with the subsonic filter switched on and switched off.

PXmax = 5711 W with a 28 Hz subsonic  ·  2751 W with none  →  the filter is worth 2.1×
20 30 50 70 100 150 200 0 8 16 24 FREQUENCY · Hz CONE TRAVEL · mm PAST LINEAR TRAVEL · Xmax 24.0 mm 5711 W reaches Xmax here
5711 W · subsonic at 28 Hz, 24 dB/oct2751 W · no subsonic filterXmax 24.0 mm one-way, published
Each trace touches the limit and no further, because each is drawn at the exact power that puts the cone on 24.0 mm. With a 28 Hz subsonic that takes 5711 W, reached first at 30 Hz. Take the filter away and the same cabinet reaches 24.0 mm on 2751 W — the filter is worth 2.1× the safe power. A vent unloads the cone below tuning, so there is nothing holding it once the box stops loading: on a sealed build a subsonic filter is an improvement, here it is required equipment. The unfiltered trace is still rising where this chart stops at 20 Hz, so treat 2751 W as a bound rather than a floor. Every wattage on this page is a MECHANICAL limit, not an electrical one. It is the power at which the cone runs out of linear travel in this cabinet, and nothing more. What the voice coil can dissipate as heat is a separate ceiling set by the driver, not by the box — Kicker rate this one at 800 W RMS, and that is the number that binds first here: heat stops you before travel does, so treat 800 W as the ceiling and the travel figures above as headroom. Final wired impedance, amplifier output and how long you hold the level are all electrical questions this graph does not answer.

From the shop floor

Installer's take

I built this box straight off Kicker's own numbers for the L7X 8: nothing here is a workaround, it is their airspace and their tuning in our cabinet.

The port on this size runs into the chuff threshold before it runs into the driver's full rated power, so I say so instead of hiding it. Above 960 watts the mouth starts moving faster than I like; below it the port is clean.

Wire the single D2 coil in series for a nominal 4 ohms, or parallel for 1 ohm only on an amplifier rated for that load. Set your subsonic filter at 31 Hz.

It ships dry. Do not add polyfill to a ported box.

Before you order

Questions

Why is this enclosure tuned to 35.5 Hz?

Kicker's own alignment for the L7X 8 lands F3 at 29.8 Hz on this airspace, and the port stays under the chuff threshold up to 960 W, above which the mouth velocity crosses Kicker's own reference. Ripple lands at 3.69 dB, over the ceiling we hold new designs to; this is the alignment Kicker publishes for the L7X and the box is built to it, so we ship what they specify rather than retune it. Set the subsonic filter at 31 Hz and leave it there below tuning. Tuning is chosen for in-car response rather than an anechoic curve: a vehicle adds roughly 12 dB per octave below about 45 Hz, and this tuning is where that sum comes out flattest across 25 to 60 Hz.

What makes this Professional rather than Performance Optimized?

The box. A Performance Optimized cabinet is cut to fit a trunk shape on a 1.5 inch double baffle; this one is a full-size front-firing box on a 2.25 inch baffle built from three 3/4 inch layers with the woofer flush-mounted in the outer layer, Kicker logo acrylic, and a port checked at 960 W rather than the rating. It carries a 2 year warranty, against 1 year on the Performance Optimized lines.

Threaded inserts or a kit?

Threaded insert kit included, inserts NOT pre-installed: the manufacturer publishes no mounting hole locations, so the kit ships with the box for installation when the woofer goes in: 8 to 12 inserts sized to the woofer, the correct drill bit, 2.5 inch allen-head screws, allen key and gasket tape. One kit serves one woofer; a dual cabinet ships two.

Do I need a subsonic filter?

Yes, at 28 Hz, 24 dB per octave. Below tuning a vented box stops loading the cone and excursion runs away toward DC. With the filter in place this cabinet puts the Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 at 41 percent of its usable travel at 960 W.

Would a sealed box be better for me?

Not one we can show you. We do not build a sealed enclosure for the Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 and Kicker publish no sealed volume for it, so the Performance Graphs tab carries no ported-versus-sealed chart: the only sealed box left to plot would be this cabinet stuffed and sealed, which nobody would build, and a comparison against it would tell you nothing you could buy. What a vented box gives up is the region below tuning, where the cone unloads and the 28 Hz subsonic filter takes over; around 35.5 Hz the vent carries the load and cone travel drops to its minimum, which no sealed alignment can do.

How does the front port work?

It is a vertical slot beside the woofer, 21.9 square inches, tuned to 35.5 Hz. The port stays under the chuff threshold at 960 W, the design power basis.

How heavy is it and how does it ship?

47 lb, 25.00" W x 14.00" H x 13.75" D external. It ships as a UPS parcel; the price includes shipping in the 48 states. Do not add polyfill; it ships dry on purpose.

Is the Solo-Baric L7X 8 included?

No. This is an enclosure only, cut for the Kicker Solo-Baric L7X 8 specifically: the 7.312 inch cutout and the 7.938 inch mounting depth allowance come from Kicker's published parameters. The baffle cutout is machined to the L7X square frame and is not cross-compatible with round drivers. Bring your own driver.

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