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Rated Impedance, ohm
DC Resistance, ohm
Power Range, Watts RMS
Peak Power Handling, Watts
Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m
Effective Frequency Range, Hz
Mounting Hole Diameter, in (mm)
Top Mount Depth, in (mm)
Bottom Mount Depth, in (mm)
Tweeter Protrusion, in (mm)
Bolt Thru Grilles
Specifications common to all models:
Tweeter Magnet Material - Neodymium
Tweeter Dome Material - PEI
Tweeter Design - Balanced Dome
Woofer Cone Material - Polypropylene
Woofer Surround Material - Ribbed Polyfoam
If you have any questions about the installation of your Kicker DS-Series Coax Speakers, see the Authorized Kicker Dealer where you made your
purchase. For more advice on installation, click on the SUPPORT tab on the Kicker homepage, www.kicker.com. Choose the Technical Support tab,
choose subject you are interested in, 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.
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PERFORMANCE
Wiring to a single channel
Hooking up the supplied wires to your Kicker DS-Series Coax Speakers is easy. The end of
each wire is terminated with a large and a small connector. The larger connector is crimped
to the gray wire and connects to the larger positive terminal of the speaker. The smaller
connector is crimped to the black wire and connects to the smaller negative terminal of the
speaker. The other end of these wires connects to your source unit or amplifier with the four
(4) included red butt crimp-down style connectors. The gray wire connects to the positive
output of the amplifier or source unit. The black wire connects to the negative output of the
amplifier or source unit. These connections can also be made with solder and heat shrink or
electrical tape to prevent electrical shorting of the speakers. See Figure 4.
DS400
2 - Way
4 (100)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-25
50
88
60-20k
3 3/4 (95)
1 13/16 (46)
2 (51)
1/4 (6)
Yes
Performance
Figure 4
DSCOAXIALSPEAKER
Other channel
DS-Series Coax Speaker
wired to a single channel
Source Unit or Amplifier
Note: All specifications and performance figures are subject to change. Please visit the www.kicker.com for the most current information.
To get the best performance from your new Kicker speakers, we recommend using genuine Kicker Accessories and Wiring.
Wiring two DS-Series Coax Speakers to a single channel
Modern high performance coaxial speakers have a lower DC Resistance than what used to
be available. The Kicker DS-Series Coax Speakers are rated at four ohms and work with
any source unit or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm load. If you want to use two
DS-Series Coax Speakers on each channel of your source unit or amplifier wire the
speakers in series, as shown above. This will improve the sound quality, lower the total
harmonic distortion and lessen the thermal load at the source unit or amplifier. This may
prevent an amplifier from shutting down, due to over-current protection circuitry.
Source Unit or Amplifier
Two DS-Series Coax Speakers
wired in series to a single channel
Figure 5
INSTALLATION
DS460
2 - Way
4x6 (100x160)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-25
50
88
50-20k
4x6 (101x152)
1 7/8 (47)
2 (51)
1/4 (6)
No
DS5250
2 - Way
5 1/4 (130)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-35
70
90
45-20k
4 1/2 (115)
1 7/8 (48)
2 1/8 (53)
3/16 (5)
Yes
DS600
2 - Way
6 (160)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-50
100
90
43-20k
4 13/16 (123)
1 7/8 (48)
2 3/16 (55)
1/4 (6)
Yes
DS350
2 - Way
3 1/2 (89)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-15
30
88
80-20k
3 1/16 (78)
1 3/4 (44)
2 (51)
3/16 (5)
No
DS650
2 - Way
6.5 (165)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-50
100
90
40-20k
5 1/2 (140)
1 13/16 (46)
2 (51)
3/16 (5)
Yes
DS680
2 - Way
6x8 (160x200)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-35
70
90
45-20k
5x7 3/16 (127x183)
2 3/8 (60)
2 3/4 (70)
1/16 (1)
No
DS6930
3 - Way
6x9 (160x230)
1/2 (13)
4
3
6-70
140
92
30-20k
5 15/16x8 3/4 (151x222)
3 1/4 (83)
3 3/4 (95)
3/8 (10)
Yes
Pro Tip: You are one Kicker Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure, one ZX Mono-Amplifier and a few cables away from
a slamm’in system! The Kicker ZX line of mono-amplifiers make it easy to upgrade to solid bass with your
existing or stock source unit. Please ask your dealer about the Kicker Comp and CompVR Subwoofer upgrades.
Insert and crimp wire using
included red butt connectors to
connect speaker wire to the wire
from source unit or amplifier.
Series
Wiring