Kia Cadenza Rear Deck Center Speaker Size
The Kia Cadenza rear deck center location accommodates an 8 inch speaker size. Compatible types for the audio system include subwoofer replacement units. These specifications chart the range of 2014 to 2017.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Subwoofer | 8 |
| 2016 | Subwoofer | 8 |
| 2015 | Subwoofer | 8 |
| 2014 | Subwoofer | 8 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Subwoofer | A large driver for the lowest bass notes, typically from about 20 Hz to 120 Hz. It is usually installed in a separate enclosure and works alongside the other speakers. |
Additional Notes
- The rear deck center position in the Kia Cadenza is a dedicated mounting location situated along the rear parcel shelf, centered between the rear speakers, typically spanning the width of the cabin behind the rear seats.
- An 8-inch driver in a rear deck center position benefits from the structural support of the parcel shelf, which acts as a rigid baffle surface to reduce unwanted resonance and improve low-frequency response.
- The rear deck center location places the driver at the boundary between the passenger cabin and the trunk cavity, meaning the trunk volume can contribute to the effective acoustic loading on the cone, influencing bass extension and output efficiency.
- The Kia Cadenza rear deck center position accommodates an 8-inch mounting cutout across the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 model years.
- An 8-inch subwoofer in the Kia Cadenza rear deck center position is sized to reproduce low-frequency content, generally operating in the range below approximately 80 to 150 Hz depending on crossover configuration.
- The subwoofer type designation indicates a driver engineered specifically for bass reproduction, with a heavier cone, longer voice coil travel, and a more compliant suspension than a full-range or midrange driver of equivalent diameter.
- Subwoofers placed at the rear deck center rely on the omnidirectional nature of low-frequency sound, which means precise front-to-back positioning has limited perceptual impact on the apparent source location of bass frequencies within the cabin.
- The center placement on the rear deck positions the subwoofer equidistant from the left and right cabin walls, which supports symmetrical low-frequency distribution across the interior.
- A rear deck installation differs from an enclosure-mounted subwoofer in that the driver uses the combined volume of the trunk and any structural cavities as an informal enclosure, rather than a tuned sealed or ported box.
- The 8-inch cone diameter offers a balance between the excursion capability needed for bass output and the dimensional constraints of a rear parcel shelf mounting location, where depth clearance above the trunk space is a practical limiting factor.