Kicker Comp Gold 12" 4-Ohm DVC (50GOLD124)

12″ subwoofer · dual 4 Ω · 500 W RMS

Fs 37.1 HzQts 0.70Vas 1.49 ft³Xmax 0.69″

Recommended box

For a sedan, one sub, 500 W. It’s the same math as the designer’s step-by-step mode, where you can fit the box to your space, vehicle and amp and get plans, a cut sheet and DXF.

Sealed

Net volume1.80 ft³ (51 L)
Qtc0.95
Fc50 Hz
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)42 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 9 1/16″
Open sealed box in designer

Ported

Net volume3.04 ft³ (86 L)
Tuning (Fb)34 Hz
Portslot 2 3/8 × 14 5/16″, 21″ long
Port velocity at 500 W61 ft/s
F3 (−3 dB, no cabin gain)29 Hz
Example box (outside)31 1/2″ × 15 3/4″ × 16″
Open ported box in designer
203040506080100150200667278849096HzdB
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain

Thiele/Small parameters

Fs37.1 Hz
Qts0.70
Qes0.756
Qms10.05
Vas1.49 ft³
Re (one coil)3.5 Ω
Sd78.5 in²
Xmax0.69″
Vd54.1 in³ calc.
Mms159 g calc.
BL13.1 T·m calc.
EBP49 — suits sealed calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m86.5 dB calc.

General

Size12″
Voice coilsdual 4 Ω
RMS power500 W

Mounting dimensions

Ø≈ 12 3/16″cutout Ø11″mounting depth 5 11/16″magnet Ø5 15/16″
Cutout diameter11″
Mounting depth5 11/16″
Magnet diameter5 15/16″

“≈” means the value isn’t in the spec sheet and a typical value for the size is used; “calc.” means it’s calculated from the published parameters. Check the manufacturer’s spec sheet before you build.

Data sources

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